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[novapsyche]

Primates expect others to act rationally (thanks, dsgood)

New Study Says Women’s Health Much More at Risk from Sleep Deprivation (thanks again, dsgood) -- I'm screwed.

Normal role for schizophrenia risk gene identified: DISC1 makes protein that helps new neurons integrate into our neural network (thanks again, dsgood; you find the best stuff)

Edwards wins backing of steel, mine workers: Unions' support puts Democratic candidate in lead for labor endorsements

Riding high: Amtrak chugs for record ridership

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[demeter42.livejournal.com]

The sleep deprivation study is particularly interesting because it doesn't match up with what you would expect, evolutionarily speaking. As the primary caretakers of infants - women have historically been exposed to sustained periods of sleep deprivation each time they had a baby... so you'd think they'd be better adapted to sleep deprivation than men (who I can tell you - entirely anecdotally - tend to sleep through crying babies with no problem).

Of course, this is all particularly relevant to me right now - being that I am more than a little uncomfortably pregnant, all too aware that I'm in for a nasty bit of sleep deprivation in the next few months, and barely slept at all last night because my cat - who has been ill - peed all over the body pillow I rely upon at this point to get a decent night of sleep.

In other words, you'd think mother nature would have given us girls a pass on the sleep deprivation front.. considering all the crap we have to go through to reproduce. Damn it.

;-)