An unusual creature is coming out of winter’s slumber. Here’s why scientists are excited.
Duke Lemur Center recreates the seasonal swings of native habitat, helping to unlock the secrets of hibernation.Credit: Photo by David ...
Tag: Sleep/Sleep Disorders
Shimmer launches Pulse+ the first line extension for its Verisense® wearable sensing platform for clinical trials
Shimmer's Verisense platform can now measure clinical trial participants' heart rate, oxygen saturation and emotional responses in addition to their ...
Sleep keeps teens on track for good mental health
Credit: Kinga Cichewicz As families settle back into a new school year, sleep experts at the University of South Australia ...
Melatonin produced in the lungs prevents infection by novel coronavirus
The hormone acts as a barrier against SARS-CoV-2, blocking the expression of genes that encode proteins in cells serving as ...
Secrets of traumatic stress hidden in the brain are exposed
Effects of an allostatic closed-loop neurotechnology (HIRREM) on brain functional connectivity laterality in military-relatedtraumatic stressCredit: © Cereset and Wake Forrest ...
A world first in circadian clock manipulation
New method allows reversible manipulation of the circadian period using lightCredit: Issey Takahashi The Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules ...
Deep sleep takes out the trash
Waste clearance is crucial for brain health, preventing neurodegenerative diseaseCredit: Ravi Allada/Northwestern University A new Northwestern University study reaffirms the ...
How the brain paralyzes you while you sleep
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have discovered a group of neurons in the mouse brainstem that suppress ...
Which came first, sleep or the brain?
Researchers find that, despite lacking a brain, Hydra exhibit characteristics at a molecular and genetic level associated with sleep in ...
Imaging the twilight zone
General anesthesia and normal sleep affect brain in an amazingly similar way as consciousness fadesCredit: University of Turku What happens ...
The brain network driving changes in consciousness
Activity of brain network linked to changes in connectedness for both sleep and anesthesiaCredit: Scheinin et al., JNeurosci 2020 The ...
AI-designed serotonin sensor may help scientists study sleep and mental health
NIH BRAIN Initiative scientists used machine learning to redesign a bacterial 'Venus flytrap' protein that can monitor brain serotonin levels ...
Blood alcohol levels much lower than the legal limit impair hand-eye coordination
Credit: Credit: NASA In previous studies, eye movements and vision were only affected at blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) approaching the ...
Healthcare workers have increased insomnia, risk of severe mental health problems: COVID-19 study
Credit: University of Ottawa Researchers at the University of Ottawa have found the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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