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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
• Neuroscience
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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
• Human Biology
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  Biologists Find Electricity in Biological Clock

  October 4, 2012 — Biologists have uncovered new ways our biological clock’s neurons use electrical activity to help keep behavioral rhythms in order. The findings also point to fresh directions for exploring ... > 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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  Poor Sleep in Adolescents May Increase Risk of Heart Disease

  October 1, 2012 — Adolescents who sleep poorly may be at risk of cardiovascular disease in later life, according to a new ... > full story
• Sleep Disorder Research
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  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
   

  Lack of Sleep Leads to Insulin Resistance in Teens

  September 29, 2012 — A new study suggests that increasing the amount of sleep that teenagers get could improve their insulin resistance and prevent the future onset of ... > full story
• Mars
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  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
   

  Learning to Live on Mars: Fatigue Management Program for Controlling Space-Age Jetlag

  September 28, 2012 — The Martian day, which is about 40 minutes longer than an Earth day, can cause havoc with the internal 24-hour body clock. However, researchers have developed and tested a fatigue management program ... > full story
• Sleep Disorder Research
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  Making Headway on Beta-Blockers and Sleep

  September 28, 2012 — Researchers have found that melatonin supplementation significantly improved sleep in hypertensive patients taking ... > full story
• Healthy Aging
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  Alzheimer's
  Alzheimer's Research
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  Dementia
   

  Melatonin and Exercise Work Against Alzheimer's in Mice

  September 26, 2012 — The combination of two neuroprotective therapies, voluntary physical exercise, and the daily intake of melatonin has been shown to have a synergistic effect against brain deterioration in rodents ... > full story
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  Biologists Uncover Dynamic Between Biological Clock and Neuronal Activity

  September 25, 2012 — Biologists have uncovered one way that biological clocks control neuronal activity -- a discovery that sheds new light on sleep-wake cycles and offers potential new directions for research into ... > full story

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