Too hot to sleep? Nights are warming faster than days as Earth heats up

The strongest signal of our changing climate flares while most of us are asleep.

Stephen Burt, Visiting Fellow in Meteorology, University of Reading • conversation
July 15, 2022 ~7 min

Shift workers face long-term risk of stroke

People who do shift work are at higher risk for having a stroke later in life, even long after a return to a normal work schedule.

Texas A&M University • futurity
July 14, 2022 ~7 min


Shift workers face higher, long-term risk of stroke

People who do shift work are at higher risk for having a stroke later in life, even long after a return to a normal work schedule.

Texas A&M University • futurity
July 14, 2022 ~7 min

Brain halves ‘talk’ better during dreaming and running

The fast "splines" brain rhythm helps the left brain and right brain communicate better while running—and even while dreaming—research in rodents shows.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
July 8, 2022 ~4 min

Bad sleep amps up EMS worker anger

The worse quality of sleep that emergency medical service workers get, the more anger they feel on the job, researchers report.

Keith Kobland - Syracuse U. • futurity
July 5, 2022 ~5 min

Your body has an internal clock that dictates when you eat, sleep and might have a heart attack – all based on time of day

Your body follows a circadian rhythm that influences everything from how well your medications work to the best time for exercise.

Shogo Sato, Assistant Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University • conversation
July 1, 2022 ~8 min

Brain practices new info while we sleep

New research involving a brain-computer interface device confirms that the brain uses a phenomenon called "replay" to remember new information.

Brown University • futurity
June 30, 2022 ~7 min

Scientists find link between sleep and learning new tasks

Researchers look at “replay” during sleep, which is theorized to be a strategy the brain uses to remember new information.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
June 22, 2022 ~7 min


Breast cancer cells spread during sleep

A new study offers a surprising finding about breast cancer: circulating cells that later form metastases mainly arise when a person is sleeping.

Vanessa Bleich-ETH Zurich • futurity
June 22, 2022 ~5 min

Higher dose of melatonin improved sleep in older adults

In a small study of healthy adults aged 55 and older, 5 mg of melatonin increased total sleep time compared to a placebo.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
May 18, 2022 ~5 min

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