Many Hispanic people in the United States face socioeconomic disadvantages and lower access to affordable health care. Despite these and other challenges to their health, they generally tend to live longer than other racial or ethnic communities – a health phenomenon that's been studied for decades.
Ever wonder why you just can't seem to sleep in anymore? Experts reveal the real reason why this happens as we age.
Although the biggest brains in the sleep business say evidence on the efficacy of noise to get you to sleep “is inconclusive and very low quality at this point,” (thanks Dr Mathias Basner, professor of sleep at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the world’s biggest review of noise as a sleep aid), you can’t keep a good TikTok trend down.
Dr. Martha Bhattacharya received the Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the foundation’s most prestigious honor for junior faculty members. She will receive $1.1 million of funding over five years from the NSF's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems.
One of COVID-19’s lasting side effects is that when people work where they sleep, sleep often suffers. Work suffers, too. The pandemic led to an increase in remote jobs, hybrid work, and work-from-home arrangements. While these options present flexibility that can be beneficial, they can also disrupt people’s sleep patterns and make it challenging to achieve work-life balance.
Sarver Heart Center member Michael Grandner, PhD, MTR, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, received the Richard Bootzin Mid-Career Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
Scientists have developed a wireless, battery-free implant capable of monitoring dopamine signals in the brain in real-time in small animal models, an advance that could aid in understanding the role neurochemicals play in neurological disorders.
Scientists have developed a wireless, battery-free implant capable of monitoring dopamine signals in the brain in real-time in small animal models, an advance that could aid in understanding the role neurochemicals play in neurological disorders.
A new study suggests that too much – or too little – office noise has a negative effect on employee well-being. The sweet spot? About 50 decibels, comparable to moderate rain or birdsong.
Research shows adults need seven to nine hours of sleep each night for optimal health, and children need more. But what's happening during those hours that's so important, and what's the danger of cutting sleep short?
