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The role of sleep behavior in developmental executive function outcomes in children during COVID-19 confinement

Researchers assessed the protective effect of sleep on children's executive skills during COVID-19 isolation.

13 Jan 2023

How might healthcare transform in the next 50 years?

A new study published in Futures highlighted key factors likely to influence the evolution of medicine over the next 50 years. These factors included wellness technologies, data-driven personalization, and climate change.

12 Jan 2023

IBS-related changes revealed using real time recording with a wearable device

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a difficult disease to treat, characterized by chronic abdominal pain related to bowel movements, of which there are four types: diarrheal, constipation, mixed, and unclassifiable.

12 Jan 2023

New framework evaluates control costs in the brain

The brain performs various cognitive and behavioral functions in everyday life, flexibly transitioning to various states to carry out these functions.

11 Jan 2023

Lifestyle and genetic factors influence risk of cardiovascular complications after COVID-19

Researchers examined the contribution of lifestyle and genetic factors to cardiovascular and thromboembolic event (CVE) risk following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

11 Jan 2023

Early retirement can accelerate cognitive decline among the elderly, research shows

Early retirement can accelerate cognitive decline among the elderly, according to research conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

10 Jan 2023

What impact does short-term sleep restriction have on gut microbiome?

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers in the United States examined the effects of sleep restriction on the composition of gut microbiota and intestinal permeability.

9 Jan 2023

New smart soft contact lenses can monitor intraocular pressure for 24-hour cycles to detect glaucoma

Optometrists, ophthalmologists and their patients will benefit from new, high-tech tools to detect glaucoma at its earliest stages thanks to a startup that will commercialize smart contact lenses developed at Purdue University.

9 Jan 2023

Study identifies a sharp increase in cannabis-related emergency department visits among older adults

As a growing number of older adults are experimenting with cannabis to help alleviate chronic symptoms, a new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study has identified a sharp increase in cannabis-related emergency department visits among the elderly.

9 Jan 2023

What is the long-term cognitive impact of COVID-19, and what are its predictors?

Scientists have described demographic and clinical predictors of cognitive dysfunction and self-perceived cognitive difficulties in COVID-19 survivors one-year after infection.

9 Jan 2023

The association between commonly reported symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection and subjective well-being

Researchers evaluated the association between subjective well-being and post-COVID-19 symptoms.

6 Jan 2023

Fluctuations of mood do not interfere with confidence in decision-making, study says

Study assessed for the first time whether daily fluctuations in mood and related variables (such as stress or sleep) are coupled to fluctuations in metacognitive states (such as confidence or response vigor) and concluded that in the healthy adult population, fluctuations of mood do not interfere with confidence in decision-making.

5 Jan 2023

SynGAP Research Fund awards $180,000 grant to the University of Edinburgh Medical School's Patrick Wild Centre & Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences

SynGAP Research Fund (SRF), a 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is to improve the quality of life for SYNGAP1 patients through the research and development of treatments, therapies and support systems, along with SynGAP Research Fund UK, today announced they have awarded a $180,000 grant to the University of Edinburgh Medical School's Patrick Wild Centre & Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences to advance the science around gene transfer to correct SYNGAP1 haploinsufficiency.

5 Jan 2023

New research extensively explores 12 distinctive aging traits

In a recent article published in Cell, researchers proposed that 12 distinctive traits of aging are all inter-related.

5 Jan 2023

Lost sleep and jangled nerves: The rising onslaught of noise harms mind and body

Mike Thomson's friends refuse to stay over at his house anymore. Thomson lives about 50 yards from a busy freeway that bisects California's capital city, one that has been increasingly used as a speedway for high-speed races, diesel-spewing big rigs, revving motorcycles — and cars that have been illegally modified to make even more noise.

5 Jan 2023

Study links sugary drinks to male hair loss

A new Nutrients journal study explored the association between sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption and MPHL in young men in China.

4 Jan 2023

Early intervention key to managing diabetes, cardiorenal, and metabolic diseases

A panel of US-based experts in cardiology, nephrology, endocrinology, and primary care has prepared specific recommendations for early identification and intervention in obesity, diabetes, and other cardiorenal and metabolic diseases. A detailed report on recommended strategies has been published in the Journal of Diabetes and its Complications.

4 Jan 2023

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

The role of sleep behavior in developmental executive function outcomes in children during COVID-19 confinement

How might healthcare transform in the next 50 years?

IBS-related changes revealed using real time recording with a wearable device

New framework evaluates control costs in the brain

Lifestyle and genetic factors influence risk of cardiovascular complications after COVID-19

Early retirement can accelerate cognitive decline among the elderly, research shows

What impact does short-term sleep restriction have on gut microbiome?

New smart soft contact lenses can monitor intraocular pressure for 24-hour cycles to detect glaucoma

Study identifies a sharp increase in cannabis-related emergency department visits among older adults

What is the long-term cognitive impact of COVID-19, and what are its predictors?

The association between commonly reported symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection and subjective well-being

Fluctuations of mood do not interfere with confidence in decision-making, study says

SynGAP Research Fund awards $180,000 grant to the University of Edinburgh Medical School's Patrick Wild Centre & Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences

New research extensively explores 12 distinctive aging traits

Lost sleep and jangled nerves: The rising onslaught of noise harms mind and body

Study links sugary drinks to male hair loss

Early intervention key to managing diabetes, cardiorenal, and metabolic diseases

Subtle variations in every day cognitive performance associated with susceptibility to viral illness

COVID-19 vaccine safe for children who have had MIS-C

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