Posts Tagged ‘sleep’
Radio collars reveal hibernating lemurs
DUKE (US) — Scientists only knew of one primate that hibernates as a survival strategy—the western fat-tailed dwarf lemur—but it turns out they’re not the only lemurs nodding off. Continue…
Thursday, May 2, 2013 11:48 - 0 Comments
Top Stories - Apr 29, 2013 10:41 - 4 Comments
Happy heads may get better sleep
CORNELL (US) — When a person’s happiness swings widely in reaction to the good and bad things that happen during the day, sleep can suffer. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 19, 2013 11:19 - 3 Comments
Sleeping on it helps memories stick
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Rehearsing memories, during either sleep or waking, can affect what is remembered later, new research reveals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 26, 2013 14:09 - 2 Comments
New docs: Fewer hours, but more mistakes
U. MICHIGAN (US) — New rules that require young doctors to work fewer hours without a break were supposed to protect patients from sleepy physicians, but a new study finds that medical errors may have actually increased. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 22, 2013 11:01 - 0 Comments
Even with advice, new moms don’t sleep
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Giving new parents sleep advice and support may not result in more shut-eye for first-time moms, according to a recent study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 21, 2013 15:20 - 1 Comment
Sleep can fuse conflicting tasks in brain
U. CHICAGO (US) — A good night’s sleep helps the brain retain multiple, potentially conflicting memories, according to new research with starlings. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 19, 2013 12:03 - 1 Comment
Sleeping teens reveal how brain matures
UC DAVIS (US) — By monitoring the brain waves of sleeping teenagers and children, scientists confirm that the brain prunes away neuronal connections during the transition to adulthood. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 21, 2013 12:09 - 1 Comment
Better sleep means less delirium in ICU
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Hospitals can reduce delirium among intensive care patients by quieting nighttime noise, turning off lights, changing medications, and allowing uninterrupted sleep, research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 20, 2013 10:25 - 1 Comment
In water, seals nap with half their brain
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Seals can sleep with just half of their brain at a time, and biologists have discovered some of the chemicals involved. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 29, 2013 11:42 - 0 Comments
Deep sleep may improve memory as we age
UC BERKELEY (US) — Neuroscientists have discovered a link between sleep quality and memory loss in older adults. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 28, 2012 11:18 - 0 Comments
Sleeping pills may increase pneumonia risk
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — People of all ages taking a commonly prescribed sleeping pill may be more likely to develop—and die from—pneumonia. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 5, 2012 10:52 - 0 Comments
Power naps keep docs-in-training sharp
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — Protected rest periods ease the effects of sleep deprivation for medical residents on the night shift, who previously were expected to work for periods up to 30 hours straight. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 26, 2012 17:30 - 1 Comment
When your spinal fluid acts like a sleeping pill
EMORY (US) — Adults with an elevated need for sleep have a substance in their cerebrospinal fluid that makes them want to doze off. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 19, 2012 16:07 - 3 Comments
Like young adults, seniors stay up late
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Older people and young adults may have more in common than previously believed, at least where sleep is concerned, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 12, 2012 9:49 - 1 Comment
Sleep gets better as waistlines shrink
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Losing weight helps overweight and obese people sleep better, a study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 8, 2012 11:17 - 0 Comments
Neurons’ zap keeps body clock in sync
NYU (US) — Biologists have uncovered new ways our biological clock’s neurons use electrical activity to help keep behavioral rhythms in order. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 8, 2012 10:19 - 0 Comments
Bariatric surgery no cure for sleep apnea
MONASH U. (AUS) — Bariatric surgery may improve chances of losing weight, but appears to have limited success treating obstructive sleep apnea. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 25, 2012 17:27 - 0 Comments
Body’s clock loops with neurons to wake us up
NYU (US) — Biologists have uncovered one way that biological clocks control neuronal activity—a discovery that sheds new light on sleep-wake cycles. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 6, 2012 14:23 - 0 Comments
Sleep trouble may be Alzheimer’s warning
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Sleep disruptions may be among the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. (more…)
