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Researchers from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine have found sleeping in a moderately lit room can potentially harm a person’s cardiometabolic health. The study saw just one night of sleep in a room with moderate ambient light incr… Continue reading Sleep lab study finds sleeping with a light on harms heart health
What is your pre-bedtime routine? Drink a glass of milk, clean your teeth, prepare your bed? Studies have found many animals engage in habitual behaviors before sleep, but until now researchers have not known the neurobiological mechanisms that are act… Continue reading Brain cells behind pre-sleep behaviors found, giving hope to insomniacs
Birds do it. Bees do it. Anything with even a rudimentary nervous system does it. Sleep is a crucial biological phase, but exactly why we need it remains mysterious. Now a study has uncovered a new piece of the puzzle, finding that a protein involved i… Continue reading New sleep study suggests DNA repair protein tells us we’re tired
A new long-term observational study is reporting a link between short sleep durations of under six hours in midlife and an increased risk of dementia in old age. The research cannot offer evidence of a causal link but with a 25-year follow-up period it is one of the longest studies to detect this association.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Sleep, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Sleeping, Aging, Brain
Continue reading Short sleep durations in midlife linked to dementia later in life
More than one in 10 adults in the United States suffer from chronic rhinosinusitis, a persistent inflammatory sinus condition. A new brain imaging study is suggesting chronic rhinosinusitis is associated with functional brain connectivity changes that … Continue reading Chronic sinus inflammation linked to altered brain activity
A new observational study is building on an increasing body of data finding a correlation between afternoon naps and improved mental agility and cognitive function. The research hypothesizes afternoon naps may help moderate age-related neuroinflammation, helping keep the brain healthy.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Sleep, Sleeping, Brain, Neuroscience, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia
Continue reading More evidence an afternoon nap can be good for your brain
A new observational study, analyzing data from nearly half a million UK subjects, suggests healthy sleep habits are significantly linked to lower rates of heart failure. Incorporating several measures of sleep quality, the research suggests improving s… Continue reading Healthy sleep patterns can lower risk of heart failure by 42 percent
Back in late 2017, Bose launched an Indiegogo for a new pair of earbuds designed to help folks get a good night’s sleep. The Sleepbuds subsequently went on general sale in the middle of the following year and now the second generation is being readied … Continue reading Bose improves noise masking performance for second generation Sleepbuds
New research analyzing data from dozens of sleep studies has identified a dramatic change to the nature and purpose of sleep in babies, occurring around the age of two. The discovery suggests sleep initially aides brain building and neurodevelopment be… Continue reading Surprising sleep study sheds new light on the purpose of slumber
A robust new study from researchers at UC Berkeley has found a consistent association between poor sleep and greater accumulation of the toxic proteins thought to be the pathological cause of Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers suggest fragmented sleep could be an effective early way to predict those most at risk of developing the neurodegenerative disease.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Sleep, Sleeping, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Brain, Neuroscience, UC Berkeley
Continue reading Poor sleep may predict Alzheimer’s onset years before symptoms appear