News tagged with slow wave sleep
Alcoholism's effect on sleep persists during long periods of sobriety
Oct 01, 2009 |
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A study in the Oct.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that long-term alcoholism affects sleep even after long periods of abstinence, and the pattern of this effect is similar in both men and women.
Stages of sleep have distinct influence on process of learning and memory
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Research on the sleeping brain has revealed some fascinating stage-dependent interactions between areas involved in formation and storage of long term memories. The study, published by Cell Press in the February 26th issue ...
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Researchers identify molecule that helps the sleep-deprived to mentally rebound
Feb 24, 2009 |
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(Physorg.com) -- Sleep experts know that the mental clarity lost because of a few sleepless nights can often be restored with a good night's rest. Now, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a key molecular ...
'Power Napping' in Pigeons
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Mar 03, 2008 |
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In humans, as in all mammals, sleep consists of two phases: deep, dreamless slow-wave-sleep (SWS) alternates with dream phases, called Rapid Eye Movement (REM)-sleep. Although several studies suggest that ...
Lack of sleep can provoke sleepwalking
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Sleepwalkers are advised to keep a regular bedtime to avoid unwanted evening strolls, according to research from the Université de Montréal. Somnambulism, which affects up to four percent of adults, can cause mental confusion ...
Lack of deep sleep may increase risk of type 2 diabetes
Jan 01, 2008 |
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Suppression of slow-wave sleep in healthy young adults significantly decreases their ability to regulate blood-sugar levels and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, report researchers at the University of Chicago Medical ...
Study shows that adults have dreamlike thoughts during sleepwalking and sleep terrors episodes
Dec 01, 2009 |
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A study in the Dec.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that short, unpleasant, dreamlike mental activity occurs during sleepwalking and sleep terrors episodes, suggesting that people with these sleep disorders may be acting ...
Type of anesthetic will improve sleeping medication, probe mysteries of the snooze
Apr 16, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered sleep patterns in a type of anesthesia that are the closest ever to a natural, non-groggy snooze.
Gene mutations in mice mimic human-like sleep disorder, researchers find
May 20, 2008 |
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DALLAS – May 20, 2008 – Mutations in two genes that control electrical excitability in a portion of the brain involved in sleep create a human-like insomnia disorder in mice, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have ...
Sleep deprivation used to diagnose sleepwalking
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Somnambulism (sleepwalking), which usually involves misperception and unresponsiveness to the environment, mental confusion and amnesia about sleepwalking episodes, affects up to 4 percent of adults. There has been a sharp ...
New treatment discovered for restless legs syndrome improves sleep
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 29, 2009 |
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A drug widely used to treat seizures and anxiety appears to be an effective treatment for restless legs syndrome (RLS) and helps people with the disorder get a better night's sleep, according to a study that will be presented ...
Sleep helps build long-term memories
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Experts have long suspected that part of the process of turning fleeting short-term memories into lasting long-term memories occurs during sleep. Now, researchers at the RIKEN-MIT Center for ...
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