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Study reveals improving deep sleep can help avoid dementia
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to one study, a 1% reduction in deep sleep per year for people over the age of 60 results in a 27% increased risk of dementia. The study also implies that improving or sustaining deep sleep, commonly known as slow-wave sleep, in later life may aid in the prevention of dementia.
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Study reveals improving deep sleep can prevent dementia
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to one study, a 1% loss in deep sleep each year for persons over 60 years old translates into a 27% higher chance of dementia. The study also suggests that improving or maintaining deep sleep, also known as slow-wave sleep, in older years may help prevent dementia.
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Lesser-known brain cells might be key to staying awake without cost to cog
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A new animal study suggests that understudied brain cells called astrocytes play a key role in regulating sleep demand, and that one day humans will be able to sleep for long periods of time without adverse effects such as mental fatigue and reduced physical health. It suggests that it may b
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Researchers discover optimal treatment for excessive daytime sleepiness
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Dena Zeraatkar and Tyler Pitre of McMaster University discovered that the medicine solriamfetol is the most effective therapy for excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in persons with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
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Mobile gadgets divert teens' attention from bad thoughts before sleep: Res
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to new Flinders University research, overuse of mobile devices has a bad rap, but one advantage may be their capacity to provide a distraction and improve teens' ability to sleep.
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Having difficulty sleeping? You might be at risk of type 2 diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As the Christmas season approaches, University of South Australia researchers are encouraging people to prioritize a good night's sleep, as new research indicates that poor sleep may be connected with risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
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Study identifies new treatment target for sleep apnea
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Specialized channel proteins are possible therapeutic targets for sleep apnea and similar abnormally slow breathing disorders in obese people, suggest Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers who did a study on mice.
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Scientists manipulate emotions in dreams in attempt to ease nightmares
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In therapy, dreamers may be coached to rehearse positive versions of their most frequent nightmares, but in a study of such patients published in the journal Current Biology, researchers in Switzerland take this a step further. They found that also playing a sound--one associated with a posi
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Obstructive sleep apnoea associated with increased risk of cancer in peopl
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], September 6 (ANI): People with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) have an elevated risk of cancer, according to a large study presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
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Research: Sleep issues in older employees are correlated with mental stres
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): An under-researched topic related to sleep among older workers is now better understood thanks to a recent study from the Universities of Eastern Finland and Turku. 2,771 Finnish municipal workers who were close to retirement were included in the study.
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Study: Adults sleep better together than they do alone
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): According to a new study from researchers at the University of Arizona, adults who share a bed with a partner or spouse sleep better than those who sleep alone.
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Study emphasises importance of early interventions to address insomnia sym
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): A 15-year longitudinal study shows that childhood insomnia symptoms that persist into adulthood are strong determinants of mood and anxiety disorders in young adults.
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