Vanillin provides a sweet solution for chronic wound healing(news.flinders.edu.au)

28 points by geox 18 days ago | 3 comments

Flinders University news article about research using vanillin in bandages or coatings to help heal chronic wounds.

Sleep research led to a new sleep apnea drug(temertymedicine.utoronto.ca)

227 points by colinprince 5 months ago | 152 comments

Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality than sleep duration (2023)(academic.oup.com)

345 points by yamrzou 2 years ago | 200 comments

Open-access SLEEP journal article reporting a prospective cohort study finding sleep regularity predicts mortality risk better than sleep duration.

Viagra improves brain blood flow and could help to prevent dementia(ox.ac.uk)

333 points by geox 2 years ago | 228 comments

University of Oxford news release reporting that sildenafil (Viagra) improves brain blood flow and could help prevent vascular dementia.

Improving deep sleep may prevent dementia, study finds(monash.edu)

418 points by clouddrover 3 years ago | 381 comments

Monash University news article reporting a study finding that each 1% yearly loss of deep sleep in people over 60 is linked to a 27% higher dementia risk.

Pink noise reduces REM sleep and may harm sleep quality(pennmedicine.org)

78 points by gnabgib 8 months ago | 51 comments