Sleep/Sleep Disorders

Sleep paralysis - a condition thought to explain a number of mysterious experiences including alleged cases of alien abduction and demonic night-time visits - could be treated using a technique of meditation-relaxation, suggests a pilot…

View live and on-demand sleep and circadian research during August 27-30 meeting DARIEN, IL - The world's largest meeting devoted entirely to clinical sleep medicine and sleep and circadian research is going virtual! Virtual SLEEP 2020,…

First EEG measure of REM sleep allows scientists to distinguish dreaming from wakefulness When we dream, our brains are filled with noisy electrical activity that looks nearly identical to that of the awake brain. But University of…

Credit: © Pascal Gugler / Insel Gruppe Despite our broad understanding of the different brain regions activated during rapid-eye-movement sleep, little is known about what this activity serves for. Researchers at the University of…

Computational models examine how sleep encodes new memories while preventing damage to old ones From lowering your risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease to improving your concentration and overall daily performance, sleep has been…

Study by CHOP sleep experts emphasizes the importance of screening for sleep problems at every age Philadelphia, August 3, 2020--Whether children have ongoing sleep problems from birth through childhood or do not develop sleep problems…

New study is first to show that phthalate exposure is associated with sleep disruptions in midlife women CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 29, 2020)--For menopausal women who have difficulty sleeping, it might be because of chemicals in the…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Which sleep stage is most important for learning: REM or non-REM? Does sleep improve learning by enhancing skills while people snooze, or by cementing those skills in the brain so that they're less likely to forget…

Impact of secured prescription implementation for zolpidem on hypnotics use in France: a time-series analysis on national data In France, the implementation of new prescribing rules for the sedative-hypnotic drug zolpidem led to an…

July 14, 2020 - For the first time ever, on Aug. 5-10 2020, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) will invite press to hear from leading scientists and clinicians in a mix of live and pre-recorded sessions in pulmonary, critical care, and…

Teenagers who prefer to stay up late and wake later in the morning are more likely to suffer with asthma and allergies compared to those who sleep and wake earlier, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research. Asthma symptoms…

Negative effects seen as much as a decade later Use marijuana while pregnant, and your child is more likely to suffer sleep problems as much as a decade later, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study of nearly 12,000 youth.…

Diagnosing sleep apnea is laborious and expensive, so easy-to-use methods for screening and long-term follow-up are neededCredit: Aalto University/ Matti Ahlgren Sleep apnea is a very common sleep disorder characterised by breathing…

A study involving Gustavo Deco, ICREA research professor and director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, published in the journal NeuroImage Credit: UPF The human brain is a complex system comprising 1010 non-linear…

Couples that spend the night in the same bed show increased REM sleep and synchronization of sleep architecture In many countries, sharing a bed with a partner is common practice. Yet, research investigating the relationship between…

A study published online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that increased physical activity is associated with a lower risk of obstructive sleep apnea, a common sleep-related breathing disorder. The…

Credit: Robert Ewing, ASU For some children, screen time before bed translates to less sleep. According to a study from the Arizona State University Department of Psychology, media use in the hour preceding bedtime impacts how kids…

Participants also reported improvements in quality of life; Program helps survivors correct maladaptive sleep habits that sometimes develop during cancer treatmentCredit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Adolescents and young adults…

Reaction time, other measures of performance also affected Sleeping less than normal impacts how we feel the next morning. "Not in the sense that we have more negative feelings, like being down or depressed. But participants in our study…

Coordinated by the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, the research demonstrates for the first time that NREM-sleep slow waves propagate in the human brain through cortical anatomical connections. The particular kind of waves that the…