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Doctor, can napping help relieve my pain? Research path to assess the potential benefits/harms of napping for individuals with chronic pain
Chronic pain affects around 30% of the population, and can have a significant impact on sleep quality [1]. Patients with chronic pain, as well as health care providers, may not be aware of the potential benefits of sleep-related interventions with...
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Posted: March 8, 2024, 12:00 am
Relationship between type 1 narcolepsy and gut microbiota: sleepy people, sleepy microbiota?
National Natural Science Foundation of China10.13039/5011000018098197008782270105
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Posted: February 28, 2024, 12:00 am
Sleep–wake behavioral characteristics associated with depression symptoms: findings from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
AbstractStudy ObjectivesTo help prioritize target/groups for experimental intervention studies, we characterized cross-sectional associations between 24-hour sleep–wake measures and depression symptoms, and evaluated if similar sleep–wake–depressi...
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Posted: February 23, 2024, 12:00 am
Molecular clues to the evolution of sleep
It is commonly accepted that sleep serves critically important functions. Nevertheless, there have always been findings that challenge this view (for discussion, see [1–3]). For example, studies examining sleep function have historically relied on...
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Posted: February 17, 2024, 12:00 am
Correction to: Lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase levels increase in patients with narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia
NSFC10.13039/501100001809816700877174360Hainan Province Science and Technology Special FundZDYF2020127Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation10.13039/5011000050897174360JSPS10.13039/50110000169116H01881
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Posted: February 16, 2024, 12:00 am
Who discovered rapid eye movement sleep? The claims for precedence
Controversies over who deserves academic credit for pioneering scientific discoveries are probably as old as scientific research itself. The relatively young field of sleep research is no exception. Who should be credited for the discovery of rapi...
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Posted: February 16, 2024, 12:00 am
Objective sleep disturbance in nightmares: is prolonged sleep onset latency a proxy for fear-of-sleep-related arousal?
Nightmares are associated with a host of negative health outcomes [1–4] including insomnia [2, 5–7], the co-occurrence of which conveys worse overall symptoms [2, 8]. Although we understand those who experience nightmares report frequent nighttime...
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Posted: February 13, 2024, 12:00 am
Sleep is dangerous: historic hunting targeting fur seals sleeping unihemispherically at sea
A fundamental defining feature of sleep is a reduction in environmental awareness. The ecological implications of this reduced responsiveness have been debated [1]. According to the immobilization hypothesis, sleep protects animals by preventing t...
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Posted: February 12, 2024, 12:00 am