A study by the University of Otago has found that, contrary to popular belief, the timing of evening screen use, rather than the activity itself, has a negative impact on adolescents’ sleep. Current sleep guidelines recommend no screen use in the hour or two before bedtime. However, the researchers found that screen use in the […]
A patient falls asleep in the dentist’s chair despite the fear of an upcoming procedure. A seemingly unremarkable act, but for dentists familiar with the latest sleep research, this is an indication of a life-threatening condition. In a research report published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, researchers from Rutgers Health have identified […]
How effective medication is depends on various factors, including the time of day at which it is administered. And why? Because our body does not always function in exactly the same way. Instead, it follows the cycle of its internal clock, the so-called circadian rhythm. However, as this rhythm is different for every person and […]
The less a worm of the species Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans ) eats , the slower it loses its fat. Now scientists at Scripps Research have discovered why this is the case: a small molecule produced by the worms’ gut during fasting travels to the brain and blocks a fat-burning signal during this time. Although […]
Should I do sport or would I rather go to a café and enjoy a delicious strawberry milkshake? What exactly happens in our brain when we make this decision has been a mystery to science until now, but researchers at ETH Zurich have found the solution. They have deciphered which brain substance and which nerve […]
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