Category: Sleep

Study suggests body clock disruptions occur years before memory loss in Alzheimer’s

From the Washington University in St. Louis press release: People with Alzheimer’s disease are known to have disturbances in their internal body clocks that affect the sleep/wake cycle and may… Read more »

Study suggests too much business travel may increase risk of depression and sleep issues

From the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health press release: People who travel for business two weeks or more a month report more symptoms of anxiety and depression and… Read more »

People who sleep less than 8 hours a night more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety

From the Binghamton University press release: Sleeping less than the recommended eight hours a night is associated with intrusive, repetitive thoughts like those seen in anxiety or depression, according to… Read more »

Seeing gene influencing performance of sleep-deprived people

From the Washington State University press release: Washington State University researchers have discovered a genetic variation that predicts how well people perform certain mental tasks when they are sleep deprived…. Read more »