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Older adults do not sleep as well as younger adults. Why? What alterations in sleep quantity and quality occur as we age, and are there functional consequences? What are the underlying neural mechanisms that explain age-related sleep disruption? This review tackles these questions. First, we...

Sleep Duration and C-Reactive Protein in US Adults. Richardson MR, et al. South Med J. 2017. South Med J. 2017 Apr;110(4):314-317. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000632 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To use gender-stratified logistic regression analysis to examine the associations between elevated...

From: Opinion | Yes, Your Sleep Schedule Is Making You Sick Most of us have an indirect sense of our internal clock time just by knowing when we prefer to go to bed. But you can get a more objective measure of your circadian rhythm — or chronotype — and advice on what to do about it by taking...

As the title says, i suddenly for the first time in my life got bad insomnia and well it sucks real bad!! i suspect something happened with cortisol as my insomnia is characterised by many constant wakings in the night with a sort of adrenalin response! Again this only happened after my 1...

Current State: Hi, I am new here, a 30 year-old male with gyno (surgically removed) struggling with severe mental exhaustion / reduced brain cognition. No matter how much I sleep, I almost never wake up feeling rested. I wake up feeling like I haven't slept at all, or like I haven't slept in 2...

SLEEP IS ANABOLIC Dr. Mauro Di Pasquale, M.D. There are a lot of factors that impact on body composition including the two that are uppermost in most of our minds, the right kind of training and nutrition. While training and nutrition are important, they’re not going to do much for your...

Uninterrupted Sleep May be More Important Than Amount of Sleep Getting uninterrupted sleep may be more important to people's mood than the overall amount of sleep, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University. For the study, 62 healthy men and women underwent a three-day sleep...

"What happens in the body when our eyes are exposed to blue light on electronic devices? Chang: Recent studies have shown that short-wavelength [blue] light has a greater effect on phase shifting the circadian clock and on melatonin suppression. In 2014 my colleagues and I examined the effects...

I found this article 2 years ago and by following many of the recommendation, it has made a huge difference in how well that I sleep. https://www.juliarosscures.com/eliminating-the-top-causes-of-insomnia/

Source: Am J Hypertens A Review of Evidence for the Link Between Sleep Duration and Hypertension; Gangwisch J; American Journal of Hypertension (Apr 2014) There are lines of evidence from experimental sleep deprivation studies, population-based epidemiological studies, and an...

Working in 90-minute intervals turns out to be a prescription for maximizing productivity. Professor K. Anders Ericsson and his colleagues at Florida State University have studied elite performers, including musicians, athletes, actors and chess players. In each of these fields, Dr. Ericsson...

Men who sleep soundly are less likely to develop prostate cancer, a new study suggests. Higher levels of melatonin, a hormone produced at night which helps regulate the body's internal clock, were linked to a 75 per cent lower risk of developing an advanced form of the disease. But those...

I have heard it touted that TRT may improve sleep quality. Has this been proven by research? And what is it about TRT that might lead to better sleep? Thanks, paco

2 recovery nights were not sufficient to improve performance, suggesting that complete performance recovery following 1 workweek of sleep restriction may require more than 2 days of extended sleep...

When we sleep, our brains get rid of gunk that builds up while we're awake, suggests a study that may provide new clues to treat Alzheimer's disease and other disorders. This cleaning was detected in the brains of sleeping mice, but scientists said there's reason to think it happens in people...

There are several life style, nutritional and other factors that can increase testosterone production by testicles in men. The degree of this increase has not been clearly quantified, but there is evidence that the following can help. Some men may require additional testosterone replacement...