By Catharine Paddock PhD Fact checked by Isabel Godfrey Some studies have identified links between sleep apnea and cancer. Now, new research reveals that rates of cancer are higher among females with pronounced symptoms of apnea. The recent study, which features in the European Respiratory Journal, analyzed data on 20,000 adults with sleep apnea. About...
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Researchers reveal brain connections that disadvantage night owls
‘Night owls’ – those who go to bed and get up later—have fundamental differences in their brain function compared to ‘morning larks’ , which mean they could be disadvantaged by the constraints of a normal working day. Research led by the University of Birmingham found that individuals whose internal body clock dictates that they go...
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Researchers discover new clues on how sleep works in the brain
Star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes appear to play an essential role in sleep, a new study by scientists from the Washington State University Sleep and Performance Research Center confirms. Published today in PLOS Genetics, their study shows that astrocytes communicate to neurons to regulate sleep time in fruit flies and suggests it may do the...