Pediatrics
The light or the content? What we know about screens and sleep disruption
Too much screen time impairs sleep for children and adolescents, and it's largely the content on those screens that keeps them awake.
May 28, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sleep study finds post-karaoke stress is strengthened by REM sleep
We're all familiar with the fact that the quality of our sleep has a strong impact on our waking lives. But what you may not know is that sleep stages contribute to how we process life experiences and memories in different ...
May 28, 2024
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Neuroscience
Study develops light-activated drug targeting receptors in the brain that induce sleep
Adenosine A2A receptors (A2AR) in the nucleus accumbens of the brain play an important role in regulating sleep and motivation, but until now, no drugs have been able to selectively modulate their function without affecting ...
May 23, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Sleep restriction tied to negative cognitive effects in teens with overweight, obesity
Adolescents with overweight or obesity may be more vulnerable to negative cognitive effects following sleep restriction, according to a study published online May 20 in JAMA Neurology.
May 23, 2024
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Pediatrics
Weighted blankets do not improve sleep among children with a history of maltreatment
A study by University of Houston sleep expert and psychology professor Candice Alfano has found that weighted blankets, between 5 and 10 pounds, do not improve sleep for children who have experienced various types of maltreatment ...
May 23, 2024
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Pediatrics
Study finds new method for diagnosing sleep disorders in children
Research at the University of Oklahoma, in collaboration with The University of Tulsa, has resulted in a new method of screening for sleep disorders in children. The tool, the first of its kind, allows health professionals ...
May 22, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can pink noise enhance sleep and memory? Early research drives a color noise buzz
You may have heard of white noise used to mask background sounds. Now, it has colorful competition.
May 20, 2024
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Neuroscience
Research links sleep apnea severity during REM stage to verbal memory decline
A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has revealed the link between the frequency of sleep apnea events during the rapid-eye-movement stage and the severity of verbal memory impairment in older adults ...
May 14, 2024
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Health
Scientists find sleep may not clear brain toxins
The brain's ability to rid itself of toxins may actually be reduced during sleep, contrary to the leading scientific theory.
May 13, 2024
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Neuroscience
Parasomnia: What happens inside a sleepwalker's brain?
Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have taken a first step in exploring a rather complex question: what is happening inside the brain of somebody who may be considered "stuck" between sleep and wakefulness?
May 13, 2024
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