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Traumatic brain injury impairs hormone production, disrupting sleep, cognition, and memory

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 21, 2020

Growth hormone replacement therapy for those with mild traumatic brain injury helped improve cognition, anxiety, and depression while reducing fatigue and sleep disturbances. ... Read More...

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Chronobiologists warn of health risks linked to daylight saving

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 21, 2020

Chronobiologists warn changing to daylight savings can have serious effects on both brain and general health. The change in time during spring was linked to a 24% increase in severe cardiovascular events in women. Researchers also noted the sudden change in time alters circadian rhythms, reduces the production of natural melatonin, impacts cognitive function, and may also foster tumor growth.... Read More...

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How coffee affects the brain, body, and health

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 20, 2020

From helping to protect against certain cancers and neurodegenerative diseases to causing anxiety and insomnia, researchers investigate how coffee affects the brain, body, and overall health.... Read More...

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Reward improves visual perceptual learning, but only after people sleep

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 17, 2020

Reward does not improve visual perception learning unless it is followed by a good night's sleep.... Read More...

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Sleep linked to language skills in neurodevelopmental disorders

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 16, 2020

Sleep disruptions are common features of Fragile X syndrome, Williams syndrome, and Down syndrome. The disruption of sleep in these neurodevelopmental disorders appears to be linked to language development. The longer children with neurodevelopmental disorders slept, the more words they knew.... Read More...

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Beauty sleep could be real, say body clock biologists

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 15, 2020

Study shows how circadian clock mechanisms boost our ability to maintain our bodies when we are most active.... Read More...

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Memory boost with just one look

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 14, 2020

Targeted transcranial electrical stimulation during short-wave sleep can boost episodic memory by almost 20%.... Read More...

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Losing tongue fat improves sleep apnea

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 12, 2020

Reduction in tongue fat volume is the main link between weight loss and sleep apnea improvement.... Read More...

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Are your children sleeping enough? New blood test might hold the answer

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 12, 2020

Examining microRNA from a simple blood test can help determine whether your child is getting enough sleep.... Read More...

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Losing a night of sleep may increase blood levels of Alzheimer’s biomarker

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 11, 2020

Following a night of sleep deprivations, levels of tau in the blood increase 17% in healthy young men.... Read More...

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Sleep difficulties in children with Autism caused by shallower brain waves

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 7, 2020

Children on the autism spectrum have, on average, 25% shallower brain waves than typically developing children, indicating a reason why they may have trouble entering deep sleep states.... Read More...

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New recommendations released on bedsharing to promote breastfeeding

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 7, 2020

Researchers release new evidence-based recommendations regarding the benefits and risks for breastfeeding mother and infant co-sleeping. The study reports safe bedsharing is possible, and existing evidence does not support the conclusion that co-sleeping in breastfed infants increases the risk for SIDS in the absence of known hazards.... Read More...

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Traumatic brain injury impairs hormone production, disrupting sleep, cognition, and memory

Chronobiologists warn of health risks linked to daylight saving

How coffee affects the brain, body, and health

Reward improves visual perceptual learning, but only after people sleep

Sleep linked to language skills in neurodevelopmental disorders

Beauty sleep could be real, say body clock biologists

Memory boost with just one look

Losing tongue fat improves sleep apnea

Are your children sleeping enough? New blood test might hold the answer

Losing a night of sleep may increase blood levels of Alzheimer’s biomarker

Sleep difficulties in children with Autism caused by shallower brain waves

New recommendations released on bedsharing to promote breastfeeding