sleep

Sleep may strengthen long-term memories in the immune system

Posted in Science on 7th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

New evidence shows that lack of sleep puts your body at risk.

Short sleepers are four times more likely to catch a cold

Posted in Science on 1st Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Scientists have long known that sleep is important for our health, with poor sleep linked to chronic illnesses and disease susceptibility.

The rise of intelligence enhancement

Posted in Science on 27th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

Modafinil, which is typically used to treat sleep disorders, is a cognitive enhancer. Essentially, it can help normal people think better.

Eye movements in sleep 'change scenes' during dreams

Posted in Science on 12th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

For the first time, scientists have recorded from individual brain cells during the dreaming phase of sleep.

Poor sleeping patterns link to cancer

Posted in Medicine on 22nd Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Irregular sleeping patterns have been 'unequivocally' shown to lead to cancer in tests on mice, a study suggests.