Sleep

Sleep is a physiological behavior that is common in all animal species. It forms around one third of a human life. It is not known clearly the exact functions of sleep but it seems to be essential for survival as prolonged sleep deprivation leads to severe physical impairment followed by cognitive loss and eventually death.

What is Sleep?

Types of Sleep Disorders

How Can Mindfulness Meditation Improve Sleep?

Promoting Sounder Sleep in Older Adults

Sleep Deprivation - Inadequate Quantity of Sleep

Causes of Sleep Deprivation

Effect of Sleep on Your Emotions

How Long Should My Teenager Sleep For?

Management of Sleep Deprivation

REM Sleep Activity

Brain Activity During Sleep

Stages of Sleep

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Regulation of Sleep

Function of Sleep

Nutritional Effects on Sleep

Effects of Sleep Deprivation

Neuroscience of Sleep

Stimulants and Sleep

Hypnotics and Sleep

Shift Work Sleep Disorder

What is Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder (DSPD)?

Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder (DSPD) Management

What is the Circadian Rhythm?

Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders

What Does Polysomnography Involve?

How Long should my Child Sleep for?

Health Effects of Poor Sleep - Quantity and Quality

How to Catch up on Lost Sleep

Why Do We Sleep?

Sleep Hygiene

Ghrelin and Sleep

Spoon Test for Sleep Deprivation

Can too much sleep be dangerous?

Causes of Nocturnal Awakenings

History of Sleep

Is Daytime Napping in Adults Good or Bad?

Tips on Getting to Sleep

The DEC2 Gene and Sleep

Importance of Sleep

Difference Between Nightmares and Night Terrors

How Does Sleep Affect Your Immunity?

How Does Pain Affect Your Sleep?

Why Do We Dream?

The Health Risks of Oversleeping

A Guide to Managing Sleep Disorders

The Importance of Having a Good Night’s Sleep

Sleep and Yoga

A Guide to Healthy Sleep Positions

How Can Sleep Affect Men's Health?

How Much Sleep do People Need?

Sleep and Hormones

Role of Sleep in Memory Consolidation

What is Sleep Regression?

Latest Sleep News and Research

Predicting risk of cardiovascular events with Life's Essential 8 scores

Researchers determine the relationship between LE8 scores and cardiovascular disease, subtype CVD events, and all-cause mortality.

18 Aug 2023

Astrocytes play major role in controlling sleep need

New 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 without negative consequences such as mental fatigue and impaired physical health.

17 Aug 2023

Is shift work associated with depression and anxiety, and if so, does lifestyle mediate the associations?

Researchers discuss the contribution of lifestyle factors in depression and anxiety among shift workers

17 Aug 2023

Does depression in caregivers affect the prognosis of Parkinson’s disease patients?

Researchers assessed the relationship between care providers with depressive symptoms and the quality of life, hospital admissions, and emergency department consultations of Parkinson’s disease patients.

17 Aug 2023

Brief nurse-delivered sleep restriction therapy in primary care is clinically effective for insomnia disorder, safe, and likely to be cost-effective

Researchers compare the cost-effectiveness and clinical impact of nurse-delivered sleep restriction therapy with sleep hygiene for insomnia treatment.

17 Aug 2023

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact sleep, mental health and social media use in female adolescents?

A recent BMC Pediatrics study assessed the association between sleep quality, mental health, and the use of social media in adolescent females.

16 Aug 2023

Study shows how brain rhythms can affect brain function by altering microglia and cytokines

Researchers used visual flickering sensory stimulation to reveal the underlying mechanisms governing microglial morphology and cytokine expression in mice.

16 Aug 2023

The mutual health benefits resulting from the relationship between owners and their dogs

The mutual health benefits for dogs and their owners.

15 Aug 2023

Social factors account for racial disparities in cardiovascular disease mortality, study finds

Black Americans are 54% more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than White Americans, despite a substantial overall reduction in cardiovascular disease mortality nationwide.

14 Aug 2023

Study: Pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain under-reported to healthcare providers

A new study has shown that pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain is under-reported to healthcare providers (HCPs), and under-treated, even though treatment is usually effective.

14 Aug 2023

Late life depression: Bridging the gap with new perspectives on aging

Researchers explore the interplay between late life depression and aging.

14 Aug 2023

The menopausal symptoms and food consumption in post-menopausal women before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Menopausal symptoms and food consumption in post-menopausal women before and during coronavirus disease 2019.

10 Aug 2023

Sleep deprivation affects cardiovascular health even when caught up on weekends

Whether it's work or play that prevents us from getting enough shut-eye during the week, assuming we can make up for it by sleeping in over the weekend is a mistake.

9 Aug 2023

Researchers discover the ‘ebb & flow’ brain mechanism that drives learning

Researchers have long thought that rewards like food or money encourage learning in the brain by causing the release of the "feel-good" hormone dopamine, known to reinforce storage of new information.

9 Aug 2023

$4 million award will help researchers to improve sleep health in Arizona firefighters

A $4 million award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health, will allow researchers in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to identify key factors for the successful implementation of workplace sleep coaching to improve sleep health in Arizona firefighters.

8 Aug 2023

Study reveals link between self-perceived antibody response and actual COVID-19 protection

Can individuals assess the strength of their antibody response following coronavirus disease 2019?

8 Aug 2023

Physical exercise mitigates risk of sleep disturbances due to cadmium exposure

Researchers examine the correlation between blood cadmium exposure, physical activity, and sleep disturbances.

8 Aug 2023

How the COVID-19 pandemic affected health behaviors among minority communities

Researchers classify and evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities in the United Kingdom.

8 Aug 2023

SLU research finds link between anxiety disorders, benzodiazepine exposure and dementia in seniors

Research from Saint Louis University School of Medicine finds that among patients 65 and older, a diagnosis of anxiety was significantly associated with an increased risk of dementia diagnosis, and benzodiazepine exposure was associated with a 28% increased risk of dementia.

7 Aug 2023

People's perception of sleep quality can greatly impact their well-being, study finds

How people feel about their sleep has a greater impact on their well-being than what sleep-tracking technology says about their sleep quality, research led by the University of Warwick has found.

7 Aug 2023

Sleep

Overview

Feature Articles

Sleep Deprivation - Inadequate Quantity of Sleep

Causes of Sleep Deprivation

Effect of Sleep on Your Emotions

How Long Should My Teenager Sleep For?

Management of Sleep Deprivation

REM Sleep Activity

Brain Activity During Sleep

Stages of Sleep

Regulation of Sleep

Function of Sleep

Nutritional Effects on Sleep

Effects of Sleep Deprivation

Neuroscience of Sleep

Stimulants and Sleep

Hypnotics and Sleep

Shift Work Sleep Disorder

What is Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder (DSPD)?

Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder (DSPD) Management

What is the Circadian Rhythm?

Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders

What Does Polysomnography Involve?

How Long should my Child Sleep for?

Health Effects of Poor Sleep - Quantity and Quality

How to Catch up on Lost Sleep

Why Do We Sleep?

Sleep Hygiene

Ghrelin and Sleep

Spoon Test for Sleep Deprivation

Can too much sleep be dangerous?

Causes of Nocturnal Awakenings

History of Sleep

Is Daytime Napping in Adults Good or Bad?

Tips on Getting to Sleep

The DEC2 Gene and Sleep

Importance of Sleep

Difference Between Nightmares and Night Terrors

How Does Sleep Affect Your Immunity?

How Does Pain Affect Your Sleep?

Why Do We Dream?

The Health Risks of Oversleeping

A Guide to Managing Sleep Disorders

The Importance of Having a Good Night’s Sleep

Sleep and Yoga

A Guide to Healthy Sleep Positions

How Can Sleep Affect Men's Health?

How Much Sleep do People Need?

Sleep and Hormones

Role of Sleep in Memory Consolidation

What is Sleep Regression?

Latest Sleep News and Research

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