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Study provides safety assurance to the global population regarding COVID-19 booster vaccines

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Tel Aviv University equipped close to 5,000 Israelis with smartwatches and monitored their physiological parameters over two years.

28 Dec 2022

Sleep duration declines during mid-life than in early and late adulthood

People sleep less in mid-adulthood than they do in early and late adulthood, finds a new study led by UCL, University of East Anglia and University of Lyon researchers.

23 Dec 2022

Using the gut microbiome to understand and treat respiratory diseases

Researchers review the role of the gut microbiome in certain respiratory diseases.

22 Dec 2022

‘Caged … for no fault of your own’: Detainees dread covid while awaiting immigration hearings

In October, Yibran Ramirez-Cecena didn't alert the staff at Stewart Detention Center to his cough and runny nose.

22 Dec 2022

Women who have cluster headache are more affected in their daily lives, shows study

Cluster headache, sometimes known as "suicide headache", have been described as a predominantly male disease.

21 Dec 2022

Study: Long COVID has four major subtypes defined by different clusters of symptoms

The post-COVID syndrome known as long COVID has four major subtypes defined by different clusters of symptoms, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

21 Dec 2022

Onsen bathing in the evening hours linked to lower prevalence of hypertension in older Japanese adults

Nothing beats a good soak in a hot bath, and when it really hits the spot, you can almost feel your worries and ailments diffusing out into steam.

21 Dec 2022

Inside a children’s hospital: Struggling to cope with a surge of respiratory illness

Waiting for their turn in the emergency room, dazed-looking parents in winter coats bounced crying children in their arms, trying to catch the eye of Dr. Erica Michiels. Us! Pick us next! they seemed to plead with tired eyes.

20 Dec 2022

Researchers show how motor memory is consolidated during sleep

When the Golden State Warriors' Steph Curry makes a free throw, his brain draws on motor memory. Now researchers at UC San Francisco have shown how this type of memory is consolidated during sleep, when the brain processes the day's learning to make the physical act of doing something subconscious.

19 Dec 2022

Study finds no link between diet quality in early pregnancy and gestational weight gain

A study on the factors driving a rise in weight gain among pregnant woman in Nepal has ruled out poor diet quality in the first trimester as one of the major causes, according to team of researchers with the Rutgers School of Health Professions.

19 Dec 2022

Eyelids transmit much more light than previously thought, research shows

Can't sleep when your partner is on his or her smartphone? This may not be oversensitivity on your part; your eyelids probably deserve some of the blame.

19 Dec 2022

Patient satisfaction associated with completion of metabolic or bariatric surgery

Patients who are satisfied with their physicians are more likely to follow through with metabolic or bariatric surgery (MBS) regardless of racial or ethnic group, according to a study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston.

19 Dec 2022

HIV outbreak persists as officials push back against containment efforts

Brooke Parker has spent the past two years combing riverside homeless encampments, abandoned houses, and less traveled roads to help contain a lingering HIV outbreak that has disproportionately affected those who live on society's margins.

19 Dec 2022

Study suggests sleep disturbance is associated with dyspnoea, anxiety, and muscle weakness following COVID-19 hospitalization

Researchers used a multi-modal approach to examine the types, prevalence, and relevance of sleep disturbance in individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and determine associations between dyspnea and sleep disturbance.

19 Dec 2022

Research project helps to improve the care of adult refugees suffering from PTSD

People who have fled to Germany to escape war and violence often suffered traumatic experiences. Torture, rape or attacks can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Those affected suffer from symptoms such as nightmares, vivid memories of the trauma, sleep disorders, concentration problems, anxiety and other distressing negative feelings.

16 Dec 2022

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

Study provides safety assurance to the global population regarding COVID-19 booster vaccines

Sleep duration declines during mid-life than in early and late adulthood

Using the gut microbiome to understand and treat respiratory diseases

‘Caged … for no fault of your own’: Detainees dread covid while awaiting immigration hearings

Women who have cluster headache are more affected in their daily lives, shows study

Study: Long COVID has four major subtypes defined by different clusters of symptoms

Onsen bathing in the evening hours linked to lower prevalence of hypertension in older Japanese adults

Inside a children’s hospital: Struggling to cope with a surge of respiratory illness

Researchers show how motor memory is consolidated during sleep

Study finds no link between diet quality in early pregnancy and gestational weight gain

Eyelids transmit much more light than previously thought, research shows

Patient satisfaction associated with completion of metabolic or bariatric surgery

HIV outbreak persists as officials push back against containment efforts

Study suggests sleep disturbance is associated with dyspnoea, anxiety, and muscle weakness following COVID-19 hospitalization

Research project helps to improve the care of adult refugees suffering from PTSD

Walnut consumption has positive effects on stressed university students

Walnut consumption may have a protective effect against academic stress in university students

Mass shootings reopen the debate over whether crime scene photos prompt change or trauma

Squeezed by temp nurse costs, hospital systems create their own staffing agencies

The therapeutic effects and safety of psychedelics

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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