Tag Archive for 'Adulthood'

The study sheds new light on the link between sleep deprivation and obesity. Image credit: Sweet Briar College.

New Research Illuminates Dominant Functions of Sleep and How They Change Through Our Lives

Sep 22, 2020 by News Staff

Before the age of 2 or 3 years, the human brain grows very rapidly and, during REM sleep, is busy building and strengthening synapses. After 2 or 3 years,...

In a population-based study, young children with severe (at ages 5 and 16 years) and externalizing (at ages 5 and 10 years) behavioral problems were associated with elevated risk of reporting insomnia symptoms in middle adulthood. Image credit: B.A.

Study Reveals Link between Childhood Behavioral Problems and Insomnia Later in Life

Sep 9, 2019 by News Staff

A new study has demonstrated an association of early-life behavioral problems, particularly early- and middle-childhood externalizing problems (restlessness,...