What restless mice tell us about insomnia

Mice that mimic the poor sleep of people with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type 1 could shed light on insomnia.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Jan. 14, 2019 ~4 min

Bad sleep in older adults may signal Alzheimer’s disease

Daytime napping alone is significantly associated with high levels of tau, a sign of Alzheimer’s disease.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Jan. 11, 2019 ~5 min


Real-time readouts of thinking in rats

New open-source system provides fast, accurate neural decoding and real-time readouts of where rats think they are.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Dec. 19, 2018 ~8 min

When teens sleep in, grades go up

"...the time at which teens generally fall asleep is biologically determined—but the time at which they wake up is socially determined."

James Urton-Washington • futurity
Dec. 14, 2018 ~4 min

Exercise at night won’t mess up your sleep

You might've heard that exercising during the evening keeps you from sleeping soundly, but new research suggests that isn't the case.

Fabio Bergamin-ETH Zurich • futurity
Dec. 13, 2018 ~4 min

Can more ‘tummy time’ help babies sleep better?

Getting your baby active while they're awake could help you both sleep better at night.

Sarina Gleason-Michigan State • futurity
Nov. 29, 2018 ~3 min

Even occasional sleep loss makes people angrier

While the results may seem intuitive, the new study is one of the first to provide evidence that sleep loss actually causes anger.

Angie Hunt-Iowa State • futurity
Nov. 27, 2018 ~4 min

NBA players perform worse after late-night tweets

"…this is not a study about either Twitter or basketball. It's a study about the importance of sleep for optimal daytime functioning."

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Nov. 26, 2018 ~2 min


Taurine transport gene sheds light on bad sleep

Fruit flies and a common energy drink ingredient may help explain how the brain regulates sleep and how that regulation can go wrong.

Julie Robert-McGill • futurity
Nov. 19, 2018 ~5 min

Don’t worry if baby doesn’t sleep through the night

A study of close to 400 infants found no association between interrupted sleeping and later developmental problems or even mom's mood.

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
Nov. 13, 2018 ~4 min

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