Health
Common sleep myths compromise good sleep and health
People often say they can get by on five or fewer hours of sleep, that snoring is harmless, and that having a drink helps you to fall asleep.
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Neuroscience
New brain research challenges our understanding of sleep
An international study headed by researchers from Aarhus University has for the first time uncovered the large-scale brain patterns and networks in the brain which control sleep, providing knowledge which in the future may ...
Mar 22, 2019
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Cardiology
Predictors ID'd for successful removal of mechanical ventilation
(HealthDay)—Mechanically ventilated patients who pass a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) and are extubated reach a higher level of wakefulness, indicated by a higher odds ratio product (ORP), according to a study published ...
Mar 7, 2019
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Health
Novel sleep index, wakefulness may predict if patients able to breathe on their own
Critically ill patients are more likely to be successfully weaned from a mechanical ventilator, or breathing machine, if they have higher levels of wakefulness and both their right and left brains experience the same depth ...
Mar 1, 2019
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Genetics
To sleep, perchance to heal: Newly discovered gene governs need for slumber when sick
Humans spend nearly one-third of their lives in slumber, yet sleep is still one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Little is known about what genetic or molecular forces drive the need to sleep—until now. In a study ...
Jan 31, 2019
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Neuroscience
Learning new vocabulary during deep sleep
Sleeping is sometimes considered unproductive time. Could the time spent asleep could be used more productively—e.g., for learning a new language? To date, sleep research has focused on the stabilization and consolidation ...
Jan 31, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Decreased deep sleep linked to early signs of Alzheimer's disease
Poor sleep is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. People with the disease tend to wake up tired, and their nights become even less refreshing as memory loss and other symptoms worsen. But how and why restless nights are linked ...
Jan 9, 2019
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Health
Physical activity in the evening does not cause sleep problems
Contrary to popular belief, there is no reason to avoid exercising in the evening, an analysis of the scientific literature has revealed.
Dec 13, 2018
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Neuroscience
Why people with insomnia don't know they're asleep
When you can't get to sleep at night, you might explain it to someone as your brain not being able to shut off.
Mar 29, 2018
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Neuroscience
Why does sleep become disrupted in old age?
The brain maintains its ability to generate local neural oscillations during sleep throughout the lifespan, according to a study of young and old mice published in JNeurosci. The research indicates that age-related disruptions ...
Mar 26, 2018
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