Emerging evidence suggests the bacteria living in your gut and mouth influence how you sleep at night. Scientists want to use ...

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A research group has discovered that in mammals, a protein kinase A (PKA) promotes wakefulness, while protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and calcineurin promote sleep. This study revealed that the balance ...

We know calcium is good for our bones, but it might also be the key to a good night sleep. Researchers at the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center (QBiC) and the University of Tokyo in Japan have ...

The key to getting a better night’s rest could lie in your belly. “Your gut and brain are deeply connected. Poor gut health can be a major contributor to sleep disturbances,” Sam Tejada, author of ...

Dreams can be weird: sex dreams, stress dreams, dreams about your ex who you thought you were totally over. But have you ever had a dream so frustrating, upsetting, or bizarre that you wished you ...

Boróka Bó receives funding from Enterprise Ireland. She has previously received funding from the National Science Foundation and held a Soros Fellowship. Kamila Kolpashnikova receives funding from ...