Oct 14, 2026 by Natali Anderson

A new review paper published in the journal Nutrition Research Reviews points to nutrients in the nut that play roles in sleep biology. Pistachios are...

Oct 12, 2026 by Natali Anderson

Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University and Massachusetts General Hospital have found that people who reported eating late at night had...

Oct 5, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

Canadian health researchers are urging the country to choose permanent standard time over permanent daylight saving time if it ends the twice-yearly clock...

Sep 28, 2026 by News Staff

A small new study by Emory University scientists suggests that people with mild cognitive impairment and disturbed sleep — two hallmarks of early...

Aug 11, 2026 by News Staff

In three new studies, researchers at the University of Gothenburg found that adolescents who use nicotine — including e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches...

Jul 15, 2026 by News Staff

New research from Columbia University found that adults who cut their sleep by about 80 minutes for six weeks packed on a pound (0.45 kg) and moved less...

Jul 1, 2026 by Natali Anderson

A large review of clinical trials published this week in the journal PAIN suggests that melatonin — the over-the-counter sleep supplement taken by...

Feb 3, 2026 by News Staff

New research led by McGill University scientists suggests human sleep patterns (chronotypes) fall along a broader biological spectrum — with each...

Nov 4, 2025 by News Staff

A review of five years of health records for more than 130,000 adults with insomnia who had used melatonin for at least a year found they were more likely...

Sep 9, 2025 by News Staff

Neuroscientists from the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University have explored brain circuits that control growth hormone release during...

Aug 11, 2025 by News Staff

Improvements in daytime sleepiness, sleep quality, and apnea-hypopnea index observed in a new study suggest that respiratory muscle training through shankh...

Jul 1, 2025 by News Staff

In a new study, researchers questioned 1,082 students at MacEwan University about the quality of their sleep, their eating habits, and any perceived link...

Jun 24, 2025 by Natali Anderson

New research led by scientists from the Ruhr-University Bochum, the University of Prince Edward Island, Ankara University and the University of Bari Aldo...

Jun 16, 2025 by News Staff

In a new study led by University of Chicago Medicine and Columbia University researchers, a 5-cup increase (from no intake) in fruits and vegetables, meeting...

Mar 5, 2025 by News Staff

A new systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials shows that exercise, particularly strengthening exercise and aerobic...

Oct 21, 2024 by News Staff

Weighted blankets can help to improve sleep in adults with insomnia and other mental health conditions, including anxiety and depression, but results are...

Jun 12, 2024 by News Staff

University of Michigan anesthesiologist Kamran Diba and colleagues have found that during sleep, some neurons not only replay the recent past but also...

Apr 15, 2024 by News Staff

During sleep, sporadically, it is possible to find neural patterns of activity in areas of the avian brain that are activated during the generation of...

Mar 4, 2024 by News Staff

Individual neurons coordinate to produce rhythmic waves that propel fluid through dense brain tissue, washing the tissue in the process, according to new...

Dec 27, 2023 by News Staff

In a largely sleep-deprived society, quantifying the effects of sleep loss on emotion is critical for promoting psychological health. In a new systematic...