Scientists find a genetic link between insomnia and depression

Depression and   sleep disorders related   – this conclusion was made by researchers from   USA. They found molecular genetic pathways that are involved in   the development of both major depressive disorder and   insomnia as well   also identified one specific gene, which acts as a link between them. Read more about   the work says in   article published at   Science Advances . Behavioral disturbances and sleep disorders are often combined…

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Modern theory of insomnia

Insomnia is a condition where a person is able to sleep normally, but cannot. He can not fall asleep for a long time, toss from side to side, all sorts of thoughts come that prevent him from falling asleep, so-called ruminations – obsessive thoughts. And then he falls asleep, can…

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Sleep deprivation

The interest in studying the effects of sleep deprivation (deprivation) is based on evidence that people who have been deprived of sleep for a long time often develop disorders of thinking and perception, similar to those observed in schizophrenia. Full deprivation. After 24–28 hours of complete sleep deprivation, the electrical…

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Sleep etiology: structure and characteristics

DREAM, a condition that periodically occurs in humans and other warm-blooded animals, in which motor and sensory activity is interrupted.During sleep, sensitivity is reduced, many muscles relax, reflexes are inhibited.Sleep differs from dreamlike states — coma, anesthesia, hibernation, or hypnosis — in that it occurs under the influence of internal,…

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Disorders of the circadian rhythm

Disorders of the circadian rhythm of sleep develop during desynchronization between the inner “sleep-wakeful” cycle and the outer day-night cycle. As a rule, patients suffer from insomnia and / or PDS, which are resolved as the internal circadian rhythms self-rearrange. The diagnosis is established clinically. Treatment depends on the etiology…

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