Sleep readies synapses for learning: Findings offer insight into changes that occur in the brain during sleep 07/02/2019 Health News, Synapses in the hippocampus are larger and stronger after sleep deprivation, according to new research...
Pink noise boosts deep sleep in mild cognitive impairment patients: Sound stimulation in deep sleep improved recall for some in small pilot study 06/29/2019 Health News, Gentle sound stimulation played during specific times during deep sleep enhanced deep or slow-wave sleep...
Sleep and ageing: Two sides of one coin? 03/21/2019 Health News, Oxford University researchers have discovered a brain process common to sleep and ageing in research...
Autism: Brain activity as a biomarker 03/06/2019 Health News, Researchers from Jülich, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, and the UK have discovered specific activity patterns...
Brain connections that disadvantage night owls revealed 02/16/2019 Health News, 'Night owls' -- those who go to bed and get up later -- have fundamental...
New role for brain’s support cells in controlling circadian rhythms 01/11/2019 Health News, Astrocytes, 'caretaker' cells that surround and support neurons in the brain, play a much more...
Disruption of circadian rhythm as risk factor for diseases: A clash between modern lifestyles and our biological clock can lead to the development of obesity and breast cancer 12/12/2018 Health News, USC scientists report that a novel time-keeping mechanism within liver cells that helps sustain key...
Nasal delivery of weight-loss hormone eases breathing problems in sleeping mice 11/09/2018 Health News, Experimenting with mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have added to evidence that a hormone best...
Why the brain system needs sleep 08/10/2018 Health News, Sleep is essential for brain functionality and overall health but understanding how sleep delivers its...
New gears in your sleep clock: ‘Jekyll and Hyde’-like control system for sleep 07/11/2018 Health News, A long-studied factor controlling human sleep cycles actually has two forms, one that keeps a...