Early on, Nedergaard and Iliff, a glial cell biologist and a vascular physiologist, respectively, hypothesized that waste ...

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Research published in the International Journal of Sensor Networks describes a new way to monitor human sleep that relies ...

Have you ever wondered what actually happens in the brain during sleep? While your body appears still and at rest, your brain remains highly active, carrying out essential processes that keep you ...

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Long-term benzodiazepine use in older adults disrupts sleep patterns, leading to lighter sleep and potential cognitive ...

Sleep works magic on memory. You might’ve felt these frustrations before: Trying to learn a guitar riff, shoot a free-throw, or nail a difficult phrase in a new language, but despite hours of practice ...

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 ...

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Long-term use of benzodiazepine and related drugs has been linked to poorer quality sleep in older adults with insomnia.