Five healthy habits for longevity in your 40s and 50s
The choices you make in midlife have an outsized impact on your long-term health, Stanford Medicine specialists say.
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Sleep & Recovery news
Poor-quality sleep involves different parts of the brain, depending on age
Have trouble sleeping? The reason may depend in part on your age. A recent study that included psychology researchers from Binghamton University investigates how poor sleep alters brain communication across the adult lifespan, ...
Jul 14, 2026
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Addictive digital habits in early adolescence linked to mental health struggles, study finds
New research following US adolescents aged 11–12 shows that problematic use of mobile phones, social media, and video games was associated with higher risks of mental health problems, sleep disturbance, and suicidal behaviors ...
Feb 12, 2026
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First-of-its-kind study reveals how sleep strengthens memory and how epilepsy can disrupt the process
Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins Medicine have discovered that memory consolidation during sleep depends on coordinated activity among three brain regions, and disruptions to this activity can impair ...
Jul 28, 2026
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Night owl or early bird? Study finds sleep categories aren't that simple
The familiar labels "night owl" and "early bird," long used in sleep research, don't fully capture the diversity of human internal clocks, a new study has found. The McGill University-led study published in Nature Communications ...
Feb 2, 2026
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Better sleep could reduce anxiety in later life
As humans grow older, their emotional stability and sleep patterns can change significantly. For instance, some past studies have found that many older adults find it harder to manage negative emotions, experience higher ...
Beyond the fear: Scientists test the health impacts of 5G
From street-level measurements to long-term health studies, researchers are building a clearer picture of the impact of everyday exposure to 5G signals on human health.
Jan 23, 2026
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Why we sleep poorly in new environments: A brain circuit that keeps animals awake
You check into a hotel and toss and turn all night, but your sleep improves the following night. Scientists at Nagoya University wanted to understand why this happens. Working with mice, they have identified a group of neurons ...
Feb 2, 2026
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Why do we get sleepy? How neurons control sleep drive
Why does staying awake inevitably make us sleepy? Researchers at the University of Basel, Switzerland, have identified neuronal populations in the brains of mice that become activated during prolonged wakefulness and are ...
Aug 19, 2026
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Fecal microbe transplantation may improve sleep in people with chronic insomnia
In a randomized clinical trial published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, ingesting capsules containing fecal microbes from healthy donors helped treat symptoms of insomnia.
Jul 22, 2026
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