People with sleep apnea who were exposed to positive airway pressure therapy had a reduced risk of being diagnosed with dementia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Exercise Can Improve Sleep Quality Even When You Don’t Perceive a Difference
Exercise may be a new prescription to help those with sleep problems. Researchers found rigorous exercise causes measurable changes in sleep quality, even if a person doesn’t notice the difference.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Octopuses Have Two Alternating Sleep States
It is well-known octopuses change their color while they sleep. A new study reveals the color changes characterize two distinct sleep states, “active sleep” and “quiet sleep”. The findings shed new light on the evolution of sleep.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Healthy Sleep May Rely on Long-Overlooked Brain Cells
Astrocytes influence how long, and how deeply, mice sleep, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sleep Disturbances May Contribute to Weight Gain in Menopause
Reduced levels of estrogen may not be the only risk factor for weight gain associated with menopause. A new study reports sleep disruptions also contribute to increased weight gain during menopause.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sleep Troubles May Complicate the Grieving Process
People who suffer from sleep disruptions are at greater risk of developing complicated grief following the loss of a loved one.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Better Way to Measure Consciousness
Researchers recorded the electrical activity in over 1000 neurons around 100 sites of the brain during different states of consciousness in monkeys. The results were analyzed by machine learning. Results pointed away from the prefrontal cortex, an area…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Role of Sleep in Healing Traumatic Brain Injuries
In veterans who suffered a TBI, lack of sleep was associated with enlarged perivascular spaces and an increase in post-concussive symptoms.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Young Night Owls With High Psychosis Risk Experience More Psychotic Symptoms
Study reveals adolescents with a high risk of developing psychosis and who were night owls reported experiencing an increase in psychotic symptoms.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Immune Cells in Blood Influence the Brain During Early Development of Parkinson’s Disease
Study reveals the immune system constantly communicates with the brain during the early developmental phase of Parkinson’s disease. Changes in the immune system influence the condition of neurons.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Treatable Sleep Disorder Common in People With Thinking and Memory Problems
Obstructive sleep apnea is common in people with cognitive impairment, researchers report. The severity of obstructive sleep apnea correlated with the degree of cognitive impairment.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sexual Intimacy Is a Natural Sleep Aid for Insomnia
Sexual activity before sleep increases oxytocin and reduces the stress-related hormone cortisol. Researchers say sexual activity at bedtime can help reduce symptoms of insomnia and reduce sleep disruptions.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Defines Ideal Children’s Bedtime Routine
Researchers outline six key measures that should be implemented to optimize your child’s bedtime routine.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Inconsistent Sleep Times Linked to Higher BMI Percentile in Toddlers
Young children with inconsistent sleep times at night have, on average, a higher body mass index than those who sleep at regular times.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Sleep Disorder Associated With Shift Work May Affect Gene Function
Study sheds light on DNA methylation related to sleep deprivation in those with shift-work disorder.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sleep Is Vital to Associating Emotion With Memory
Following exposure to visual stimuli, the neurons activated by the stimuli remain more active during subsequent sleep. Sleep is vital for these neurons to connect an emotional or fearful memory to a sensory event.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Irregular Sleep Schedules Connected to Bad Moods and Depression
Irregular sleep patterns and inconsistent sleep-wake times increase the risk of bad moods and developing depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Real-Time Dialogue With a Dreaming Person Is Possible
During REM sleep, people are able to interact with researchers and engage in real-time communication. The study reports while dreaming, people can follow instructions, perform simple math, answer yes and no questions, and tell the difference between di…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: High-Risk Gene for Neurodevelopmental Disorders Linked to Sleep Problems
A genetic mutation linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders was associated with marked sleep disorders in fruit fly models. The findings add to the evidence that sleep disruptions are linked to early neurodevelopmental processes.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Nightly Sleep of Five Hours or Less May Increase Risk of Dementia and Death Among Older Adults
Sleep duration of five hours or less was associated with double the risk of dementia in older adults. Sleep disruptions also increased death risk in those in their seventies.
