From the Penn State press release: It may be tempting to let your kids stay up late playing games on their smartphones, but using digital devices before bed may contribute to sleep and nutrition problems…
From the Wiley press release: A recent Indoor Air study found that opening windows or doors before going to bed can reduce carbon dioxide levels in bedrooms and improve sleep quality. Participants subjective assessment of their sleep…
From the Wiley press release: In a recent study of adolescents, the benefits of cognitive-behavioral sleep interventions were greatest among individuals with higher levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms. The results, which are published in…
From the University of York press release: Researchers at the University of York have shed new light on sleep’s vital role in helping us make the most of our memory. Sleep, they show, helps us…
From the Rutgers University press release: Insomnia is linked to frequency of alcohol use among early adolescents, according to new Rutgers University-Camden research. “Parents, educators, and therapists should consider insomnia to be a risk marker…
From the Emory Health Sciences press release: Scientists have identified an additional group of cells in the brain responsible for keeping us awake: the supramammillary nucleus, part of the caudal hypothalamus. Neurologists had suspected that…
From the American Thoracic Society press release: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may put elderly people at greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal…
From the University of Helsinki press release: A new study from the University of Helsinki, Finland, shows that individual circadian preference is associated with brain activity patterns during the night. Sleep spindles are bursts of…
From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke press release: Using an innovative “NeuroGrid” technology, scientists showed that sleep boosts communication between two brain regions whose connection is critical for the formation of memories. The…
From the Penn State press release: Removing electronic media from the bedroom and encouraging a calming bedtime routine are among recommendations Penn State researchers outline in a recent manuscript on digital media and sleep in…