SLEEP VIRUS
A PEEK INTO THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN SLEEP AND WAKEFULNESS
Researchers have identified novel neural pathways that help regulate sleep and wakefulness.… READ MORE…
VIRUS HIJACKS CELL’S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
According to a PNAS study, the RNAs of tick borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) are transported from the cell body to dendrites. The viral RNAs then reproduce the viruses within the dendrites, disturbing neural activity.… READ MORE…
CHRONIC SLEEP DEPRIVATION SUPPRESSES IMMUNE SYSTEM
A new study reports shorter sleep duration can suppress the immune system and could answer why people tend to get sick when they don’t get enough sleep.… READ MORE…
NEW ROLE OF ADENOSINE IN THE REGULATION OF REM SLEEP DISCOVERED
According to researchers, REM sleep is suppressed by adenosine acting on a specific type of subreceptor in the olfactory bulb.… READ MORE…
BUILDING UP IMMUNITY: SLEEP STRENGTHENS LONG TERM IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORIES
A new study reports deep sleep may be critical for the immune system to strengthen its ‘memories’ of previously encountered pathogens.… READ MORE…
IRREGULAR SLEEP-WAKE PATTERN IMPROVES LONG-TERM MEMORY IN MICE
A new study reports researchers have decoupled the production of IGF2 from the sleep-wake cycle and discovered this improved long-term memory in mice.… READ MORE…
RESEARCHERS PREVENT MEMORY PROBLEMS CAUSED BY SLEEP DEPRIVATION
Researchers report a particular set of cells in the hippocampus are responsible for memory problems following sleep deprivation.… READ MORE…
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NEW SLEEP NODE IN THE BRAIN
Researchers identify ‘sleep node’ in the mammalian brain. Its activity appears to be necessary and sufficient to produce deep sleep.… READ MORE…
SOME VIRUSES NOT TO BLAME FOR CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME AFTER ALL
Contrary to previous findings, new research finds no link between chronic fatigue syndrome and the viruses XMRV (xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus) and pMLV (polytropic murine leukemia virus). A study reveals that research that reported patients with chronic fatigue syndrome carried these two viruses was wrong and that there is still no evidence for an infectious cause behind chronic fatigue syndrome.… READ MORE…
‘GUT SENSE’ IS HARDWIRED, NOT HORMONAL
Researchers report appetite signals cross a single synapse in under 100 milliseconds, relaying information from the gut to the brain much quicker than previously thought.… READ MORE…
BEEF JERKY AND OTHER PROCESSED MEATS ASSOCIATED WITH MANIC EPISODES
A new study reports eating processed meats could contribute to mania associated with bipolar disorder. Researchers found people who had been hospitalized for mania were 3.5 times more likely to have eaten cured meats prior to admittance. … READ MORE…
GUT MICROBIOME INFLUENCED HEAVILY BY SOCIAL CIRCLES: LEMUR STUDY
The social network determines the individual gut microbiome in lemurs, a new study reports. … READ MORE…