Sleep rests brain, not body
UW-Madison sleep research Dr. Chiara Cirelli says sleep isn’t about resting your body; it’s about resting your brain....
read moreMolecular switch in brain tells us time to sleep
Scientists say they’ve discovered that there’s a molecular switch in our brains that sends us to sleep....
read moreBrain connections strengthen while children sleep
Although connections within hemispheres weaken during children’s sleep, the connections between hemispheres are strengthened....
read moreLess sleep and poor quality sleep linked to Alzheimer’s
A new study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that poorer sleep quality and shorter sleep duration among older adults raised the B-Amyloid burden....
read moreMid-day naps help preschoolers learn
A new study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst indicates that daytime naps for preschoolers are significant in early learning as they help with memory consolidation....
read moreConcussion testing affected by lack of sleep
Athletes who underwent baseline concussion testing did not score as high on 3 out of 4 ImPACT evaluations if they didn’t get enough sleep the night before. They showed more symptoms if they slept fewer than 7 hours. This...
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