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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 478

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Illustrative image of a sleeping woman. (AndreyPopov; iStock by Getty Images)
June 9, 2023, 9:27 am
Stimulating the brain during sleep, Tel Aviv team says it’s found key to better memory
Volunteers in joint study with UCLA did 10% better on recall tests, demonstrating how communication between hippocampus and cerebral cortex helps consolidate memories while asleep
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image: A woman snores as her husband covers his ears (karenfoleyphotography via iStock by Getty Images)
May 12, 2022, 6:42 am
Israeli study: To save lives, doctors should ask post-menopausal women if they snore
Doctors often don’t ask about snoring, and patients are embarrassed to raise issue, meaning many miss getting a diagnosis of sleep apnea, which can lead to illness and even death
By Nathan Jeffay
A young man who has difficulty getting up in the morning (iStock via Getty Images)
December 1, 2021, 8:01 am
Gut tweak can make anyone a ‘morning person,’ Israeli poop analysis suggests
Scientists examine mailed-in samples and find that early risers share gut bacteria pattern, hope to replicate it to help others get up with the larks
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image of a sleepless man (tommaso79; iStock by Getty Images)
April 24, 2020, 1:56 am
Up at night with coronavirus nightmares? Experts say it’s totally normal
Social distancing and irregular routines cause anxiety and disrupted sleep, but we should be able to return to getting a good night’s rest once all this is over, say profs
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: A sleeping child (CC BY-SA 3.0 by Stokedsk8erboy, Wikimedia Commons)
December 24, 2019, 3:44 pm
Children with autism suffer from lower ‘sleep depth,’ study shows
Ben-Gurion University researchers demonstrate that brain waves of children with autism are ‘shallower’ than those of typically developing children as they sleep
By Shoshanna Solomon
Prof. Jeffrey Grossman teaching Introduction to Solid State Chemistry at MIT. (Lillie Paquette/ MIT)
December 16, 2019, 4:39 am
MIT prof finds that adding an hour of sleep can bump students up a letter grade
When Prof. Jeffrey Grossman used his pupils as guinea pigs for a physical activity study, he was disappointed to find data didn’t support his theory — but does prove another one
By Cathryn J. Prince
Illustrative image of a sleeping woman. (AndreyPopov; iStock by Getty Images)
March 5, 2019, 6:07 pm
To sleep, perchance to let DNA be repaired: Study finds new reason for slumber
Bar-Ilan University researchers show that individual neurons need sleep to give chromosomal repair system a chance to clear out daily debris accumulated during wake time
By Shoshanna Solomon
Pope Francis addresses the crowd during a weekly general audience on October 25, 2017, at St. Peter's square in the Vatican. (AFP Photo/Andreas Solaro)
October 31, 2017, 11:53 pm
Pope admits to snoozing while praying
Defending his tendency to nod off at prayer, pontiff says Christians should feel like children lying in their father’s arms
By AFP
Brandeis University biology professor Michael Rosbash is one of the winners of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Medicine. (Courtesy of Brandeis University via JTA)
October 7, 2017, 8:15 am
Western society suffers chronic sleep deprivation, Jewish Nobel winner says
American neuroscientist Michael Rosbash won medicine prize for research on circadian rhythms, increasingly seen as having significant effects on our health
By ToI Staff
Sleeping soundly (Pixabay)
August 15, 2017, 3:24 pm
Didn’t sleep well? Blame the ‘blue screens’ of your devices
Study by Haifa University and Assuta Hospital shows how and why nighttime use of electronic gadgets makes it harder to catch necessary Z’s
By ToI Staff
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