Russian ultramarathon runner Vitalii Didenko has set off on his bid to beat the world report for operating with out stopping, aiming to surpass the mark of 350 miles (560km) set by American Dean Karnazes in ...

New analysis reveals how the depth of sleep can affect our mind's capacity to effectively wash away waste and poisonous proteins. As a result of sleep usually turns into more and more lighter and extra disrupted as we grow to be older, the examine reinforces and doubtlessly explains the hyperlinks ...

Extensively prescribed 'benzodiazepine' sleeping capsules suppress the sleeping mind's capacity to wake us when it senses a menace. However an alternate class of hypnotics at the moment below growth might enable customers to evoke within the occasion of an earthquake, fireplace alarm or intruder, in keeping with a brand new ...

New analysis reveals that collaborating in Dry January sees individuals regaining management of their ingesting, having extra vitality, higher pores and skin and shedding weight. Additionally they report ingesting much less months later.

Individuals who have not too long ago misplaced a partner usually tend to have sleep disturbances that exacerbate ranges of irritation within the physique, based on new analysis. These elevated ranges of irritation could enhance danger for cardiovascular sickness and demise.

Sufferers with sleep apnea who've brief interruptions in respiration whereas they sleep are at larger threat for loss of life than these with longer interruptions, in keeping with a brand new examine. The discovering may assist docs higher stop long-term mortality related to obstructive sleep apnea.

After finding out the sleep habits of youngsters from ages 5 to 9, researchers discovered that when moms reported much less flexibility of their work schedules, their youngsters acquired much less sleep. Once they gained flexibility of their work schedules, their youngsters slept extra.

The justice editor for left-wing opinion website ThinkProgress tweeted out a name to confront GOP lawmakers all over the place, together with, apparently, of their properties. Commenters have identified all kinds of issues with that. Learn ...

Jailed Russian gun activist Maria Butina, accused within the US of “espionage,” has been unexpectedly transferred to a different jail, her lawyer advised RT. Butina is affected by leg swelling and he or she was successfully ...

The ventrolateral preoptic nucleus (VLPO) within the mind performs a vital position within the initiation and upkeep of sleep, whereas the lateral posterior a part of the hypothalamus accommodates neuronal populations implicated in upkeep of arousal. Now, a brand new examine reveals that these arousal-related neurons are closely innervated by ...