Increased minority representation should translate into better understanding of how heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders should help reduce health disparities.
The depth of nonREM sleep in humans is associated with different genetic versions of a gene that encodes a water channel involved in fluid flow in the brain.
Researchers have identified 57 genetic variations of a gene strongly associated with declines in blood oxygen levels during sleep. Low oxygen levels during sleep are a clinical indicator of the severity of sleep apnea, a...
Read MoreChoogon Lee, an associate professor in the Florida State University College of Medicine, has embarked on a four-year project to uncover molecular secrets about human circadian sleep disorders, reports Florida State University...
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As people go through their daily and nightly routines, their digestive tracts follow a routine...
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In early mammalian development, timing is everything. For healthy development to occur, embryos...
Read MoreSome people who function normally on just 6 hours of sleep harbor an altered version of a particular gene, the second gene so far linked to short sleep, according to new research. In 2009, researchers described a mother and...
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A quirk of the body clock that lures some people to sleep at 8 pm, enabling them to greet the new...
Read MoreSleep patterns often run in families, and researchers have been identifying genes that influence them, reports The New York Times.“But while this mutated gene travels in families, its expression can vary based on what the...
Read MoreResearchers from Tufts School of Medicine discovered a gene that is required for normal sleep patterns in fruit flies, which scientists think could provide future insights into the science of human sleep. Rob Jackson, a...
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A new, multi-ethnic study led by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital explores...
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In recent years, numerous studies have shown that people who don’t get enough sleep are at...
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Rutgers researchers have identified a siesta-suppressing gene in fruit flies, which sheds light on...
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The source of sleep problems in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been as much of a mystery as...
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What makes a biological clock tick? According to a study published in Cell Reports from U of T...
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The international collaboration, led by the University of Exeter and published in Nature...
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Throughout evolution sleep has remained universal and essential to all organisms with a nervous...
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