While many parents assume that putting a child to bed means they will quickly be asleep, a new study from researchers at Brown University found that's often not the case.
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People who sleep poorly are more likely than others to have brains that appear older than they actually are. This is according to a comprehensive brain imaging study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal eBioMedicine. ...
Sep 30, 2025
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What causes us to sleep? The answer may lie not only in our brains, but in their complex interplay with the microorganisms spawned in our intestines.
Sep 24, 2025
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Young adult "night owls" (or "evening types"—those who prefer to stay up late) are significantly more at risk of developing problematic relationships with smartphones and social media, according to a new study.
Sep 19, 2025
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Every spring, Americans dutifully adjust their clocks forward to daylight saving time, and every fall, back to standard time—but no one seems very happy about it. The biannual time shift is not only inconvenient, it's also ...
Sep 15, 2025
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As every bodybuilder knows, a deep, restful sleep boosts levels of growth hormone to build strong muscle and bone and burn fat. And as every teenager should know, they won't reach their full height potential without adequate ...
Sep 8, 2025
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A hormone produced by the brain, orexin, may play a central role in the functioning of the brain's glymphatic system, which clears waste, according to a new study from the University of Oulu.
Sep 1, 2025
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Insomnia patients taking cannabis-based medical products reported better quality sleep after up to 18 months of treatment, according to a study published in PLOS Mental Health by Arushika Aggarwal from Imperial College London, ...
Aug 27, 2025
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A new study of young adults has strongly linked better sleep quality with better mental well-being, with fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity also strongly associated with psychological well-being. Perhaps ...
Aug 27, 2025
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Flies too need their sleep. In order to be able to react to dangers, however, they must not completely phase out the environment. Researchers at Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin have now deciphered how the animal's brain ...
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