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No rest for the bleary: Interrupted sleep can be as physically detrimental as no...
"The sleep of many parents is often disrupted by external sources such as a crying baby demanding care during the night. Doctors on call,...
Sleeping too little, or too much, linked to heart disease, diabetes, obesity
"It's critical that adults aim for seven to nine hours of sleep each night to receive the health benefits of sleep, but this is...
Obese adolescents not getting enough sleep?
Lack of sleep and obesity have been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
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Lack of sleep...
Insufficient sleep may be adding to your waistline
People who were sleeping on average around six hours a night had a waist measurement that was 3cm greater than individuals who were getting...
In witnessing the brain’s ‘aha!’ moment, scientists shed light on biology of consciousness
Michael Shadlen, MD, PhD (above) and his team have made new progress in our understanding of the biology of conscious thought.
Credit: John Abbott
Columbia scientists...
Genetic ‘fossils’ reveal long-term viral partnerships in grass
To complete the life cycles, defective pararetrovirus species have evolved to form partnerships which are maintained by frequent exchanges of their noncoding regulatory sequences...
Lutein, found in leafy greens, may counter cognitive aging
Avocado and spinach smoothies.
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Spinach and kale are favorites of those looking to stay physically fit, but they also could keep...
Neutrons and a ‘bit of gold’ uncover new type of quantum phase transition
ORNL researchers have discovered a new type of quantum critical point, a new way in which materials change from one state of matter to...
Collider reveals sharp change from ‘quark soup’ to atoms
Yadav Pandit analyzing data at STAR.
Credit: Image courtesy of Yadav Pandit
Scientists using the atom smasher at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory...
Transitions between states of matter: It’s more complicated, scientists find
Melting ice. The seemingly simple process of phase changes -- those transitions between states of matter -- is more complex than previously known.
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Fundamental breakthrough in the future of designing materials
Dr. Xiaopu Zhang and Professor John Boland.
Credit: AMBER, Trinity College Dublin
A team of researchers from AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland funded materials science centre...
