Sleep experts advise against using the snooze button after the alarm clock rings. However, a study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham shows that this practice is widespread: more than 50% of recorded sleep phases end with a snooze alarm, and people spend an average of 11 minutes snoozing. Using data from the sleep […]
It is actually possible to sleep too much. A study led by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health San Antonio) shows that nine or more hours of sleep per night are associated with poorer cognitive performance. This is even more true for people with depression. The findings were derived from […]
According to a study published online in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes low oxygen levels during sleep, is associated with the degeneration of brain regions related to memory. The study found that the changes in the brain were strongly related to the extent […]
Muscle cells have their own internal clock, and according to new research, disrupting this clock through shift work can have profound effects on the aging process. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides further evidence of the harmful effects of shift work on health. Disrupted Muscle Clock in […]
Young people who sleep longer—and go to bed earlier—than their peers tend to have better brain function and perform better on cognitive tests. This is what researchers from the UK and China have found. However, the study of young people in the US also showed that even those with better sleep habits did not get […]
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