Sleep Apnea Tied to 50% Higher Risk of Memory or Thinking Problems
A preliminary study reveals an association between sleep apnea symptoms and increased likelihood of memory or thinking problems.
A preliminary study reveals an association between sleep apnea symptoms and increased likelihood of memory or thinking problems.
A growing body of research shows getting little or poor sleep doesn't just make people feel tired the next day—it places them at higher risk for heart attacks and early death, along with dementia, diabetes, and more.
A research team's findings could have implications for how anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder are understood.
Researchers seeking to understand how sleep deprivation impairs the brain have identified a crucial protein whose level declines with sleep loss.
Read MoreNapping offers health benefits like improved mental function and stress reduction, but naps over 30 minutes might disrupt nighttime sleep.
Read MoreResearchers make progress in developing a digital biomarker that detects early signs of Alzheimer’s disease in brain wave patterns using a wearable headband at night.
Read MoreExposure to night shift work and rotating shift work is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment among middle-aged and older adults, according to a new study.
Read MoreMedical researchers have uncovered crucial insights into the mechanisms behind melatonin’s memory-enhancing effects—findings they say could contribute to the development of new drugs to help people with memory-related disorders.
Read MoreNew animal research suggests that little-studied brain cells known as astrocytes are major players in controlling sleep need and may someday help humans go without sleep for longer.
Read MoreA Michigan State University psychologist delves into the effects of sleep deprivation, exploring potential remedies, such as caffeine and naps, and their efficacy in counteracting the impacts of lost sleep.
Read MoreA new study sheds light on what nap times reveal about young children’s brain development.
Read MoreSacrificing sleep in modern times poses risks to health and performance; however, research suggests that higher fitness levels may help mitigate the negative effects of sleep loss.
Read MoreA new study suggests sleep could be used as part of a therapeutic and painless adjunct treatment for those with high blood sugar or Type 2 diabetes.
Read MoreResearchers investigated how different combinations of sleep and physical activity habits might affect people’s cognitive function over time.
Read MoreResearchers found that targeted deep-brain stimulation during a critical time in the sleep cycle appeared to improve memory consolidation.
Read MoreResearchers found that people who are in the very early stages of the Alzheimer’s continuum showed a specific vulnerability to sleep apneas.
Read MoreSleep scientists describe how slow-wave sleep can act as a protective factor against memory decline in those with existing high amounts of Alzheimer’s disease pathology—a potentially significant advance that could help alleviate some of dementia’s most devastating outcomes.
Read MoreResearchers from the University of Bern used simulations of the brain cortex to model how different sleep phases affect learning. They found that the bizarre dreams experienced during REM sleep may actually serve a purpose.
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