Sleep & the Body

How Does Marijuana Impact Sleep?

It's a common assumption among marijuana users: Using it will help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Scientists, however, aren't so sure that's true.

Sleep & the Body

How Does LSD Impact Sleep? This Biotech Company Wants to Find Out.

Mind Medicine (MindMed), a biotech company developing psychedelic-inspired therapies, announced it has launched recruitment for a randomized placebo-controlled study evaluating the effects of daytime and evening administration of repeated low doses of LSD.

Sleep & the Body

DOD Funds Initiative to Enhance Brain Cleansing During Sleep

The proposed technology for improving glymphatic function is a wireless, combined electroencephalography/transcranial electrical stimulation headband.

Cancer Survivors’ Sleep Is Affected Long After Treatment

Oct 31, 2021 | Cancer, Curated

Harvard Health: A study of people who had been diagnosed with cancer almost a decade ago found that 51% reported that their sleep had been disturbed over the prior month.

5 Drinks to Help You Sleep

Oct 31, 2021 | Curated, Sleep & the Body

Health describes 5 of the best sips—and 3 of the worst—for people who want to get a good night’s sleep.

Is Sleep Apnea Genetic?

Oct 31, 2021 | Central Sleep Apnea, Curated, Genes, Obstructive Sleep Apnea

SELF discusses the risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, and treatment-emergent central sleep apnea, and whether either of these conditions has genetic ties.

Why We Sleep, Dream, & Remember

Oct 31, 2021 | Brain, Curated

Iowa Now: Ted Abel found a unique opportunity to further his research on sleep and memory in Iowa City, where he moved in 2018, as founding director of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute.

How to Improve Sleep Habits to Support Emotional Wellness

Oct 29, 2021 | Curated, Mental Health

A therapist describes how she helps her clients tap into emotional wellness techniques to get the best rest possible.

Periodically Catching Up on Sleep Can Improve Gait Control

Oct 27, 2021 | Brain, Quantity

The less sleep students got, the less control they had when walking during a treadmill test.

She Thought She Had Alzheimer’s, But it Was Really Sleep Apnea

Oct 26, 2021 | Brain

The Bangor Daily News chronicles the story of a woman who thought she had dementia, but who actually had obstructive sleep apnea.

The Human Neck Is a Mistake of Evolution

Oct 21, 2021 | Curated, Mouth & Upper Airway

Salon: Sleep apnea is a consequence of too many adaptations “stuffed” into our neck, argues a writer with a PhD in history.

Wrist Accelerometers Help Researchers Link Sleep Quality to Psychiatric Disease

Oct 20, 2021 | Mental Health, Quality, Wearable Sleep Trackers

The researchers found striking trends when they examined the associations between the sleep measures and inpatient psychiatric diagnoses.

Reactivating Memories During Sleep Improves Motor Skills

Oct 19, 2021 | Brain

We can improve the performance of new motor skills by reactivating memories during sleep, which eventually could pave the way to enhance rehabilitation for stroke or other neurological disorders.

Why Warm Milk Makes People Sleepy

Oct 18, 2021 | Sleep & the Body

Milk’s sleep-enhancing properties are commonly ascribed to tryptophan, but scientists have also discovered a mixture of milk peptides.

How Do Migraines Affect the Sleep Cycle?

Oct 12, 2021 | Brain, Quality

“We wanted to analyze recent research to get a clearer picture of how migraines affect people’s sleep patterns and the severity of their headaches.”

Researchers Test Sleep-Improving & Cognition-Boosting Light Treatments for Alzheimers

Oct 12, 2021 | Brain, Light Therapy

The team will examine whether combining 40-Hz flashes (to increase gamma waves) with a light therapy designed to reset a patient’s sleep-wake cycle may help.

Napping: Proven Health Benefits

Oct 8, 2021 | Curated, Sleep & the Body

Cleveland Clinic: “Napping can help you feel a little more energetic, alert and relaxed,” says psychologist and behavioral sleep disorder specialist Michelle Drerup, PsyD.

Tips for Sleeping with Back Pain

Oct 6, 2021 | Curated, Sleep & the Body

There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to sleeping with back pain.

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