Highlighting the neuroscience out of home-base
- Sleep, a superpower few recognise, an interview with Prof. Christian Benedictby Samer SiwaniInterview, Part of The Hypothesis Dump’s Swedish Neuroscience series. “Just imagine that improving sleep could potentially help reduce the risk of disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease or support brain health more broadly. That is a fascinating possibility and one that deserves much more research attention.“, Prof Christian Benedict. A year ago I became a father,… Read more: Sleep, a superpower few recognise, an interview with Prof. Christian Benedict
- Menstrual health: Could mindfulness be a low-risk supplement for PMS?by Samer SiwaniResearchers systematically reviewed existing studies (18) on psychological and biological outcomes of mindfulness-based interventions for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in a total of 1,080 individuals.
- Lab-grown stem cell treatment of patients with Parkinson’s disease demonstrates feasibilityby Samer SiwaniSwedish News, In a Phase 1/2 open-label trial out of a collaboration between Lund and Cambridge universities, and conducted in Skåne University Hospital. Researchers evaluated the therapeutic potential of transplanting laboratory-produced dopaminergic progenitor cells into the brains of Parkinson’s patients. Earlier approaches relied on fetal tissue donations, which face significant supply constraints. The progenitor cells… Read more: Lab-grown stem cell treatment of patients with Parkinson’s disease demonstrates feasibility
- Does coffee really ruin your sleep? New Swedish study suggests the effect may be smaller than expectedby Samer SiwaniSwedish News, A Swedish study, published in PLOS ONE, investigated coffee consumption habits of ~30,000 middle-aged individuals and observed whether there was a correlation with sleep and sleepiness. They found that individuals with higher coffee consumption reported sleep quality similar to low coffee consumers, with differences being minimal and potentially negligible. Factors such as BMI… Read more: Does coffee really ruin your sleep? New Swedish study suggests the effect may be smaller than expected