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2024-25, Biology, Health, Health and Medicine

Biochemical Mechanisms Behind the Sleep-Promoting Effects of Bananas and Milk

Kang Lai, Class of 2026 Sleep is an important controlling factor of many regulatory and restorative functions of the human body. However, many conditions have impacted sleep quality, the most prevalent being insomnia. A study conducted by Dr. Muteber Gizen Keser and colleagues at KTO Karatay University examined certain biochemical parameters and behavioral analyses to determine whether banana and milk lead to the improved sleep … Continue reading Biochemical Mechanisms Behind the Sleep-Promoting Effects of Bananas and Milk

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2017-18

The Genetics Behind Sleep Duration

By: Meenu Johnkutty ’21 The need to sleep is one of health and medicine’s biggest paradoxes. Though we spend nearly a third of our lives asleep, little is really known about this process. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, over 30 to 35% of the population suffers from insomnia, which is characterized by a difficulty in initiating or maintaining sleep throughout the night. … Continue reading The Genetics Behind Sleep Duration

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2017-18

Boredom and the Urge to Sleep: The Link Explained

By: Meenu Johnkutty ’21 If you have ever felt the strong impulse to sleep during a boring lecture or movie, researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan can explain why. In their study, published in Nature, the researchers led by Yo Oishi implicated a region of the brain called the nucleus accumbens in the onset of slow wave sleep. The nucleus accumbens is a … Continue reading Boredom and the Urge to Sleep: The Link Explained

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