Author: Dillon Stickle

Teens Get More Sleep When School Starts Later

Science Daily reports that a later school start time could mean teens are more likely to get adequate amounts of sleep, according to researchers. In a national study of urban teenagers, researchers found that high school start...

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Brain is Still “Connected” During Non-REM Sleep

The brain remains interconnected during non-REM sleep, which was thought not to happen, reports Science Daily. Sleep is composed of various cycles in which there are different stages: slow and fast-wave, which make up non-REM...

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The Difference Between Co-sleeping And Bed-sharing

Many parents don’t actually know, but the difference of a few feet is crucial to infant safety, according to Romper. The success of the “back to sleep” effort in the ‘90s reduced SIDS rates by half according to the...

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Spiders Have Extremely Short Circadian Rhythms

A team of researchers made a puzzling finding — a group of three spider species called trashline orb-weavers have shockingly short internal clocks of just 17 to 19 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins News-letter. For many...

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Dronabinol Improves Sleep Apnea Outcomes

Obstructive sleep apnea, which currently has no existing drugs for treatment, has been shown to be treatable with a synthetic cannabis-like therapy, dronabinol, reports MD Mag. Conducted by the University of Illinois at Chicago...

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