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Tag Archives: Sleep

21Nov/17

Brain activity shows dogs learn in their sleep, say Hungarian scientists

November 21, 2017ScienceAgeing, Biology, Brain, Branches of biology, Budapest, Dogs, Electroencephalography, Eniko Kubinyi, Ethology Department of Budapest, Europe, Geography of Europe, Gerontology, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hungary, Ivaylo Iotchev, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Old age, Sleep, Sleep spindlesmbale

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (NOVEMBER 17, 2017) (REUTERS) – Scientists in Hungary say they have measured brain activity in dogs which shows they learn during their sleep.
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06Nov/17

Deep sleep: Even jellyfish need their slumber

November 6, 2017ScienceAnimals, Branches of biology, California, California Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology faculty, Cassiopea, Cassiopeidae, Contents, Greater Los Angeles Area, Jellyfish, PASADENA, Pasadena California, San Gabriel Valley, Sleep, Sleep deprivation, Sleep in non-human animals, United States, V-12 Navy College Training Programsmbale

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (CALTECH) – A brainless, spineless, pulsating organism has a key behaviour in common with humans: sleep. Continue reading →

25Sep/17

Our sleep patterns inherited from hunter-gatherers, says study

September 25, 2017ResearchAnthropology, Articles, Biology, Branches of biology, Canada, Company: Sentinel, DAVID SAMSON, Dream, fitbit-like devices, Human, Jim Drury, Mississauga, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Physiology, Samson, Sleep, Sleep in non-human animals, Tanzania, Toronto, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Mississaugasmbale

A study of a remote Africa tribe wearing actigraphs suggests for the first time that a 50-year-old theory on animal sleep patterns applies to humans, as Jim Drury reports. Continue reading →

15Aug/17

Blue light from electronic devices has negative impact on sleep, study says

August 15, 2017MobileBiology, Branches of biology, Circadian rhythm, Delayed sleep phase disorder, Effects of blue lights technology, Effects of sleep deprivation on college students, Electronic media and sleep, Entertainment/Culture, Glasses, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Melatonin, Neuroscience, NEXT MEDIA, Physiology, Retina, Sleep, Technology/Internetsmbale

Looking at digital devices at night could be ruining our sleep, according to the authors of a new study. Continue reading →

02Nov/15

A wireless device to stop snoring

November 2, 2015MobileBehrouz Hariri, Branches of biology, Clinical medicine, kickstarter, Medicine, Nora, San Francisco, Sleep, Sleep apnea, Sleep disorders, SMART NORA, Snoring, Technology, U.S. Centers for Disease, United States, wireless device, wireless solutionsmbale

A new wireless device that is designed to keep snoring in check could have health benefits and keep relationships happy, according to its developers.

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25Aug/15

NASA-funded study says cryogenic sleep may be key to space travel

August 25, 2015SpaceAnimal physiology, Animals, Branches of biology, Cryogenics, Cryonics, Degree, Ethology, Fahrenheit, Heat transfer, Hibernation, NASA, NEXT MEDIA, Physiology, Sleep, SpaceWorks Enterprises, Suspended animation, Temperature, Thermoregulation, Torpor, Zoologysmbale

USA (Next Media) – A NASA-funded study written by aerospace engineering company SpaceWorks says that keeping astronauts unconscious during long flights in space cuts down on the equipment and resources needed on the shuttle, and also eliminates the negative psychological effects of long hauls in space.
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22Mar/15

A mother’s quest to cure her son

March 22, 2015ResearchAngelman, Angelman syndrome, Ben Gruber, Biology, Branches of biology, Carl Johnson, Circadian rhythm, Developmental disorder, Elizabeth Dykaens, Genes, Genetic disorder, Genetics, Genodermatoses, Health, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Louis, Mental disorder, Nashville, Neurological disorders, Neuroscience, Psychiatric diagnosis, Psychiatry, RTT, seizures, Sleep, Syndromes, Terry Jo, Terry Jo Bichell, UBE3A, United States, vanderbilt universitysmbale

Researchers have discovered a link between circadian rhythms and Angelman syndrome, a genetic disorder which inhibits brain development leaving its victims unable to speak while suffering from seizures and sleep problems. The link between the biological clock and Angelman’s could prove to be a powerful tool in the search for treatments and a possible cure for the disease. Its discovery was made in part by a mother who has sacrificed everything in order to try and help her son. Ben Gruber has more.
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