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Sleep Scientists Defend Slow-Wave Slope as a Window onto Brain Health in Sleep Apnea

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have defended their finding that severe obstructive sleep apnea disrupts sleep ...
BIOENGINEER

Scientists discover the brain’s sleep pressure runs on an oscillating two-cell switch

New research in fruit flies shows that sleep pressure is encoded and enacted by a half-center oscillator of mutually ...
Medical Xpress

Wondering if you're a 'light' or 'deep' sleeper? The science isn't that simple

Not everyone can sleep through rumbling traffic or a spouse's incessant snoring. If you do, you may pride yourself on being a "deep" or "heavy" sleeper. If you struggle to fall or stay asleep, you may ...
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What Sleep Actually Does for the Brain—and Why the ‘Brain Detox’ Story Is Still Unsettled

Human imaging reveals coordinated brain waves and fluid movement during sleep. Whether that directly translates into increased toxin removal is still debated.
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Yes, the Elemind headband helps me fall back asleep when I wake at 3 a.m. with anxiety — but there's two major flaws with this $399 wearable

Could the secret to falling back asleep when you wake up at night really be as weird and wonderful as disrupting your brain's 'wakefulness' waves? That's what I asked myself when I tried out the ...
The Conversation

Wondering if you’re a ‘light’ or ‘deep’ sleeper? The science isn’t that simple

Not everyone can sleep through rumbling traffic or a spouse’s incessant snoring. If you do, you may pride yourself on being a “deep” or “heavy” sleeper. If you struggle to fall or stay asleep, you may ...