Sleep disorders
Technology is radically changing sleep as we know it
From sleep trackers to wakefulness drugs, the 21st century has seen an influx of new technology that could radically alter the way we sleep.
May 31, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Smartphone study reveals that bodily rhythm affects behavior
Leiden researchers Arko Ghosh and Enea Ceolini analyzed the use data of hundreds of mobile phones and discovered that the body has rhythms ranging between seven and 52 days. These cycles influence how we behave. Their research ...
Apr 14, 2023
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Health
People sleep the least from early 30s to early 50s, finds study
People sleep less in mid-adulthood than they do in early and late adulthood, finds a new study led by UCL, University of East Anglia and University of Lyon researchers.
Dec 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop highly accurate modeling tool to predict localized COVID-19 risk
As new coronavirus variants emerge and quickly spread around the globe, both the public and policymakers are faced with a quandary: Maintaining a semblance of normality, while also minimizing infections. While digital contact ...
Feb 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Social distancing effective for mitigating COVID-19 spread
(HealthDay)—Social distancing is one of the main measures to combat COVID-19 spread, according to a study published online July 1 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Jul 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vivid 'pandemic dreams' and nightmares keep nation awake during coronavirus outbreak
Something called "pandemic dreams" is being blamed for keeping stressed out Americans up at night during the coronavirus outbreak.
Apr 8, 2020
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Health
Who uses phone apps to track sleep habits? Mostly the healthy and wealthy in US
The profile of most Americans who use popular mobile phone apps that track sleep habits is that they are relatively affluent, claim to eat well, and say they are in good health, even if some of them tend to smoke.
Jan 16, 2018
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Health
Green space, benches, sidewalks needed to create age-friendly cities
For seniors, the benefits of walking are huge.
Sep 29, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Family's economic situation influences brain function in children
Children of low socioeconomic status work harder to filter out irrelevant environmental information than those from a high-income background because of learned differences in what they pay attention to, according to new research ...
Nov 28, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cell phone data of people movement found effective way to control malaria spread
New research that combines cell phone data from 15 million people in Kenya with detailed information on the regional incidence of malaria has revealed, on the largest scale so far, how human travel patterns contribute to ...
Oct 11, 2012
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