Curiosity hunkered down Wednesday after the sun unleashed a blast that raced toward Mars.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Mar 06, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Michigan mathematicians and their British colleagues say they have identified the signal that the brain sends to the rest of the body to control biological rhythms, a finding that overturns ...

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Oct 08, 2009 4.9 / 5 (22) 4

In the first study of its kind, a team of researchers led by faculty at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Baylor College of Medicine, has analyzed data on the impact ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jan 07, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 3 |

In a new paper published in Nature Precedings, Andrew Adamatzky from the University of the West of England shows that slime molds like Physarum polycephalum prefers sleeping pills and their sedative effects over ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Jun 13, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 1 |

As anyone who has ever struggled to keep his or her eyes open after a big meal knows, eating can induce sleepiness. New research in fruit flies suggests that, conversely, being hungry may provide a way to stay awake without ...

Medicine & Health - Neuroscience

Aug 31, 2010 5 / 5 (2) 3 |

Trying to buy health insurance on your own and have gallstones? You'll automatically be denied coverage. Rheumatoid arthritis? Automatic denial. Severe acne? Probably denied. Do you take Metformin, a popular drug for diabetes? ...

Medicine & Health - Health

Mar 30, 2009 4.3 / 5 (7) 1

Can't sleep at night? A new study published in the journal Sleep has found that people who suffer from insomnia have heightened nighttime blood pressure, which can lead to cardiac problems. The investigation, which measur ...

Medicine & Health - Health

Sep 04, 2009 4.3 / 5 (3) 0

(AP) -- Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.

Medicine & Health - Health

Oct 29, 2009 3.8 / 5 (4) 2

The classic symptoms of Parkinson's disease involve tremor, stiffness and slow movements. Over the last decade, neurologists have been paying greater attention to non-motor symptoms, such as digestive and sleep problems, ...

Medicine & Health - Neuroscience

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(AP) -- The nighttime twitching of restless legs syndrome may be more than an annoyance: New research suggests that in some people, it could be a sign of hidden heart problems.

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Apr 03, 2011 4 / 5 (1) 0

For dialysis patients, performing daily dialysis at home can help alleviate sleep problems related to restless legs syndrome (RLS), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American So ...

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mar 17, 2011 4 / 5 (1) 0

Infants who have problems with persistent crying, sleeping and/or feeding – known as regulatory problems – are far more likely to become children with significant behavioural problems, reveals research published ...

Medicine & Health - Health

Apr 21, 2011 not rated yet 0

Analysis of the early data from Understanding Society based on 14,000 UK households found that overall the best sleep was reported by people with higher levels of education and by married people. The type of work a person ...

Medicine & Health - Health

Mar 04, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 0

Adults who take one of the world's most commonly prescribed sleep medications are significantly more at risk for nighttime falls and potential injury, according to a new study by the University of Colorado ...

Medicine & Health - Medications

Jan 13, 2011 4 / 5 (1) 0

Residents living in areas near natural gas operations, also known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, are concerned their illnesses may be a result of nearby drilling operations. Twenty-two percent of the participants in ...

Space & Earth - Environment

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