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Research provides insights into how the hippocampus contributes to memory storage in the cortex

A new MIT study of how a mammalian brain remembers what it sees shows that while individual images are stored in the visual cortex, the ability to recognize a sequence of sights critically depends on guidance from the hippocampus, a deeper structure strongly associated with memory but shrouded in mystery about exactly how.

27 Jul 2021

‘Social prescribing’ may help lonely older adults to avoid harmful sedatives and painkillers

Lonely, older adults are nearly twice as likely to use opioids to ease pain and two-and-a-half times more likely to use sedatives and anti-anxiety medications, putting themselves at risk for drug dependency, impaired attention, falls and other accidents, and further cognitive impairment, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

26 Jul 2021

Facing headwinds on new Alzheimer’s drug, Biogen launches controversial campaign

Do you sometimes lose your train of thought or feel a bit more anxious than is typical for you?

23 Jul 2021

Big leagues balk at endorsing vaccination

Santa Clara County, where the San Francisco 49ers train and play their NFL home games, has one of the highest covid vaccination rates in California.

22 Jul 2021

Survey provides insights into 'pure awareness' state experienced by meditators

In the context of meditation practice, meditators can experience a state of "pure awareness" or "pure consciousness", in which they perceive consciousness itself.

22 Jul 2021

Study evaluates physical activity and sedentary behavior in relation to OSA risk

Being more physically active and spending fewer hours per day sitting watching TV is linked to a substantially lower risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to new research published in the European Respiratory Journal

21 Jul 2021

Study associates feelings of discrimination and low status with long COVID-19 symptoms

A recent study, released as a preprint on the medRxiv* server, examines the correlation of these symptoms with the patient’s socioeconomic status (SES) and perception of social discrimination, along with other social factors. The researchers found that the first two factors are associated strongly with long-term symptoms of COVID-19.

21 Jul 2021

UniSA professor calls for parents to check child's sleep before switching off

The struggle to get your child to go to sleep and stay asleep is something most parents can relate to. Once the bedtime battle is over and the kids have finally nodded off, many parents tune out as well.

19 Jul 2021

Excess caffeine intake may be linked to increased risk of osteoporosis

University of South Australia researchers have a bone to pick when it comes to drinking too much coffee as new research finds that excess caffeine may be linked to an increased risk of osteoporosis.

16 Jul 2021

Virginia Tech researchers receive $2.7 million grant to study mosquito's biological timing

Mosquitoes may be small, but they are a formidable foe. Not only can they smell over 400 chemicals that we emit and detect the carbon dioxide we breathe out, but they can even adapt their daily behavior in response to our own.

16 Jul 2021

Gene therapy delivered into the brain may be safe, effective in treating rare neurological disorder

A new study published in Nature Communications suggests that gene therapy delivered into the brain may be safe and effective in treating aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency.

16 Jul 2021

Psychiatric patients have higher odds of hospitalization and death following COVID-19

In the largest systematic review and meta-analysis to date on COVID-19 outcomes in individuals with psychiatric disorders, the odds of dying or being hospitalized following COVID-19 infection were determined to be twice as high in comparison to persons without mental disorders.

16 Jul 2021

Taking "z-drugs" with opioids increases risk of death

A new study by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers of more the 400,000 Medicare patients taking medications for insomnia found that the risk of death is increased when either benzodiazepines or "z-drugs" are taken with opioids.

16 Jul 2021

A comprehensive approach to encourage citizens to follow Mediterranean diet

If we are to recover the Mediterranean diet, as well as its health and environmental benefits, we have to stop treating it as an idealized model frozen in time in the 1960s.

16 Jul 2021

Scientists decipher the activity of the brain in deep sleep

Thanks to a unique system that decodes brain activity during sleep, a UNIGE team is deciphering the neuronal mechanisms of memory consolidation.

16 Jul 2021

Plant-based diet rich in soy reduces troubling menopause symptoms by 84%

A new study, published by the North American Menopause Society in the journal Menopause, found a plant-based diet rich in soy reduces moderate-to-severe hot flashes by 84%, from nearly five per day to fewer than one per day.

15 Jul 2021

New online educational program on shared decision making in lung cancer screening

The American College of Chest Physicians and Thomas Jefferson University are launching a free online educational program titled "Shared Decision Making in Lung Cancer Screening" to assist healthcare workers with identifying eligible patients for lung cancer screening and helping patients make a well-informed decision about whether to be screened.

14 Jul 2021

Sleep twitches guide metamorphosis of motor cortex in rats

Electrical activity in the motor cortex of rats transforms from redundant to complex over the span of four days shortly after birth. Sleep twitches guide this metamorphosis, according to new research published in JNeurosci.

14 Jul 2021

Study assesses the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic and the situations of stress and sadness associated with it have not significantly increased the prevalence of depression and anxiety among participants in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil) who live in the city of São Paulo.

13 Jul 2021

Latest ATS/CSL Behring research grant recipient focuses on COVID-19 ARDS study

The ATS Research Program is pleased to announce that William Zhang, MD, of Weill Cornell Medical Center is the recipient of the 2020-2021 ATS/CSL Behring Research Award in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

13 Jul 2021

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Latest Sleep News and Research

Research provides insights into how the hippocampus contributes to memory storage in the cortex

‘Social prescribing’ may help lonely older adults to avoid harmful sedatives and painkillers

Facing headwinds on new Alzheimer’s drug, Biogen launches controversial campaign

Big leagues balk at endorsing vaccination

Survey provides insights into 'pure awareness' state experienced by meditators

Study evaluates physical activity and sedentary behavior in relation to OSA risk

Study associates feelings of discrimination and low status with long COVID-19 symptoms

UniSA professor calls for parents to check child's sleep before switching off

Excess caffeine intake may be linked to increased risk of osteoporosis

Virginia Tech researchers receive $2.7 million grant to study mosquito's biological timing

Gene therapy delivered into the brain may be safe, effective in treating rare neurological disorder

Psychiatric patients have higher odds of hospitalization and death following COVID-19

Taking "z-drugs" with opioids increases risk of death

A comprehensive approach to encourage citizens to follow Mediterranean diet

Scientists decipher the activity of the brain in deep sleep

Plant-based diet rich in soy reduces troubling menopause symptoms by 84%

New online educational program on shared decision making in lung cancer screening

Sleep twitches guide metamorphosis of motor cortex in rats

Study assesses the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Latest ATS/CSL Behring research grant recipient focuses on COVID-19 ARDS study

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