Category: Parameters

Parameters

Melatonin Modulates So Much More Than Just Sleep

Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD, makes pioneering discoveries into the surprising powers of the hormone melatonin on the mammalian body.

Parameters

Deep Sleep Holds Clues to Risk Propensity of Sleeper

The fewer slow waves an individual has over their right prefrontal cortex during deep sleep, the greater their propensity for risk.

Parameters

How Going To Sleep Angry Can Compromise Your Quality of Sleep

Well + Good: One of the other effects of going to sleep angry is that it’s possible to set yourself up for a vicious cycle.

Quality

Quality Sleep & Spending Time Outside May Promote Well-Being During COVID-19 Restrictions

Larger reductions in time spent outside in daylight were linked to deteriorations in well-being and delayed sleep.

Quantity

Sleeping Less Than 7 Hours Linked to Snacking More

It turns out that the favored non-meal food categories are the same among adults regardless of sleep habits, but those getting less sleep tend to eat more snack calories in a day overall.

Circadian Rhythms

Intense Workouts Before Bedtime Won’t Guarantee a Good Night’s Rest

How does a single session of intense exercise affects young and middle-aged healthy adults in the hours prior to bedtime?

Impact During Wake

Novel Sleep Index, Wakefulness May Predict If Critically Ill Patients Are Able to Breathe on Their Own

Critically ill patients are more likely to be successfully weaned from a mechanical ventilator, or...