People who practice cold-water immersion may experience stress reduction after exposure, have a decrease in sickness absences ...

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An implant for sleep apnea is one of the few CPAP alternatives. This article compares hypoglossal nerve stimulation and ...

A new study showed that people who took longer to enter this dream phase of sleep had higher levels of amyloid beta and tau, ...

Scientists have discovered that rhythmic oscillations of a specific neurotransmitter play a vital role in clearing toxic proteins from the brain during non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep. These ...

Experts consider someone sleep-deprived if he or she gets less sleep ... a doctor might recommend a sleep test using an electroencephalogram, or EEG, to detect disruptions that might be affecting ...

Not getting good sleep or enough of it is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and hypertension, not to mention the hit to your cognitive function.

The effects of sleep deprivation have been well studied. Sleep deprivation happens when you do not get enough sleep, or good quality sleep, to meet your body's needs. Not getting adequate sleep ...

The authors suggest that it is related to sleep stage and serotonin acting at one type of serotonin receptor in the dentate gyrus. The ideas are potentially significant because they suggest that this ...

During non-REM sleep, participants received auditory cues to reinforce positive memories and reduce negative ones.