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  From the Twitching Whiskers of Babes: Naptime Behavior Shapes the Brain

  October 18, 2012 — The whiskers of newborn rats twitch as they sleep, in a whisker equivalent of rapid-eye-movements, and that could open the door to new understandings about the intimate connections between brain and ... > full story
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  Dolphins Can Remain Alert for Up to 15 Days at a Time With No Sign of Fatigue

  October 17, 2012 — Dolphins sleep with only one half of their brains at a time, and according to new research, this trait allows them to stay constantly alert for at least 15 days in a ... > full story
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  Findings Reveal Brain Mechanisms at Work During Sleep

  October 16, 2012 — New findings report the important role sleep plays, and the brain mechanisms at work as sleep shapes memory, learning, and ... > full story
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  Even Your Fat Cells Need Sleep, According to New Research

  October 15, 2012 — Challenging the old notion that the function of sleep is to rest the brain, researchers show that not getting enough sleep can harm fat cells, reducing by 30 percent their ability to respond to ... > full story
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  Missing Link Between Mental Health Disorders and Chronic Diseases in Iraq War Refugees

  October 15, 2012 — Researchers may have discovered why people exposed to war are at increased risk to develop chronic problems like heart disease years later. And the culprit that links the two is ... > full story
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  Old Adage 'Sleep on It' Is True -- But Only If It's a Really Difficult Problem, Study Shows

  October 12, 2012 — A new study has found that sleeping on a problem really can help people to find a solution. The study tested whether sleep or time spent awake worked best in helping people find the solutions to a ... > full story
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  Cannabis Extract Eases Muscle Stiffness Typical of Multiple Sclerosis, Study Suggests

  October 9, 2012 — Cannabis seems to ease the painful muscle stiffness typical of multiple sclerosis, indicate phase III trial ... > full story
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  Bariatric Surgery Not Silver Bullet for Sleep Apnoea, Study Finds

  October 9, 2012 — Although bariatric surgery results in greater weight loss than conventional measures, new research shows this does not translate into significantly greater improvement in obstructive sleep ... > full story
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  Sleeping Brain Behaves as If It's Remembering Something

  October 7, 2012 — Researchers have for the first time measured the activity of a brain region known to be involved in learning, memory and Alzheimer’s disease during sleep. They discovered that this part of the ... > full story
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  Sleep Apnea Plays Dual Role in Stroke

  October 2, 2012 — Improvements to the diagnosis and screening of sleep apnea are critical to stroke ... > full story

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