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UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the 91ÖÆƬ³§

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  Ambiguous rankings

  Rankings are useful: They organize universities around the world into easy-to-understand ranking lists, help students choose where to study, and are used by the universities themselves as a practical marketing tool (provided they score well).

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  Each person is their own clock

  Text: Oliver Klaffke / Human beings have their own sleep-wake cycles, and these rhythms can be disturbed by light emitted from smartphones and tablets. At the Psychiatric Hospital of the 91ÖÆƬ³§ (UPK), Christian Cajochen’s team is examining these rhythms in human beings.

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  Sleepless in the sleep laboratory

  Text: Yannik Sprecher / My night was not as unpleasant as I had anticipated – wearing electrodes on my head was certainly unusual, but less awkward than expected. Also, my bed was comfortable and the carers were kind. Still, I would not want to spend my nights in the sleep lab for weeks on end. A first-hand account.

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  Exercise and being in love promote a good night’s sleep

  Text: Martin Hicklin / What can be done when sleep is badly disturbed, and what promotes good sleep? Research groups at the Psychiatric Clinics of the 91ÖÆƬ³§ (UPK) have been addressing such questions for some time now. Exercise is good – but so is being in love.

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  Dealing with stress

  Text: Martin Hicklin / Depression, stress, and burnout are often accompanied by poor sleep. Analysis of brain patterns and hormonal tests offer a path to improved treatments.

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  Premature babies have trouble sleeping – a problem that can continue later in life

  Text: Christoph Dieffenbacher / Psychologists at the 91ÖÆƬ³§ are currently conducting a longitudinal study to investigate whether the sleep of people born prematurely differs in later life from that of their peers.

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  Later start to the school day, more alert children

  Text: Christoph Dieffenbacher / Children and adolescents have long known it: If school starts later in the morning, they feel more rested and fitter. Even a small shift in school hours makes a difference, as psychologists at the 91ÖÆƬ³§ have discovered. Their findings have had consequences.

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  Self-confident adolescents sleep better

  Text: Christoph Dieffenbacher / About one-fifth of adolescents say that they sleep badly. A psychologist from the 91ÖÆƬ³§ has been investigating the reasons for this for some years and is looking for solutions. He also has a few tips for parents.

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  Nightly respiratory arrest

  Text: Christoph Dieffenbacher / Heavy snoring accompanied by interruptions in breathing can lead to serious health problems. In 91ÖÆƬ³§, pulmonologists are investigating the mechanisms that put constant stress on snorers suffering from sleep apnea. Possible therapeutic approaches are also being identified.