Individual sleep need is flexible and dynamically related to cognitive function

Individual sleep need is flexible and dynamically related to cognitive function

Hirshkowitz, M. et al. National Sleep Foundation’s updated sleep duration recommendations: final report. Sleep Health 1, 233–243 (2015). Article  PubMed  Google Scholar  Watson, N. F. et al. Recommended amount of sleep for a healthy adult: a joint consensus statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society. Sleep 38, 843–844 (2015). PubMed  …

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Depression And Higher Body Temperature Are Linked, Confirms Study

Depression And Higher Body Temperature Are Linked, Confirms Study

The findings shed light on how a novel depression treatment method might work. Enhancing the treatment and prevention of depression requires a deeper understanding of the intricate relationship between the brain and body where it manifests. Several studies have previously suggested links between depressive symptoms and body temperature, but the credibility of these findings was …

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Simple model systems reveal conserved mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease and related tauopathies | Molecular Neurodegeneration

Simple model systems reveal conserved mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease and related tauopathies | Molecular Neurodegeneration

Abraham R, Moskvina V, Sims R, Hollingworth P, Morgan A, Georgieva L, et al. A genome-wide association study for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease using DNA pooling. BMC Med Genomics. 2008;1:44. Alexander AG, Marfil V, Li C. Use of Caenorhabditis elegans as a model to study Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. Front Genet. 2014;5:279. PubMed  PubMed …

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