Cardiology
Short naps can improve memory, increase productivity, reduce stress and promote a healthier heart
Napping during the day is an ancient custom that is practiced worldwide.
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Neuroscience
Setting the stage for a better understanding of complex brain disorders
We often compare the brain to a machine with wheels, cogs, and belts. In this analogy, when something breaks, the entire mechanism skips a beat or grinds to a halt. However, more often than not this isn't what happens with ...
Aug 28, 2023
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Neuroscience
Activating astrocytes in the basal forebrain keeps mice awake without any signs of sleepiness
Sleep is known to support the proper functioning of body, including the brain, allowing it to rest, recover, and recharge. While countless neuroscientists and medical researchers have been trying to better understand this ...
Pediatrics
Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens, explains expert
With the start of a new school year comes the inevitable battle to get kids back into a healthy bedtime routine. In many cases, this likely means resetting boundaries on screen use, especially late in the evenings. But imposing ...
Aug 25, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Back-to-school anxiety: Seven tips to help children cope
Going back to school after the summer holidays can be a big deal. For some children, it means moving into a new classroom with a new teacher. Others will be going to a new school altogether. Change can be exciting, but it's ...
Aug 25, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Poor lifestyle of over 60s linked to heightened risk of nursing home care
People over 60 with the unhealthiest lifestyles are significantly more likely to require admission to a nursing home than their peers with the healthiest lifestyles, suggest the findings of a large population study published ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A fitness tracker for brain health: How a headband can identify early signs of Alzheimer's disease in your sleep
Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Washington University in St. Louis have identified a way to assess brain activity in sleep that occurs in the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease, ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Sleep disorders
Sleep apnea accelerates aging, but use of breathing therapy method can mitigate the problem
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) consists of multiple episodes of partial or complete closure of the upper airway that occur during sleep, leading to breathing cessation lasting more than ten seconds and sometimes even several ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
We need to consider the impact of sleep dysfunction on Huntington's disease patients, experts say
A good night's sleep is essential for everyone. In individuals with Huntington's disease (HD), sleep disturbances constitute an additional burden that may exacerbate disease outcomes and impact patients' quality of life. ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Medications
Dupilumab treatment beneficial for sleep in atopic dermatitis
For adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), dupilumab treatment yields significant improvement in sleep quality and other AD-related signs and symptoms, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in the ...
Aug 22, 2023
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