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Acting out Dreams Linked to Development of Dementia
March 21, 2013 The strongest predictor of whether a man is developing dementia with Lewy bodies — the second most common form of dementia in the elderly — is whether he acts out his dreams while ... > full story -
Sleep Consolidation of Interfering Auditory Memories in Starlings
March 20, 2013 Sleep plays an important role in the brain’s ability to consolidate learning when two new potentially competing tasks are learned in the same day, according to a new study that measured ... > full story -
Short and Poor Sleepers Have a Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
March 20, 2013 People who sleep poorly or not long enough have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. This does not apply to people who sleep less than 6 hours, but wake up feeling fit and ... > full story -
Caffeine 'Can Significantly Protect Against Crash Risk' for Long Distance Heavy Vehicle Drivers
March 19, 2013 Long distance commercial drivers who consume caffeinated substances such as coffee or energy drinks, to stay awake while driving, are significantly less likely to crash than those who do not, even ... > full story -
Sleep Loss Precedes Alzheimer's Symptoms
March 11, 2013 Sleep is disrupted in people who likely have early Alzheimer’s disease but do not yet have the memory loss or other problems characteristic of full-blown disease, researchers ... > full story -
Sleep Discovery Could Lead to Therapies That Improve Memory
March 11, 2013 A team of sleep researchers has confirmed the mechanism that enables the brain to consolidate memory and found that a commonly prescribed sleep aid enhances the ... > full story -
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Less Sleep Leads to More Eating and More Weight Gain, According to New Study
March 11, 2013 Sleeping just five hours a night over a workweek and having unlimited access to food caused participants in a new study to gain nearly two pounds of ... > full story -
Is This Peptide a Key to Happiness? Findings Suggests Possible New Treatment for Depression, Other Disorders
March 7, 2013 For the first time in humans, scientists have measured the release of a specific peptide, that greatly increased when subjects were happy, but decreased when they were sad. The findings have ... > full story -
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Molecular Key to Exhaustion Following Sleep Deprivation
March 7, 2013 Scientists have identified one of the molecular players in this process has been identified – at least in nematode round worms. Scientists report that even in Caenorhabditis elegans, a tiny ... > full story -
Insomnia Is Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Failure
March 5, 2013 People who suffer from insomnia appear to have an increased risk of developing heart failure, according to the largest study to investigate the ... > full story
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