The developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis applied to neurodevelopmental
outcomes asserts that the fetal origins of future development are relevant to mental health …

Anecdotally, there can be little doubt that sleep plays a role in maintaining a good mood and
cognitive acuity. Sleep deprivation one night followed by “getting a good night's sleep” on …

The view that sleep is essential for survival is supported by the ubiquity of this behavior, the
apparent existence of sleep-like states in the earliest animals, and the fact that severe sleep …

The mind involves the whole body, and two-way communication between the brain and the
cardiovascular, immune, and other systems via neural and endocrine mechanisms. Stress is …

Posttraumatic stress disorder is a serious and often disabling syndrome that develops in
response to a traumatic event. Many individuals who initially develop the disorder go on to …

Because the function and mechanisms of sleep are partially clear, here we applied a meta‐
analysis to address the issue whether sleep function includes antioxidative properties in …

Introduction Consistent evidence linking habitual sleep duration with risks of mild cognitive
impairment (MCI) and dementia is lacking. Methods We conducted a prospective study on …

Sleep has important homeostatic functions, and sleep deprivation is a stressor that has
consequences for the brain, as well as many body systems. Whether sleep deprivation is …

Although sleep appears to be broadly conserved in animals, the physiological functions of
sleep remain unclear. In this study, we sought to identify a physiological defect common to a …

During wakefulness, extracellular levels of metabolites in the brain increase. These include
amyloid beta (Aβ), which contributes to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) …