Sleep deprivation impairs our ability to stop obtrusive thoughts from entering our minds. Read More
Study reveals how sleep deprivation can greatly affect soldiers on the battlefield. Read More
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. Read More
Death caused as a result of sleep deprivation is preceded by the accumulation of reactive oxidative species in the gut. Read More
Experiencing inadequate sleep impacts emotional processing, altering perceptions of pleasant or neutral stimuli by imposing a negative emotional bias. Read More
Following a night of sleep deprivations, levels of tau in the blood increase 17% in healthy young men. Read More
Chronic insomniacs who pull an all-nighter perform twice as bad on reaction time tests as normal sleepers who forgo a night's sleep. Read More
Findings debunk the common theory that attention is the only cognitive function affected by sleep deprivation. Lack of sleep also hinders a person's ability to complete activities that require following multiple steps. Read More
52% of children aged between 6 and 17 in the USA are not getting the recommended amount of sleep during the week. Children who sleep 9 or more hours a night showed more interest in learning, improved social behavior, and an increased desire to do well at school. Read More
Sleep deprivation causes the olfactory system to go into overdrive, sharpening food odors, and breaking down communication within other brain areas that receive food signals. Read More
Study reveals the function of specific immune cells, well documented as playing a significant role in gut health, is directly controlled by our circadian clock. Read More
Teenage girls who experience inadequate sleep have an increased risk of obesity than their peers who prefer to sleep early. Interventions aimed at improving sleep schedules could be useful preventative tools for curbing obesity in teenagers. Read More
