What is a sleep study? A sleep study, also known as a polysomnogram, is a diagnostic test that monitors various body functions while a person is asleep. It is most commonly used to diagnose sleep ...
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has indicated that an estimated 26 percent of adults between the ages of 30 and 70 years have sleep apnea. (Photo: Getty) You could say that it’s difficult to ...
A research group has discovered that in mammals, a protein kinase A (PKA) promotes wakefulness, while protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and calcineurin promote sleep. This study revealed that the balance ...
People spend about a third of their lives asleep. Yet, surprisingly little is known about how our brains control falling asleep and waking up. Now, researchers led by Prof. Henrik Bringmann at the ...
The six circular icons at the top represent sleep traits: nocturnal sleep duration and onset timing, relative amplitude, inter-daily stability, sleep efficiency, and waking numbers. The icons ...
Abigail Dove receives funding from Alzheimerfonden, Demensfonden, and the Loo and Hans Osterman Foundation for Medical Research. We spend nearly a third of our lives asleep, yet sleep is anything but ...
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