While sleep may seem like a sedentary activity, it isn’t for your brain. Researchers have found that our brains replay our movement from the day. The Austrian research team had rats wired to record their neuron activity as they moved about while awake. While rats (and humans) are asleep, neurons in the hippocampus fire rapidly….
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It may seem counter-intuitive, but according to new research, it’s not possible to catch up on your sleep during the weekends when you haven’t slept enough during the week. In fact, by some health measures, trying to play catch-up for a few days and then returning to poor sleep habits can makes things worse. “Our…
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We all know that having a baby leads to less sleep by the parents. But, a new study has quantified just how much for both the father and the mother, and the numbers are staggering. The birth of a child has drastic short-term effects on new mothers’ sleep, particularly during the first three months after…
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An international team of researchers has identified, for the first time, biological processes in the brain that can lead to a genetic risk of insomnia. The finding made possible by assessing DNA and sleep features in 1.3 million people. The findings are a major step towards getting grip on the biological mechanisms that cause insomnia. …
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With growing time demands, many middle-aged adults are finding time to engage in exercise increasingly difficult. For many, even the thought of fitting exercise in after a busy day at work can be as tiring as it is unappetizing. The standing belief that high-intensity exercise should be avoided in the early evening due to its…
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Pain and sleep have one obvious connection. When we’re in pain, we have a hard time sleeping. But, new research indicates that lack of sleep also makes pain worse. The research, conducted at the University of California, Berkeley, helps explain the self-perpetuating cycles of sleep loss, chronic pain and even opioid addiction. A 2015 National…
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New research shows that having a solid relationship can not only help you sleep better now, but well into the future. The study from the University of Minnesota documented how the quality of a person’s romantic relationship and the life stress he or she experiences at two key points in early adulthood (at age 23…
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Getting plenty of sleep provides too many benefits to list, but researchers are tracking down the reasons for one of them. A number of studies have shown that insufficient sleep increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Now Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have discovered one way that sleep protects against the buildup of arterial plaques…
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Up to 15-percent of children have some type of sleep disordered breathing (SDB), which may include obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and new research indicates that 90-percent go undiagnosed because symptoms are attributed to psychological or emotional issues. Sleep apnea and related conditions can cause lasting damage to brain development during crucial years. As a result, children…
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It’s obvious that the best thing for you when you’re sick is sleep. But, science doesn’t really know what makes you need to sleep when you’re not feeling well. Humans spend nearly one-third of their lives in slumber, yet sleep is still one of biology’s most enduring mysteries. In a study of over 12,000 lines…
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