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People with COVID-19 frequently infect their pets and cats are particularly at risk

Previous studies have shown that cats and dogs can catch COVID-19 from their owners, but new research is attempting to understand how and why this occurs.

1 Jul 2021

New microchip can measure stress hormones in real time from a drop of blood

A Rutgers-led team of researchers has developed a microchip that can measure stress hormones in real time from a drop of blood.

1 Jul 2021

Researchers turn to machine learning to predict when immunotherapy will be effective

When it comes to defense, the body relies on attack thanks to the lymphatic and immune systems. The immune system is like the body's own personal police force as it hunts down and eliminates pathogenic villains.

30 Jun 2021

Organic food intake linked with better fluid intelligence and working memory in children

A study analyzing the association between a wide variety of prenatal and childhood exposures and neuropsychological development in school-age children has found that organic food intake is associated with better scores on tests of fluid intelligence (ability to solve novel reasoning problems) and working memory (ability of the brain to retain new information while it is needed in the short term).

30 Jun 2021

IU School of Medicine wins $30 million NIA funding to study Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

National Centralized Repository for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias grant has been renewed for another five years with funding expected to total $30 million from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), within the National Institutes of the Health.

29 Jun 2021

Non-invasive sensor technology to be tested in a world-first sleep disorder trial

A world-first sleep disorder diagnosis and monitoring trial will be conducted using invisible sensor technology developed at RMIT University.

29 Jun 2021

AI system could predict psychological distress among workers

Depression is a worldwide problem, with serious consequences for individual health and the economy, and rapid and effective screening tools are thus urgently needed to counteract its increasing prevalence.

29 Jun 2021

Brain training based on 'neurofeedback' to manage ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects about 7% of children, with a two out of three chance of persisting into adulthood.

29 Jun 2021

Sleep-deprived individuals less likely to disclose information about past criminal activity

During the course of a criminal investigation, it is common for investigators to interview individuals who are exhausted and have had little sleep. While unavoidable in some cases, a new Iowa State University study found sleep disruption or deprivation may limit the amount of information provided during an interview.

29 Jun 2021

Patient-psychotherapist matching improves outcomes of mental health treatment

In first-of-its kind research led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst psychotherapy researcher, mental health care patients matched with therapists who had a strong track record of treating the patients' primary concerns had better results than patients who were not so matched.

29 Jun 2021

Understanding new resting phase of stem cells could help put glioma tumors to sleep

Christopher Plaisier, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, and Samantha O'Connor, a biomedical engineering doctoral student in the Plaisier Lab, are leading research into a new stage of the stem cell life cycle that could be the key to unlocking new methods of brain cancer treatment.

25 Jun 2021

Sleep-wake behavior predicts mental health resilience during COVID-19

Now, a group of researchers from the USA and Australia has collaborated on a study analyzing objective sleep-wake data and the effect of COVID-19 on the mental health of adults in the USA.

25 Jun 2021

Study could help identify genes linked to aging process

To better understand the role of bacteria in health and disease, National Institutes of Health researchers fed fruit flies antibiotics and monitored the lifetime activity of hundreds of genes that scientists have traditionally thought control aging.

25 Jun 2021

Research reveals how autonomic nervous system influences deep sleep in sleepwalkers

Somnambulism - otherwise known as sleepwalking - is a phenomenon which has fascinated the public and neurologists for decades, but a lot of what causes it remains a mystery.

25 Jun 2021

Researchers observe brain's responses to vagus nerve stimulation during sleep and wakefulness

For the first time, researchers from the Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have characterized the brain's responses to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) at various states of sleep and wakefulness.

24 Jun 2021

Study: Subconscious changes in day-to-day movements can predict Alzheimer’s disease

As people go about their daily activities, complex fluctuations in their movement occur without conscious thought. These fluctuations -- known as fractal motor activity regulation (FMAR) -- and their changes are not readily detectable to the naked eye, but FMAR patterns can be recorded using a wristwatch-like device known as an actigraph.

23 Jun 2021

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

People with COVID-19 frequently infect their pets and cats are particularly at risk

New microchip can measure stress hormones in real time from a drop of blood

Researchers turn to machine learning to predict when immunotherapy will be effective

Organic food intake linked with better fluid intelligence and working memory in children

IU School of Medicine wins $30 million NIA funding to study Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

Non-invasive sensor technology to be tested in a world-first sleep disorder trial

AI system could predict psychological distress among workers

Brain training based on 'neurofeedback' to manage ADHD

Sleep-deprived individuals less likely to disclose information about past criminal activity

Patient-psychotherapist matching improves outcomes of mental health treatment

Understanding new resting phase of stem cells could help put glioma tumors to sleep

Sleep-wake behavior predicts mental health resilience during COVID-19

Study could help identify genes linked to aging process

Research reveals how autonomic nervous system influences deep sleep in sleepwalkers

Researchers observe brain's responses to vagus nerve stimulation during sleep and wakefulness

Study: Subconscious changes in day-to-day movements can predict Alzheimer’s disease

Thousands of young children lost parents to Covid. Where’s help for them?

RDM Positive Impact Foundation funds $1.25 million research project to study SYNGAP1

Hospitals, insurers invest big dollars to tackle patients’ social needs

New AASM position statement emphasizes that sleep is a biological necessity

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