Author: Dillon Stickle

How to Cope with Night Shifts

Whether you are an early riser or a night owl, working night shifts can be challenging. Medical News Today has compiled some tips to help people cope. Due to our modern 24-hour society, nearly 15 million people in the United...

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Is Melatonin Too Good to Be True?

Referred to by scientists as the “hormone of darkness,” melatonin is naturally produced by a gland in the brain at night, but it can also be purchased at any major drugstore, reports Mother Jones. A sleep specialist recommended...

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Growth-Promoting Protein Linked to REM Sleep in Rats

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, a protein linked in previous research to long-term memory and to multiple brain-related diseases in humans, helps rats regulate when and for how long they slip into rapid eye-movement sleep,...

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