Individuals with many different psychiatric disorders have a higher tendency to choose smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed rewards, a
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Memories are strengthened via brainwaves produced during sleep, new study shows: Researchers use medical imaging to map areas involved in recalling learned information while we slumber
Researchers have known about the close relationship between sleep and memory for decades. Now, a new study published in the
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Mice sleeping fitfully provide clues to insomnia: Genetically engineered mice mimic common sleep problems
Mice that sleep fitfully could help researchers unravel the mystery of insomnia. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in
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Parents shouldn’t worry if their infant doesn’t sleep through the night by a year old: Study of close to 400 infants found no association between interrupted sleep and later developmental problems
New parents often expect their baby to start sleeping through the night by around six months of age. Indeed, they
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Poor sleep and type 2 diabetes means slower wound healing
People with Type 2 diabetes who don’t sleep well could need more time to heal their wounds, according to a
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Babies introduced to solids early slept longer and woke less frequently, study finds
A study by King’s College London and St George’s University of London has found that babies introduced to solid foods
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Preterm newborns sleep better in NICU while hearing their mother’s voice: Novel strategy can help improve sleep in a noisy neonatal intensive care unit
Hearing a recording of their mother’s voice may help neonates maintain sleep while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU),
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Poor sleep linked to lower cognitive functioning in people with diabetes and prediabetes
A study published in the journal Acta Diabetologica reports that people with diabetes and prediabetes who have lower sleep efficiency
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New algorithm determines ideal caffeine dosage and timing for alertness: Algorithm-based caffeine dosing strategy provides customized guidance to counter sleep loss
According to a recent study, a newly developed algorithm may be the key to optimizing alertness with caffeine. Caffeine is
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Study links screen time to insomnia symptoms and depressive symptoms in adolescents: Regulating screen times may improve sleep health and reduce depression
Preliminary results from a new study indicate that greater amounts of daily screen time are associated with more insomnia symptoms
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