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School Sleep, Ancient Runestone, Postpartum Depression Pill

23 Mar 2023

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Today we discuss how early morning classes at universities could be leading to poor academic performance, how scientists uncovered the world’s oldest runestone, and a new breakthrough treatment in postpartum depression. School Sleep“Early morning university classes are associated with impaired sleep and academic performance” by Sing Chen Yeo et al.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01531-x“Study: Early Classes Connected to Poor Academic Performance” by Safia Abdulahihttps://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2023/02/22/study-early-classes-connected-poor-academic-performance#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20found%20that,analyzed%20university%20students'%20digital%20traces.“Early Morning College Classes Correlated With Poor Academic Performance, Large Study Finds” by James Feltonhttps://www.iflscience.com/early-morning-college-classes-correlated-with-poor-academic-performance-large-study-finds-67627“New Study: Lack of Sleep Hurts Students’ Grades” by Scott Jaschikhttps://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2023/02/17/new-study-lack-sleep-hurts-students%E2%80%99-grades“Nightly sleep duration predicts grade point average in the first year of college” by J. David Creswell et al.https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2209123120Ancient Runestone “Norway archaeologists find ‘world’s oldest runestone’” by Associated Presshttps://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/norway-archaeologists-find-worlds-oldest-runestone-rcna66066“‘Sensational’ Runestone Discovered in Norway May Be the World’s Oldest” by Brigit Katzhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sensational-runestone-discovered-in-norway-may-be-the-worlds-oldest-180981470/#:~:text='Sensational'%20Runestone%20Discovered%20in%20Norway%20May%20Be%20the%20World's%20Oldest,-The%20find%20promises&text=During%20the%20fall%20of%202021,Germanic%20peoples%20of%20northern%20Europe.“Archaeologists in Norway find ‘world’s oldest runestone’” by Jan M. Olsenhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/archaeologists-in-norway-find-worlds-oldest-runestone“Found the world's oldest rune stone” by University of Oslohttps://www.khm.uio.no/english/news/found-the-world-s-oldest-rune-stone.html“Runic magic” by National Museum of Denmarkhttps://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/religion-magic-death-and-rituals/runic-magic/Postpartum Depression Pill“Researchers Uncover Mechanisms of Brexanolone and the Role of Inflammation in Post-partum Depression” by UNC Newsroomhttps://news.unchealthcare.org/2023/02/researchers-uncover-mechanisms-of-brexanolone-and-the-role-of-inflammation-in-post-partum-depression/“Brexanolone therapeutics in post-partum depression involves inhibition of systemic inflammatory pathways” by Irina Balan et al.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396423000385“Postpartum Depression” by Cleveland Clinichttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9312-postpartum-depression#management-and-treatmentFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/school-sleep-ancient-runestone-postpartum-depression-pill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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