A small study from Japan provides interesting evidence that the scent of hinoki roots may influence sleep. Women who used the essential oil in their bedrooms for two weeks woke up less often at night and felt less tired in the morning. Brain activity while falling asleep also changed. The results are interesting—but, given the […]
Why are some people full of energy first thing in the morning, while others don’t really come into their own until the evening? The answer lies, in part, in our internal clock. It influences when we get tired, when we wake up, when our body temperature rises, and at what times of day we are […]
During REM sleep, the brain exhibits an unusual combination of phenomena: Blood flow increases, and levels of an important metabolic component also rise—while at the same time, ATP levels—the brain’s primary energy source—decrease in nerve cells. Researchers at Tohoku University have studied this relationship in sleeping mice in real time. The results show that the […]
After a stroke, the brain begins a lengthy repair process. This process involves more than just replacing damaged nerve cells or establishing new connections; metabolic byproducts and inflammatory signaling molecules must also be removed from the affected tissue. A new study from the University of Rochester now suggests that the body’s internal clock may play […]
How much sleep we get has long been considered an important factor in our health. But a night’s sleep isn’t simply a matter of a certain number of hours. While we sleep, our brains go through various sleep stages that alternate several times throughout the night. A large new study now shows that this sleep […]
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