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Scientists have long recognized the brain's need for energy, but new research from the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has now illuminated how the brain's energy utilization significantly influences ...
Mar 27, 2025
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For the first time, researchers have been able to observe how the pupils react during sleep over a period of several hours. A look under the eyelids showed them that more happens in the brain during sleep than was previously ...
Mar 5, 2025
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If you ever turned on the TV in the 2000s after midnight, you might have seen an informercial for P90X.
Feb 19, 2025
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Sleep is essential in sustaining human life. Researchers at University of Tsukuba found that, for female athletes, differences in daily training and reproductive function produced different phenomena in sleep stages and energy ...
Feb 14, 2025
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It has been known for nearly 20 years that slow, synchronous electrical waves in the brain during deep sleep support the formation of memories. Why that is, was previously unknown.
Dec 12, 2024
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The short-term boost our brains get after we do exercise persists throughout the following day, suggests a study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.
Dec 10, 2024
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You may have heard sleep described as something of a magic pill for the body. With the right amount, timing, and quality, it can work wonders—strengthen the immune system, improve blood sugar, even decrease the risk of heart ...
Nov 26, 2024
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Researchers at the University of Lausanne have identified a novel role for the brain's "locus coeruleus" in sleep and its disruptions. This brain region facilitates the transition between NREM and REM sleep states while maintaining ...
Nov 25, 2024
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While it's well known that sleep enhances cognitive performance, the underlying neural mechanisms, particularly those related to nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, remain largely unexplored. A new study by a team of researchers ...
Nov 22, 2024
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Females sleep less, wake up more often and get less restorative sleep than males, according to a new animal study by University of Colorado Boulder researchers.
Nov 20, 2024
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