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7 Daytime Signs of Sleep Apnoea That Have Nothing to Do With Snoring

Why Daytime Symptoms Get DismissedWaking up tired after what felt like a full night's sleep is easy to blame on stress, a late screen, or a heavy meal. Sleep apnoea works by fragmenting sleep at the level of individual breaths, the airway collapses briefly, oxygen drops, the brain rouses just…

Times Life · Oct 14

AI Tool Helped Neurology Residents Tell Epilepsy From Functional Seizures Correctly Up to 89% of the Time

A University of Minnesota AI tool reads clinical notes to help doctors tell epilepsy from functional seizures. What it found and why it isn't ready.

Medical Daily · Oct 13

Stop making sense: focus on sounds to help learn a language, study suggests

Research shows that the best linguists process unfamiliar foreign speech sounds more like non-speech sounds

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13

55 Cool Things About The World That Might Teach You Something New

Well-informed people are often called insufferable know-it-alls, but that might just be jealousy. If you secretly wish to be a trivia-night hero, these fascinating facts are just what you need. They are so interesting, you might lose track of time by the end. Just scroll through and check them out…

Bored Panda · Oct 13

77 Hilarious Posts That Describe Adulthood More Accurately Than Anyone Warned You About

Nobody warned you that adulthood would feel this much like improvising in public. Between 70% and 82% of the population experiences imposter syndrome at some point, and these memes capture those exact feelings perfectly. Let's laugh together about adulthood to keep ourselves from crying.

Bored Panda · Oct 13

From Leg Numbness to Brain Surgery': Grace Helbig's Terrifying New Health Crisis

Comedian Grace Helbig said doctors discovered two brain tumours after sudden leg numbness, prompting surgery and a pause to her podcast and touring commitments.

International Business Times UK · Oct 13

How to Get a Sleep Study Done in India Without a Months-Long Wait

Start With a Pulmonologist or Neurologist, Not a General PhysicianThe referral chain is where months get lost. A general physician will often send you to an ENT, who may send you back, who may then suggest a cardiologist if snoring is involved, and somewhere in that loop the sleep study…

Times Life · Oct 13

5 Snoring Patterns That Are Worth a Sleep Test

When Snoring Stops Mid-BreathSnoring that pauses, a few seconds of silence followed by a gasp or a snort, is the pattern most consistently associated with obstructive sleep apnoea. During those silent seconds, the airway has collapsed enough to block airflow entirely. The body eventually jolts itself back into breathing, usually…

Times Life · Oct 13

Doing end-of-year exams? 5 foods that are good for brain health – and what to avoid

Your brain influences your appetite, how you respond to food and whether you feel full. And the relationship also works the other way around: what you eat can directly influence how your brain works.

The Conversation · Oct 13

Michael J. Fox Foundation awards $62.4m for Parkinson’s early detection research

Researchers all around the world are racing to understand Parkinson's disease well enough to slow it, stop it or catch it before symptoms take hold. The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has put sixty-two point four million dollars behind that race, awarding one hundred and eight grants in…

The Times of India · Oct 12