This comprehensive study delves into the widespread habit of using intermittent morning alarms, or ‘snoozing,’ exploring its predictors and consequences on sleep quality, mood, cortisol levels, and cognitive performance. The findings indicate that while snoozing doesn’t significantly impact mood or sleep architecture, it may reduce sleep inertia and slightly enhance cognition upon waking, offering new insights into the pros and cons of this common behavior.
Head Hits, Not Concussions, Tied to CTE
Repetitive head-impact exposure in American tackle football was linked with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a model based on helmet accelerometer data found. Cumulative repetitive head
June 22, 2023