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·July 29, 2021·7 min read

Sleep Study’s Eye-Opening Findings

Sleeping longer at night had little impact on work productivity or cardiovascular health. However, taking a short daytime nap helped improve productivity and well-being overall.

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·July 21, 2021·2 min read

How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Our Dreams?

From more frequent sleep disruptions to increased lucid dreams, a new study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted sleep and dreaming.

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·July 20, 2021·5 min read

“Springing Forward” Affects Early Birds Less Than Night Owls

People who are genetically predisposed to be "early birds" only take a few days to adjust to time changes as a result of daylight savings. Night owls can take over a week to adjust to the time change.

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·July 19, 2021·4 min read

Kids’ Sleep: Check In Before You Switch Off

Researchers advise parents to check in on their sleeping children to monitor for potential sleep disorders that affect breathing.

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·July 19, 2021·3 min read

Sleep Twitches Facilitate Motor Cortex Development in Rats

Sleep twitches help enrich the encoding of sensory information in newborn rats, laying the groundwork for later motor function.

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·July 15, 2021·5 min read

What Does the Sleeping Brain Think About?

Combining EEG data and MRI brain scans, researchers discovered how, during sleep, the hippocampus sends memory information it has stored throughout the day to the cerebral cortex, allowing for memory consolidation.

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·July 12, 2021·3 min read

Sleep and Fitness Go Hand-in-Hand

Middle-aged women with higher levels of aerobic fitness sleep more each night and feel more rested than those who are less fit.

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·July 8, 2021·4 min read

What Is Daydreaming? Parts of the Brain Show Sleep-Like Activity When Your Mind Wanders

Daydreaming and mind-wandering appear to occur when parts of the brain fall asleep while other areas remain awake.

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·July 7, 2021·2 min read

How a Series of Sleep Loss Impacts Mental and Physical Wellbeing

Three consecutive nights of sleep loss can have a negative impact on both mental and physical health. Sleep deprivation can lead to an increase in anger, frustration, and anxiety. Additionally, those who experienced sleep loss reported a change in physical wellbeing, including gastrointestinal and respiratory problems.

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·July 2, 2021·4 min read

Researchers Reduce Severity of Sleep Apnea by at Least 30%

Two existing medications have been repurposed to treat sleep apnea. Researchers report the medications reduce symptoms of sleep apnea by 30%.

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·June 23, 2021·5 min read

Melatonin in Mice: There’s More to This Hormone Than Sleep

In mice, natural melatonin is linked to a pre-hibernation state, allowing for a slower metabolism and survival when food is scarce or the temperature is too cold.

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·June 22, 2021·4 min read

Mental Well-Being Higher In the Summer vs. Fall

People report mental distress is reduced in the Summer compared to the Fall. Researchers speculate the seasonal improvement in mental wellbeing could be a result of improved diet, more frequent exercise, and improved sleep quality during the Summer months.

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Sleep

Sleep Study’s Eye-Opening Findings

How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Our Dreams?

“Springing Forward” Affects Early Birds Less Than Night Owls

Kids’ Sleep: Check In Before You Switch Off

Sleep Twitches Facilitate Motor Cortex Development in Rats

What Does the Sleeping Brain Think About?

Sleep and Fitness Go Hand-in-Hand

What Is Daydreaming? Parts of the Brain Show Sleep-Like Activity When Your Mind Wanders

How a Series of Sleep Loss Impacts Mental and Physical Wellbeing

Researchers Reduce Severity of Sleep Apnea by at Least 30%

Melatonin in Mice: There’s More to This Hormone Than Sleep

Mental Well-Being Higher In the Summer vs. Fall

AI Body Gap: Why Robots Need “Internal Feelings” to be Safe

Wetware AI: Living Brain Cells Trained to Run Chaos Math

Mapping the Brain’s Internal Stopwatch

Individual Cone Cells Create Our Sharpest Sight

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