Either to check the time or waste time, people often look at their smartphones after waking in the middle of […]
Lack of sleep may increase likelihood of teens engaging in risky sexual behaviors: Majority of teens were not getting recommended amount of sleep, study finds
Teenagers who don’t get enough sleep may be at an increased risk of engaging in unsafe sexual behaviors, such as […]
Novel 5-minute workout improves blood pressure, may boost brain function
Could working out five minutes a day, without lifting a single weight or jogging a single step, reduce your heart […]
Genetic causes of poor sleep
The international collaboration, led by the University of Exeter and published in Nature Communications, has found 47 links between our […]
Falls are more likely when you’ve had a bad night sleep
Disturbances during sleep decreases capability to control posture and balance according to researchers from the Department of Engineering and Warwick […]
Lack of sleep intensifies anger, impairs adaptation to frustrating circumstances
Losing just a couple hours of sleep at night makes you angrier, especially in frustrating situations, according to new Iowa […]
Automated detection of sleep states from olfactory brain waves: An algorithm based on olfactory bulb brain activity can distinguish awake, REM, and non-REM sleep states in mice
Scientists have developed a completely automated technique for real-time detection of sleep/wake states in freely moving mice. Conducted by Karim […]
Good sleep quality encourages better recovery after sport-related concussion
A new study found that young athletes who have good sleep quality after sustaining a concussion are more likely to […]
More daytime sleepiness, more Alzheimer’s risk? Excessive daytime sleepiness linked with brain protein involved in memory-robbing disease
Analysis of data captured during a long-term study of aging adults shows that those who report being very sleepy during […]