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Moderate-to-regular daily sleep patterns are associated with enhanced cognitive function

Daily sleep and activity are fundamental to both physical and mental health. Although previous studies have largely emphasized quantitative aspects such as sleep duration and physical activity time, ... Read More

How Poor Sleep Affects Adolescent Health

A recent study used MRI to find an association between sleep loss and diminished antioxidant capacity in teens. Read More

Feeling Foggy Lately? A Lack of Sleep May Be to Blame

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Poor sleep may nudge the brain toward dementia, researchers find

Staring at the ceiling while the clock blinks 3am doesn't only sap energy for the next day. A large, long-running U.S. study of older adults has now linked chronic insomnia to changes inside the brain ... Read More

To keep the brain young, safeguard your sleep, study suggests

Researchers studied a group of adults to learn more about the connection between sleep quality and brain aging. The scientists used MRI scans to determine each person’s ‘brain age’ and compared that ... Read More

How Your Brain’s Nightly Cleanse Keeps It Healthy

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ... Read More

Avoid these 5 magnesium mistakes that could affect your child’s brain development

Parents often focus on their child’s diet, ensuring they get enough protein, calcium and vitamins but there is one quiet, behind-the-scenes nutrient that is equally vital and too often overlooked. Read More