News tagged with rest periods
Let me sleep on it: Creative problem solving enhanced by REM sleep
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Research led by a leading expert on the positive benefits of napping at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep enhances creative problem-solving. The findings ...
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Intellectual work induces excessive calorie intake
Sep 04, 2008 |
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A Université Laval research team has demonstrated that intellectual work induces a substantial increase in calorie intake. The details of this discovery, which could go some way to explaining the current obesity epidemic, ...
Exercise therapy best for knee pain
Oct 21, 2009 |
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For patients with severe knee pain, supervised exercise therapy is more effective at reducing pain and improving function than usual care, finds a study published on BMJ.com today.
Pupils' performances deteriorate during summer holiday
Jan 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Twente, Netherlands, recently demonstrated that differences in pupils’ levels arise largely during holiday periods. They investigated pupils’ progress in the field of reading ...
Mild exercise while in the ICU reduces bad effects of prolonged bed rest
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Critical care experts at Johns Hopkins are reporting initial success in boosting recovery and combating muscle wasting among critically ill, mostly bed-bound patients using any one of a trio of mild physical therapy exercises ...
Tracing the formation of long-term memory
Dec 06, 2006 |
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The formation of long-term memory in fruit flies can be demonstrated by the influx of calcium into cells called mushroom body neurons that occurs after special training that includes periods of rest, said researchers from ...
Study shows hibernating bears conserve more muscle strength than humans on bed rest do
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Apr 24, 2007 |
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A fascinating new study from the May/June 2007 issue of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology quantifiably measures the loss of strength and endurance in black bears during long periods of hibernation. T.D. L ...
New data show much of Antarctica is warming more than previously thought
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying climate change have long believed that while most of the rest of the globe has been getting steadily warmer, a large part of Antarctica - the East Antarctic Ice Sheet - ...
Stalagmites in Northeast Brazilian Caves Confirm 9,000-Year Model of Diminishing Rainfall
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Feb 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Until recently, researchers studying climate history in Brazil’s dry Nordeste region expected it to have wet and dry periods similar to the rest of South America. But over the past 9,000 years, ...
Soaring or snoring? Fruit fly's immune system responds differently when asleep
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Jan 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A fruit fly's immune system can tell time—and how hard it punches back against infections depends on whether the fly is snoozing or cruising. The discovery by medical school researchers could ...
Motor skill learning may be enhanced by mild brain stimulation
Jan 19, 2009 |
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People who received a mild electrical current to a motor control area of the brain were significantly better able to learn and perform a complex motor task than those in control groups. The findings could hold promise for ...
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