SLEEP
Study Suggests During Sleep, Neural Process Helps Clear the Brain of Damaging Waste
We’ve long known that sleep is a restorative process necessary for good health. Research has also shown that the accumulation of waste products in the brain is a leading cause of numerous neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. What hasn’t been clear is how the healthy brain “self-cleans,” or flushes out that detrimental waste.
The Brain May Actively Forget During Dream Sleep
Rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep is a fascinating period when most of our dreams are made.
Read more: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/brain-may-actively-forget-during-dream-sleep
Study Suggests Teen Girl ‘Night Owls” May Be More Likely to Gain Weight
Teen girls — but not boys — who prefer to go to bed later are more likely to gain weight, compared to same-age girls who go to bed earlier, suggests a study.
Sweet Dreams
Feeling sleepy during the day? You’re not alone. Insufficient sleep is a common and fast-growing problem, with almost a third of U.S. adults reporting they get less than the recommended amount of shuteye. But while some people experience occasional restless nights that still allow them to be alert and productive during the day, many others experience something quite different: a prolonged pattern of irregular, insufficient, and poor-quality sleep that experts say can pose a danger to your heart and to your overall health.
Read more: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2018/sweet-dreams-researchers-explore-link-between-sleep-and-health
Are You Getting Enough Sleep?
People will often cut back on their sleep for work, for family demands, or even to watch a good show on television. But if not getting enough sleep is a regular part of your routine, you may be at an increased risk for obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease and stroke, poor mental health, and even early death. Even one night of short sleep can affect you the next day. Not surprisingly, you’re more likely to feel sleepy. On top of that, you’re more likely to be in a bad mood, be less productive at work, and be involved in a motor vehicle crash.
Read more: https://www.cdc.gov/features/sleep/index.html
Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep
Sleep is an important part of your daily routine—you spend about one-third of your time doing it. Quality sleep – and getting enough of it at the right times -- is as essential to survival as food and water. Without sleep you can’t form or maintain the pathways in your brain that let you learn and create new memories, and it’s harder to concentrate and respond quickly.
Read more: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Understanding-Sleep
Sleep Disorders: In Depth
What do we know about the usefulness of complementary approaches for sleep disorders?
Read more: https://nccih.nih.gov/health/sleep/ataglance.htm#hed1
Understanding Sleep
Sleep is an important part of your daily routine—you spend about one-third of your time doing it. Quality sleep – and getting enough of it at the right times -- is as essential to survival as food and water. Without sleep you can’t form or maintain the pathways in your brain that let you learn and create new memories, and it’s harder to concentrate and respond quickly.
Read more: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Understanding-Sleep
Guide to Healthy Sleep
In today's "24/7" society, many people cut back on sleep to squeeze in more time for work, family obligations, and other activities. But skimping on sleep can be harmful.
Read more: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-offers-new-comprehensive-guide-healthy-sleep
Lack of Sleep
Losing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in beta-amyloid, a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a small, new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
Read more: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/lack-sleep-may-be-linked-risk-factor-alzheimers-disease
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