News tagged with resting
What's down with the Sun? Major drop in solar activity predicted
(PhysOrg.com) -- A missing jet stream, fading spots, and slower activity near the poles say that our Sun is heading for a rest period even as it is acting up for the first time in years, according to scientists ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Let me sleep on it: Creative problem solving enhanced by REM sleep
Research led by a leading expert on the positive benefits of napping at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep enhances creative problem-solving. The findings ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Scientists identify protein that enhances long-term memory by controlling rest intervals
As most good students realize, repeated studying produces good memory. Those who study a lot realize, further, that what they learn tends to be preserved longer in memory if they space out learning sessions between rest intervals. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Study yields clues about the evolution of epilepsy
Two children have a seizure. One child never has another seizure. Twenty years later, the other child has a series of seizures and is diagnosed with epilepsy. A study being led by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Jurassic Park from a Swiss lake?
Ecological changes caused by humans affect natural biodiversity. For example, the eutrophication of Greifensee and Lake Constance in the 1970s and 1980s led to genetic changes in a species of water flea which ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Low Back Pain Is No Reason to Stay in Bed
For much of the 20th century, “rest”— which generally meant a few days to a week in bed — was the standard prescription for acute low-back pain. In recent decades, however, doctors started counseling patients to stay as active ...
Jun 16, 2010 |
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Resting heart rate can predict heart attacks in women
A simple measurement of resting pulse predicts coronary events in women independently of physical activity and common risk factors, such as smoking and alcohol consumption, finds a study published on bmj.com today.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 04, 2009 |
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Bed rest recommendations for moms-to-be not always best
For moms-to-be facing complicated pregnancies, a prescription to get some rest might be just what the doctor ordered—but it might not be the healthiest practice for pregnant women and their babies.
Jan 19, 2011 |
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