Study examines new therapy for insomnia
From the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: If you are among the 50 percent of Americans who suffer from insomnia, then you have probably tried everything – from warm milk to…
Study looks at seniors’ sleep habits
From the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: More than half of all retired people aged 65 and over report sleeping at least 7.5 hours per night, and between…
Study identifies brain mechanism mediating breathing muscle “paralysis” in dreaming sleep
From the American Thoracic Society press release via Newswise: A novel brain mechanism mediating the inhibition of the critical breathing muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep has been identified for the first time in…
Study suggests exposure to light at night may cause depression, learning issues
From the Johns Hopkins University press release via EurekAlert!: For most of history, humans rose with the sun and slept when it set. Enter Thomas Edison, and with a flick of a switch, night became…
Study suggests dream symbols could help in psychotherapy
From the University of Adelaide press release via ScienceDaily: Dream images could provide insights into people’s mental health problems and may help with their treatment, according to a psychology researcher from the University of Adelaide.…
Study suggests sleep duration affects hunger differently in men and women
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via HealthCanal: A new study suggests that increasing the amount of sleep that adults get could lead to reduced food intake, but the hormonal process differs…
Study suggests stress reduction technique may help reduce stress, improve sleep
From the American College of Chest Physicians press release via EurekAlert!: A simple, 10-minute stress reduction technique could help to relieve stress, improve sleep quality, and decrease fatigue. Researchers from Walter Reed National Military Medical…
Study suggests changes in sleep architecture increase hunger, eating
From the American Physiological Society (APS) press release via Newswise: A new study shows that both length of time and percentage of overall sleep spent in different sleep stages are associated with decreased metabolic rate,…
Study suggests sleeping on a problem can be helpful
From the Lancaster University press release via AlphaGalileo: A new study from Lancaster University has found that sleeping on a problem really can help people to find a solution. The study, published online this week…
Study suggests sleeping brain behaves as if it’s remembering something
From the UCLA Health Sciences press release via ScienceDaily: UCLA researchers have for the first time measured the activity of a brain region known to be involved in learning, memory and Alzheimer’s disease during sleep.…