Carolyn Walworth, 17, often reaches a breaking point around 11 p.m., when she collapses in tears. For 10 minutes or so, she just sits at her desk and cries, overwhelmed by unrelenting school demands. She is desperately tired ...
Oct 9, 2015
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A Johns Hopkins surgeon and prominent patient safety researcher is calling on hospitals to reform emergency room, surgical and other medical protocols that sicken up to half of already seriously ill patients—in some cases ...
Oct 6, 2015
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As you put the finishing touches on your paper, you notice the sun rising and fantasize about crawling in bed. Your vision and hearing are beginning to distort and the words staring back at you from the monitor have lost ...
Sep 30, 2015
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More than a century ago, scientists demonstrated that sleep supports the retention of memories of facts and events. Later studies have shown that slow-wave sleep, often referred to as deep sleep, is important for transforming ...
Sep 29, 2015
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A new study shows that high school students lose sleep on school nights following the change to daylight saving time that occurs in March. The loss of sleep during the school week was associated with a decline in vigilance ...
Sep 3, 2015
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Washington State University researchers have found that the timing of an animal's sleep can be just as important as how much sleeps it gets.
Sep 1, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Don't panic if your doctor worked into the wee hours of the night before he operates on you, new research suggests.
Aug 27, 2015
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QUT researchers are monitoring the sleep deprivation of some of the world's best endurance athletes as they race non-stop for up to 10 days, fighting off the "sleep monsters".
Aug 25, 2015
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Americans are famously hard chargers who usually don't get enough shut-eye. That's particularly true in military ranks, where operational tempo is fast paced and mission completion paramount. Sleep can become a casualty, ...
Aug 10, 2015
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Mice that have a particular brain chemical switched off become hyperactive and sleep for just 65 per cent of their normal time.
Jul 29, 2015
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