sleep loss Archives

Specific changes in the brain associated with sleep deprivation described in new study

SEATTLE, Wash. — November 3, 2010 — Researchers at the Allen Institute for Brain Science and SRI International have published the most systematic study to date of the effects of sleep deprivation on gene expression in the brain. The findings have …

Study links shorter sleep durations with greater risks of mental distress in young adults

DARIEN, IL — Young adults who get fewer than eight hours of sleep per night have greater risks of psychological distress, a combination of high levels of depressive and anxious symptoms, according to a study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal SLE…