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·March 11, 2020·4 min read

Poor sleep in infancy linked to behavioral and emotional problems in toddlers

Infants who experience poor sleep quality and disrupted sleep may be at increased risk of depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems as toddlers.

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·March 5, 2020·4 min read

Scent exposure during sleep strengthens memory retention

Delivering a memory-inducing scent to one nostril while a person sleeps helps boost memory retention.

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·March 2, 2020·3 min read

Sleeping sheep may offer clues to human brain disease

Monitoring sleep spindles in sheep may one day translate to sleep based diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases in humans.

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·March 2, 2020·4 min read

Irregular sleep may increase risk of cardiovascular events

Inconsistent bedtimes and irregular sleep patterns could more than double the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

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·February 29, 2020·1 min read

Trouble sleeping? A dose of saffron may help

14mg of saffron extract taken twice a day for twenty-eight days improved quality of sleep in adults who reported sleep disruptions. Patients reported improvement in sleep following just seven days of taking saffron extract.

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·February 17, 2020·4 min read

The skinny on why poor sleep may increase heart risk in women

Women who sleep poorly tend to overeat and have an unhealthy diet, putting them at increased risk of developing heart disease and obesity.

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·February 13, 2020·2 min read

Smelling your lover’s shirt could improve your sleep

People exposed to the scent of their lover's overnight experience better quality sleep, even when their partner is not physically present.

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·February 11, 2020·8 min read

Novel melatonin receptor molecules make possible therapies to adjust biological clock

Researchers identified molecules that can modulate circadian rhythms by binding to the MT1 melatonin receptor in the hypothalamus.

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·February 4, 2020·3 min read

Children’s mental health affected by sleep duration

Shorter sleep duration can increase the risk of children developing depression, anxiety, and cognitive problems. Children who routinely suffered sleep disruptions or shorter sleep durations had reduced brain volume in the orbitofrontal cortex, prefrontal cortex, precuneus, supramarginal gyrus, and temporal cortex.

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·February 3, 2020·3 min read

New deep learning model can accurately identify sleep stages

A new deep learning algorithm can distinguish different sleep stages. The technology could help with diagnosing sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea.

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·February 3, 2020·3 min read

Sound of music: How melodic alarms could reduce morning grogginess

Waking to melodic tunes from your alarm clock helps reduce sleep inertia.

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·January 31, 2020·3 min read

The scent of a rose improves learning during sleep

The smell of roses while learning and during sleep helps increase memory and learning skills. The study reports a significant increase in learning success by 30% if a person is exposed to the smell of roses during both learning and sleep phases.

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Sleep

Poor sleep in infancy linked to behavioral and emotional problems in toddlers

Scent exposure during sleep strengthens memory retention

Sleeping sheep may offer clues to human brain disease

Irregular sleep may increase risk of cardiovascular events

Trouble sleeping? A dose of saffron may help

The skinny on why poor sleep may increase heart risk in women

Smelling your lover’s shirt could improve your sleep

Novel melatonin receptor molecules make possible therapies to adjust biological clock

Children’s mental health affected by sleep duration

New deep learning model can accurately identify sleep stages

Sound of music: How melodic alarms could reduce morning grogginess

The scent of a rose improves learning during sleep

Brain Prioritizes “Sound Offsets” During Hearing Repair

Glucose Levels Signal the Growth of Myelin

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