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·September 17, 2020·5 min read

Non-Invasive Neurotech Reduces Insomnia

HIRREM, a closed-loop acoustic stimulation neurotechnology, reduced insomnia symptoms, and improved autonomic nervous system function.

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·September 9, 2020·3 min read

The Neurons That Connect Stress, Insomnia, and the Immune System

Researchers have identified a neural circuit responsible for inducing insomnia associated with stress. The same neural circuit also induces changes in the immune system.

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·September 1, 2020·5 min read

New Hope for Insomniacs

Digital sleep therapy could be an effective method to treat insomnia and reduce the use of sleeping pills.

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·August 29, 2020·4 min read

Atheists Are More Likely to Sleep Better

Atheists and agnostics are less likely to experience sleep problems than those who have religious faith. 73% of atheists and agnostics report getting more than seven hours of nightly sleep, compared to 63% of Catholics and 55% of baptists. Atheists also report experiencing fewer difficulties in falling asleep.

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·July 29, 2020·4 min read

Exposure to Environmental Chemicals May Disrupt Sleep During Menopause

Phthalate exposure is linked to sleep disruptions and insomnia in menopausal women.

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·July 9, 2020·3 min read

Optimistic People Sleep Better

Naturally optimistic people have a 70% lower chance of suffering from sleep disorders and insomnia, a new study reports.

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·June 19, 2020·4 min read

COVID-19 may have consequences for mental health

96% of patients hospitalized for coronavirus infections report experiencing PTSD as a result of their illness. Researchers also found an increased risk of depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders in those hospitalized for COVID-19.

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·June 19, 2020·5 min read

Less sleep reduces positive feelings

People experience a flattening of emotions following a single night of poor sleep. Researchers also found a link between sleep deprivation, learning, and reaction time.

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·May 24, 2020·2 min read

Sleep-wake disturbances can predict recurrent events in stroke survivors

Recovered stroke patients who suffer from sleep-wake disruptions are more likely to experience another stroke, researchers report.

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·May 18, 2020·3 min read

AI unlocks rhythms of ‘deep sleep’

New machine learning technology that researchers have made free online can be used by sleep experts to study the role of K-complex, a brief but prominent pattern of brain activity that lasts around half a second during sleep.

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·April 30, 2020·5 min read

Persistent and worsening insomnia may predict persistent depression in older adults

Older people who experience a worsening in insomnia symptoms are thirty times more likely to be diagnosed with major depression than those whose sleep patterns improved.

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·April 22, 2020·3 min read

Spinal cord injury increases risk for mental health disorders

People who experience a spinal cord injury have an increased risk of developing a mental health disorder, a new study reports. Those with SCI had higher instances of anxiety, depression, and psychological multimorbidity than those who had not experienced a debilitating injury.