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Johns Hopkins Medicine experts can provide tips for managing mental health amid the holiday season

The holidays are usually a time for joy and celebration. But, this merry season can be stressful for some folks.

5 Dec 2022

Troubled sleep may be linked to risk factors for type 2 diabetes

As the Christmas season starts to ramp up, University of South Australia researchers are reminding people to prioritise a good night's sleep as new research shows that a troubled sleep may be associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes.

2 Dec 2022

Exercise can help people to sleep better

People in good physical shape are less likely to need a sleeping pill prescription from their doctor. This suggests that being fit can help you sleep better.

2 Dec 2022

New report shows increase in mental disorder rates among 17 to 19 year olds in 2022

One in four 17 to 19 year olds in England had a probable mental disorder in 2022 – an increase from one in six in 2021.

2 Dec 2022

Using AI and socially assistive robots for early detection of urinary tract infections

A team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University are developing artificial intelligence (AI) and socially assistive robots to detect urinary tract infections (UTIs) earlier.

2 Dec 2022

Study reveals the widespread impact of pandemic on long COVID patients and people with other illnesses

Long COVID patients can experience many of the same lingering negative effects on their physical, mental, and social well-being as those experienced by people who become ill with other, non-COVID illnesses, new research suggests.

1 Dec 2022

Study implicates gut microbiome health in Parkinson's disease

A new study published in the journal Nature Communications discusses the links between this condition that affects the brain and changes in the gut microbiome that may predate brain changes.

1 Dec 2022

Study reveals key details of how DREADD technology highjacks neuronal activity

Understanding of how neuronal activity modulates brain function is a key first step towards creating more effective drugs to treat a variety of neuropsychiatric illnesses, including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, substance abuse, epilepsy, and others.

30 Nov 2022

Study reveals wasteosomes as markers of chronic glymphatic system insufficiency

A new study led by researchers from the University of Barcelona shows that wasteosomes -;structures that act as containers for brain waste products-; indicate a malfunction of the glymphatic system, a recently discovered system that is an important brain-cleaning mechanism.

30 Nov 2022

Study reveals a more nuanced relationship between work demands and a good night's sleep

Conventional wisdom suggests that people with the most demanding jobs would have the most trouble sleeping.

30 Nov 2022

Should older seniors risk major surgery? New research offers guidance

Nearly 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to an important new study that sheds much-needed light on the risks seniors face when having invasive procedures.

28 Nov 2022

What is the effect of pregnancy on resting state brain activity?

According to a recent study, pregnant women undergo changes in the grey matter structure of the human brain.

25 Nov 2022

Newly developed healthcare app can help reduce body weight

Behavior therapy is a well-known and effective treatment for obesity. But now, researchers from Japan have found that behavior therapy can be successfully implemented using a smartphone healthcare app.

24 Nov 2022

Parental methods to help toddlers sleep are related to the development of a child's temperament

A group of international researchers examined parental methods to help toddlers sleep across 14 cultures and found that these methods are related to the development of a child's temperament.

24 Nov 2022

Young people treated for sleep disorders with benzodiazepines may be at higher risk of overdose

Teens and young adults who are treated for sleep disorders with benzodiazepines such as Xanax – a medication commonly prescribed to treat anxiety and insomnia – may be at a higher risk of overdose, according to Rutgers researchers.

23 Nov 2022

Unique resource for identifying new biomarkers of environmental exposures in early life

Researchers now have a unique resource for identifying new biomarkers of environmental exposures in early life and understanding their health effects.

22 Nov 2022

High-level social support helps improve postgraduate students’ mental health during Covid-19 pandemic static management

A team of researchers undertook a study of the mental health of postgraduate students during the Covid-19 pandemic static management.

22 Nov 2022

People having trouble sleeping should try exercise, study suggests

The vast majority of people have trouble sleeping from time to time. However, 10 to 20 per cent of the population struggle more than the rest of us and have serious long-term sleep problems.

22 Nov 2022

Treating long covid is rife with guesswork

Medical equipment is still strewn around the house of Rick Lucas, 62, nearly two years after he came home from the hospital. He picks up a spirometer, a device that measures lung capacity, and takes a deep breath — though not as deep as he'd like.

22 Nov 2022

Time-restricted eating may benefit Alzheimer's

In a recent study published in the Experimental Gerontology journal, researchers in the United States assessed the impact of time-restricted eating (TRE) on Alzheimer's disease (AD), cognitive decline, and sleep.

21 Nov 2022

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

Johns Hopkins Medicine experts can provide tips for managing mental health amid the holiday season

Troubled sleep may be linked to risk factors for type 2 diabetes

Exercise can help people to sleep better

New report shows increase in mental disorder rates among 17 to 19 year olds in 2022

Using AI and socially assistive robots for early detection of urinary tract infections

Study reveals the widespread impact of pandemic on long COVID patients and people with other illnesses

Study implicates gut microbiome health in Parkinson's disease

Study reveals key details of how DREADD technology highjacks neuronal activity

Study reveals wasteosomes as markers of chronic glymphatic system insufficiency

Study reveals a more nuanced relationship between work demands and a good night's sleep

Should older seniors risk major surgery? New research offers guidance

What is the effect of pregnancy on resting state brain activity?

Newly developed healthcare app can help reduce body weight

Parental methods to help toddlers sleep are related to the development of a child's temperament

Young people treated for sleep disorders with benzodiazepines may be at higher risk of overdose

Unique resource for identifying new biomarkers of environmental exposures in early life

High-level social support helps improve postgraduate students’ mental health during Covid-19 pandemic static management

People having trouble sleeping should try exercise, study suggests

Treating long covid is rife with guesswork

Time-restricted eating may benefit Alzheimer's

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

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Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

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Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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