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The power of the rocking cradle: improving sleep function by gentle vibration
Sleep plays a crucial role in essential neurophysiological processes, including the facilitation of learning [1], the formation of memories [2], and the promotion of synaptic plasticity [3], as well as the clearing of potentially pathogenic metabo...
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Posted: October 23, 2024, 12:00 am
Change begins with awareness: a greater need to understand awareness of sleepiness in vulnerable drivers
Sleep-related motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) account for up to 21% of all crashes that result in serious or fatal injury to the driver or other road user [1]. In addition to the indescribable trauma due to significant loss of (healthy) life, the fin...
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Posted: October 5, 2024, 12:00 am
Lending a helping hand: the complementary role of actigraphy in the assessment of central disorders of hypersomnolence
NINR10.13039/100000056NIMH10.13039/100000025American Sleep Medicine Foundation10.13039/100002600Brain and Behavior Research Foundation10.13039/100000874Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation10.13039/100001395Alzheimer’s Association
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Posted: September 27, 2024, 12:00 am
Sleep induced by mechanosensory stimulation provides cognitive and health benefits in Drosophila
AbstractStudy ObjectivesSleep is a complex phenomenon regulated by various factors, including sensory input. Anecdotal observations have suggested that gentle rocking helps babies fall asleep, and experimental studies have verified that rocking pr...
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Posted: September 27, 2024, 12:00 am
Sleep state-dependent development of resting-state functional connectivity during the preterm period
AbstractStudy ObjectivesThe brains of preterm infants exhibit altered functional connectivity (FC) networks, but the potential variation in sleep states and the impact of breathing patterns on FC networks are unclear. This study explores the evolu...
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Posted: September 25, 2024, 12:00 am
Why are we not working to prevent OSA?
As healthcare professionals and health scientists, our responsibility extends beyond diagnosis and treatment to efforts to prevent disease where possible. In this issue of Sleep, Correa et al [1] make a “call to action” on the prevention of a very...
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Posted: September 23, 2024, 12:00 am
Expiratory muscle strength training reduces oxidative stress and systemic inflammation in men with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a double-blinded, randomized parallel trial
AbstractStudy ObjectivesThis study aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of high and low-intensity expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) on disease severity, systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, respiratory muscle strength, exercise c...
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Posted: September 19, 2024, 12:00 am
Sleep restriction and age effects on distinct aspects of cognition in adolescents
AbstractInsufficient sleep negatively impacts scholastic performance in children and adolescents. Here we use a dose–response time in bed (TIB) restriction study to evaluate associations between sleep loss and multiple aspects of cognition. We eva...
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Posted: September 16, 2024, 12:00 am
