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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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Daily full-body cryostimulation—exposure to extreme cold—improves sleep quality and mood in healthy young men and women, according to new research by scientists at Université de Montreal and Université de Poitiers, in France.
Nov 13, 2024
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Soon we will once again switch to winter time, that is, we set the clocks back an hour. Switching to winter time is considered the easier of the two annual clock transitions, as we gain an hour of sleep. Some people may find ...
Oct 23, 2024
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Now that she's working from home, Kendra King takes an early afternoon nap on most days, typically for about 20 to 30 minutes.
Aug 24, 2024
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A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting, held in Houston, Texas, June 1–5, found that most sleep tips shared on TikTok are supported by empirical evidence.
Jun 3, 2024
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We're all familiar with the fact that the quality of our sleep has a strong impact on our waking lives. But what you may not know is that sleep stages contribute to how we process life experiences and memories in different ...
May 28, 2024
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Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have taken a first step in exploring a rather complex question: what is happening inside the brain of somebody who may be considered "stuck" between sleep and wakefulness?
May 13, 2024
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