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. Read More
As frailty worsened in older people, symptoms of depression increased. This was exacerbated by shortened sleep duration. Read More
Lack of sleep, pre-existing mental health conditions, and increased stress appear to be key symptoms of post-concussion syndrome, a new study reports. Read More
Sleep disruptions can lead to an increased risk of depression and stress in teens, a new study reports. Read More
Mouse study reveals sleep deprivation can increase the risk of cocaine addiction. Too little sleep increases the reward properties of cocaine, researchers report. Read More
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
