UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND A new deep learning model developed by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland can identify sleep stages as accurately as an experienced physician. This opens up new avenues for the diagnostics and treatment of sleep disorders, including obstructive sleep apnoea. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a nocturnal breathing disorder that...
by University of Freiburg Effortless learning during sleep is the dream of many people. The supportive effect of smells on learning success when presented both during learning and sleep was first proven in an extensive sleep laboratory study. Researchers at the University of Freiburg—Medical Center, the Freiburg Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental...
by University of Manchester Biologists from The University of Manchester have explained for the first time why having a good night’s sleep really could prepare us for the rigors of the day ahead. The study in mice, published in Nature Cell Biology, shows how the body clock mechanism boosts our ability to maintain our bodies...
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SPOKANE, Wash. – A new study conducted by researchers at Washington State University shows that individuals with chronic sleep-onset insomnia who pulled an all-nighter performed up to twice as bad on a reaction time task as healthy normal sleepers. Their findings were published today in the online journal Nature and Science of Sleep. Poor daytime...
By Minda Zetlin Co-author, The Geek Gap@MindaZetlin GETTY IMAGES The more we learn about sleep, the more important we know it is to brain function. We even know that not enough uninterrupted sleep can increase your risk for Alzheimer’s. New research has shown exactly why that is, and it should be frightening news for anyone who routinely...
CNRS Scientists at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CNRS/Collège de France/INSERM)[1] have shown that delta waves emitted while we sleep are not generalized periods of silence during which the cortex rests, as has been described for decades in the scientific literature. Instead, they isolate assemblies of neurons that play an essential role in long-term memory formation. These...
An experiment funded by the U.S. military meant to sharpen soldiers’ minds for the battlefield has found a way to improve memory: by zapping subjects’ brains with tiny bursts of electricity during sleep. In a multi-year study at the University of New Mexico, volunteers received a fraction of 9-volt battery’s worth of electrical stimulation to...
by University of Texas at Austin Bathing 1-2 hours before bedtime can significantly increase your chances of getting a good night’s rest. Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Biomedical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin may have found a way for people to get better shuteye. Systematic review protocols—a...
“Sleep is overrated.” So proclaims Stephen Klasko, who throughout his life has taken pride in sleeping only four or five hours a night. Those extra few hours away from his pillow, he believes, have allowed him to write books, run marathons, and achieve his lofty professional goals. An obstetrician and gynecologist, he’s the president and CEO of Jefferson Health, one of...
A lot of us wish we got more sleep. In fact, Pinterest declared sleep as one of 2019’s top health trends. But with work, family, school, and social obligations, those precious Zzz’s are often sacrificed in order to get more done. Another common habit that can get in the way of our body’s ability to...
