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bipolar, genes, sleep
No more manic Mondays?
03.20.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on No more manic Mondays?New studies on a gene associated with circadian rhythms suggest that a genetic disposition to irregular sleep patterns may contribute to or cause bipolar disorder. It’s just mice so far, and a preliminary study, but it’s encouraging news all the same.
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morality, sleep
Better sleep means better person
03.01.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Better sleep means better personA new study suggests our scruples don’t work so well when we’re sleep deprived.
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ethics, nietzsche, sleep, virtue, zarathustra
Blessed are the sleepy
Another Nietzsche passage, this time on ethics, complacency, and spiritual disciplines:
