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“FTA: > Researchers link late evenings to repetitive negative thoughts. When you go to bed, and how long you sleep at a time, might actually make it difficult for you to stop worrying. So say researchers, who found that people who sleep for shorter periods of time and go to bed very late at night are often overwhelmed with more negative thoughts than those who keep more regular sleeping hours.”

“The remainder followed a typical daily eating pattern. The researchers measured the participants' sleep with wearable devices and assessed mood and quality of life through standard questionnaires before and after the intervention.”

“> They found that people with insomnia—defined as trouble sleeping for over a month that’s associated with daytime sleepiness and sleep disturbances—had significantly less white matter connectivity, especially between areas that control sleep and wakefulness, than those without insomnia.”

“Sleep deprivation profoundly affects the human body, negatively influencing cognitive performance, cardiovascular health, and metabolism. Evidence suggests creatine counters some of the harmful effects of sleep deprivation.”

“In a related study, researchers found that menopause-related sleep disorders, such as insomnia or poor sleep quality, contribute to the accelerated aging associated with menopause. Learn more about accelerated epigenetic aging in this episode featuring Dr. Steve Horvath.”

“Sleep activates one of the main systems that clean out amyloid beta plaques, called the glymphatic system. Future studies need to determine whether "catch-up sleep" can help ameliorate some of the negative effects that sleep deprivation has on the amyloid build up in the brain.”

“This is an observational study which means this is only a correlation. The study did account for weight, smoking or drinking habits, income level and medication use, histories of high blood pressure, diabetes, physical activity, and sleep/wake patterns.”

“Sleep deprivation for 24 hours can lead to impairments in sensory gating, which is the ability to filter out sensory, motor, auditory, and visual stimulation. Defects in this cause a sensory overload, which commonly occurs in schizophrenia.”

“According to the latest CDC report, an estimated 83.6 million U.S. adults sleep <7 hours per night (that's 34% of the adult population).”

“This highly controlled fluid movement system is responsible for waste disposal during sleep, injury, and illness because, unlike other organs, the brain has no traditional lymphatic structures.”