Relationship between sleep disorders and depressive symptoms among young women in Japan: a web-based cross-sectional study by Yuta Suzuki, Yukio Urabe, Noriaki Maeda, Satoshi Arima, Tsubasa Tashiro, Rami Mizuta, Takeru Abekura, Sakura Oda, Satoshi Onoue

“…Objectives Japanese people are known to get the least amount of sleep in the world, and in particular, the increase in sleep deprived young women is a serious problem. Sleep deprivation is considered to be associated with depression, but the factors involved in this problem are unclear. …”
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Jiawei Suanzaoren decoction for the treatment of perimenopausal insomnia: clinical observation and experimental study by Li-Qiong Chen, Yong-Can Zhou, Fang Ning, Ming-Jin Zhu

“…Finally, 40 rats were selected in animal experimentation and 30 perimenopausal insomnia rat models were created through ovariectomy and a modified multi-platform water environment 72-hour sleep deprivation method. The model group received normal saline, the western medicine group received lorazepam suspension, and the Chinese medicine group received Jiawei Suanzaoren decoction. …”
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Predictive biomarkers of performance under stress: a two-phase study protocol to develop a wearable monitoring system by Cassandra Pattinson, Graham Kerr, Simon S Smith, Chamindie Punyadeera, Ian Stewart, Kerrie Mengersen, Karen A Sullivan, Jonathan M Flintoff, Sarah Ahamed, Shahnewaz Ali, Angus Bagley, Daniel Broszczak, Blair Crewther, Louis de Waal, Shannon L Edmed, Tharindu Fernando, Clinton Fookes, Francesca D Frentiu, Andrew P Hunt, Ottmar V Lipp, Ben McMaster, Luke Ney, Senn L Oon, Ajay Pandey, Parth Pandit, Jonathan M Peake, Muthukuttige Madusha Nuwanthi Perera, Virginie Perlo, Luke Schmidt, Kirsten Spann, Danielle Young, Tony J Parker

“…In Phase I, healthy adults aged between 18 and 45 years (n=104) will be recruited for an intervention trial that involves exposure to one of the four stressors: heat, musculoskeletal, psychosocial or sleep deprivation. Biomarkers will be identified from molecular markers in biological samples (eg, blood, saliva, sweat and stool), physiological measures and psychological assessments to predict cognitive and physical performance under stress. …”
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四神聪电针预防急性睡眠剥夺大鼠海马神经元凋亡的机制及对焦虑行为的影响 by 焦博钰, 孟凡琪, 肖兴茹, 张菁芸, 裴文娅, 阮经文

“…方法将SD大鼠随机分为Sham组（对照组）、sleep deprivation（SD，睡眠剥夺组）、EA+SD组（eletroacupuncture，电针干预组）。…”
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