‘sleep’

New Links Between Lucid Dreaming And Psychosis Could Revive Dream Therapy In Psychiatry

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Similarities in brain activity during lucid dreaming and psychosis suggest that dream therapy may be useful in psychiatric treatment

New Links Between Lucid Dreaming And Psychosis Could Revive Dream Therapy In Psychiatry

People With Chronic Insomnia Require Increased Brain Activation To Maintain Normal Daily Function, Study Suggests

Friday, June 12th, 2009

PIs, like individuals who are acutely sleep deprived, may be able to maintain performance on different tasks if they are able to compensate with increased brain activation.

People With Chronic Insomnia Require Increased Brain Activation To Maintain Normal Daily Function, Study Suggests

Sleep Restriction Results In Weight Gain Despite Decreases In Appetite And Consumption

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

energy intake exceeded energy expenditure during the sleep restriction.

Sleep Restriction Results In Weight Gain Despite Decreases In Appetite And Consumption

Genetic Link Found Between Anxiety, Depression And Insomnia

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

The genes that play a role in adolescent insomnia are the same as those involved in depression and anxiety

Genetic Link Found Between Anxiety, Depression And Insomnia

Let Me Sleep On It: Creative Problem Solving Enhanced By REM Sleep

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep enhances creative problem-solving.

Let Me Sleep On It: Creative Problem Solving Enhanced By REM Sleep

Surgery, Oral Devices Associated With Improvement In Sleep Breathing Disorder

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

The mandibular advancement device prevents airway obstruction by moving the lower jaw forward.

Surgery, Oral Devices Associated With Improvement In Sleep Breathing Disorder

‘Short-sleepers’ May Develop Blood Sugar Abnormality That Can Lead To Diabetes

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

People who sleep less than six hours a night appear to have a higher risk of developing impaired fasting glucose — a condition that can precede type 2 diabetes

‘Short-sleepers’ May Develop Blood Sugar Abnormality That Can Lead To Diabetes

Why Dreams Are So Difficult To Remember: Precise Communication Discovered Across Brain Areas During Sleep

Monday, March 9th, 2009

New research points to how memories are formed, transferred, and ultimately stored in the brain–and how that process varies throughout the various stages of sleep.

Why Dreams Are So Difficult To Remember: Precise Communication Discovered Across Brain Areas During Sleep

Why Sleep Is Needed To Form Memories

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

cellular changes in the sleeping brain promote the formation of memories.

Why Sleep Is Needed To Form Memories

Another Reason To Avoid High-fat Diet: It Can Disrupt Our Biological Clock, Say Researchers

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Indulgence in a high-fat diet can not only lead to overweight because of excessive calorie intake, but also can affect the balance of circadian rhythms

Another Reason To Avoid High-fat Diet: It Can Disrupt Our Biological Clock, Say Researchers