Neuroscience
How to relieve a stress headache
You had a rough day at work and got stuck in traffic on the way home, and suddenly your head starts pounding.
Apr 26, 2023
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Neuroscience
Recent research on sleep reveals unexpected connections between the brain and the gut
Sleep is one of the most essential human activities—so essential, in fact, that if we don't get enough sleep for even one night, we may struggle to think, react, and otherwise make it through the day. Yet, despite its importance ...
Apr 11, 2023
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Health
App-solutely addicted: Is your screen time impacting your health?
Our addiction to smartphone apps could be affecting our health negatively, leading to issues like sleep deprivation, says a UNSW Business School technology expert.
Apr 5, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Health care workers are frazzled, and poor sleep may turn stress into poor mental health
Health care workers often put the health and safety of their patients first, neglecting to take care of themselves. By providing continuous services around the clock, many experience short and poor-quality sleep, risking ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Health
Trouble falling asleep at bedtime or in the middle of the night? It could impact your risk for developing dementia
Adding to the growing body of evidence on sleep disturbances and cognitive impairment, new research finds significant links between three measures of sleep disturbance and the risk for developing dementia over a 10-year period. ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Resistance training improves sleep quality and reduces inflammation in older people with sarcopenia
Sarcopenia is the decline of skeletal muscle mass with age, leading to loss of muscle strength (to move objects, shake hands etc.) and performance (walking and making other routine movements effectively). It involves chronic ...
Mar 2, 2023
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Medical research
Night work may increase the risk of aggressive prostate cancer in offshore petroleum workers
Many employees in the offshore sector work night shifts. This may make them more susceptible to aggressive prostate cancer than if they only worked during the day.
Feb 14, 2023
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Health
Study shows how sleep deprivation affects cognitive performance
Anyone who has ever had a night of poor sleep or no sleep at all knows how much the lack of sleep can affect concentration the next day. Researchers at the Leibniz Research Center for Working Environment and Human Factors ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Medical research
Inpatient blood draws are often performed during sleep hours, patient-care study finds
The sleep of hospitalized patients may be often interrupted due to non-urgent blood draws, a new Yale study has found.
Jan 23, 2023
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Neuroscience
Epilepsy register helps deliver healthy babies, huge savings, study finds
An Australian register set up to help pregnant women with epilepsy has helped dramatically reduce the number of stillbirths and birth defects such as spina bifida, and the resulting costs to the community, a new Monash University ...
Jan 23, 2023
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