A study comparing sleep deprivation and alcohol on driving performance found that 24 hours of wakefulness impairs drivers more than being slightly above the legal alcohol limit. Sleep deprivation leads to slower reaction times, reduced lane control, and attention lapses. Coffee fails to improve driving performance, and drivers tend to underestimate their level of impairment.
Sleep deprivation kills flies and mice by causing oxidative damage in the gut, a process that antioxidants can reverse, according to a Harvard study.
Spending money on experiences rather than material goods tends to bring more immediate and lasting happiness. Researchers Amit Kumar from the University of Texas at Austin, along with colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University, conducted experiments showing…
Sleep deprivation significantly impairs cognitive and physical functioning, likening its effects to alcohol intoxication. Staying awake for 17 hours equates to a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.05%, while 24 hours is comparable to a BAC of 0.10%, surpassing the…
A 2019 study showed a clear link between religiosity and pet choice in the United States. Using a nationwide survey of more than 2000 adults, researchers Samuel Perry and Ryan Burge found that people who attend church frequently are much…
Aging can make fat gain easier because fat turnover slows, muscle falls, and daily energy use declines. That helps explain later-life weight gain, but no single mechanism explains it all.
A systematic review of 21 studies on sleep deprivation shows that going without sleep for extended periods causes visual, auditory, and somatosensory hallucinations, progressing toward psychosis. Perceptual distortions appear after 24–48 hours of sleep loss, followed by more complex hallucinations…
New research confirms sleep deprivation triggers anger by disrupting the brain's ability to regulate emotions via the amygdala and prefrontal cortex.
A review of oxytocin social bonding in prairie voles shows the hormone helps form pair bonds and that social loss disrupts oxytocin, causing depression.