Sleep & the Body

We’re Sleeping More in Lockdown, But the Quality is Worse

A year into the pandemic, sleep scientists are beginning to understand how our sleep has changed, and what the implications may be for people’s wellbeing.

Sleep & the Body

Sleep Is Vital to Linking Emotion with Memory

A research team's findings could have implications for how anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder are understood.

Sleep & the Body

Dogs and Their Promising Roles in Sleep Disorders Therapy

In patients with obstructive sleep apnea, nightmares, narcolepsy, parasomnias, and other sleep disorders, service animals may add a valuable, and currently underappreciated, treatment option.

The Best Natural Sleep Aids

Feb 10, 2021 | Sleep & the Body

Men’s Journal: There’s a variety of research-backed natural sleep aids on the market designed to improve your shuteye.

Nighttime Artificial Lights Linked with Elevated Thyroid Cancer Risk

Feb 10, 2021 | Cancer, Regional

The association was primarily driven by the most common form of thyroid cancer and it was stronger in women than in men.

How Smell and Sound Help Your Brain While You Sleep

Feb 8, 2021 | Brain, Curated

Elemental: There must be a way of improving sleep and its impact on memory.

The Truth About Coffee and Sleep

Feb 4, 2021 | Sleep & the Body

A new report from The Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee evaluates how coffee impacts sleep.

Sleep Deprivation May Exacerbate Frailty’s Effects on Mental Health in Older Adults

Feb 3, 2021 | Age, Mental Health

The findings suggest that interventions that target sleep disturbances might help alleviate the negative effects of frailty on psychological well-being.

How the Fruit Fly Brain Senses the Need for Sleep

Feb 3, 2021 | Brain

Understanding how we get sleepy may help us understand the kinds of sleep disorders in people who never feel rested no matter how much sleep they get.

The Science Behind Sleep and Weight Loss

Jan 29, 2021 | Curated, Sleep & the Body

Healthline: There is a growing body of evidence that links sleep health to weight control.

Melatonin Produced in the Lungs Prevents COVID-19 Infection

Jan 27, 2021 | Brain, Genes

The hormone acts as a barrier against SARS-CoV-2, blocking the expression of genes that encode proteins in cells serving as viral entry points, according to a new study.

Lunar Cycle Has Distinct Effect on Sleep, Study Suggests

Jan 27, 2021 | Curated, Sleep & the Body

The Guardian: A study suggests our ability to sleep is distinctly affected by the lunar cycle, even when taking into account artificial sources of light.

Lack of Sleep Helps Predict Post-Concussion Syndrome in Study of College Athletes

Jan 27, 2021 | Brain

Among the nearly 31,000 surveyed, 3 factors stood out as the most likely to predict PCS-like symptoms: lack of sleep, pre-existing mental health problems, and stress.

Pulse Ox-Based Neural Network Accurately IDs Sleep Apnea Severity in Stroke/TIA Patients

Jan 26, 2021 | Breathing Disorders, Heart

The neural network was able to identify moderate and severe sleep apnea with a 96% specificity and a 92% sensitivity.

‘I’m a Neuroscientist, and This Is Exactly How Alcohol Ruins Your Sleep’

Jan 21, 2021 | Sleep & the Body

AOL: Although many people rely on a glass of wine to relax and fall asleep, even just one drink greatly diminishes the quality of that sleep, says neuroscientist Kristen Willeumier, PhD.