Though scientists still have no clue why we need to sleep, if we don't, there are always consequences. One of the most severe is the fact that our memory is left in tatters and that we lose our ability to concentrate on the tasks at hand throughout the next day. Now, researchers hope to counteract some of these ... |
22 October 2009
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According to a new paper published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Behavioral and Healthcare Research, the more tired resident physicians in learning hospitals are, the more likely they are to make a mistake. This may sound like stating the obvious, but clear scientific data are required before me... |
14 September 2009
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Intense physical exercises have been recently linked to reduced risks of cancer, as scientists proved that more workouts better prepare the body in fighting off cell mutations, which cause the devastating disease. But the newest researches also show that, among those who practice a lot of sports, sleep also plays a c... |
18 November 2008
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The causes of insomnia are diverse and span a great many medical conditions, but the underlying brain activity that keeps young and middle-aged adults awake for prolonged periods of time has yet to be determined. The latest issue of the journal Sleep may hold the answer to this dilemma, as scientists discovered that ... |
3 November 2008
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It's not easy to concentrate after a long sleepless night, everybody knows that. It has been scientifically proven more than once that sleep deprivation actually decreases the activity of the brain, while after having slept, it reaches its highest levels. Washington University School of Medicine researchers have... |
1 August 2008
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We live in an age in which for many of us, life without a mobile phone would be inconceivable. And we're not talking about busy professionals here, who - quite understandably - need to keep in touch with their colleagues and clients. In today's world, many teenagers live in a virtual universe, in which face... |
11 June 2008
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Whenever we happen to have one of those hectic, incredibly busy days when time seems to be slipping by and we feel like we're not getting anything done properly, sleep is one of the first things that we readily sacrifice. An hour or two, we say to ourselves, will not make a great deal of difference in our daily ... |
9 June 2008
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