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  2. Electromagnetic radiation and health - Wikipedia

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    The field strength of electromagnetic radiation is measured in volts per meter (V/m). [ 2]: 139. The most common health hazard of radiation is sunburn, which causes between approximately 100,000 and 1 million new skin cancers annually in the United States. [ 3][ 4] In 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for ...

  3. Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder - Wikipedia

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    Rapid eye movement behavior disorder occurs when there is a loss of normal voluntary muscle atonia during REM sleep resulting in motor behavior in response to dream content. It can be caused by adverse reactions to certain drugs or during drug withdrawal; however, it is most often associated with the elderly and in those with neurodegenerative ...

  4. Harlequin syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Harlequin syndrome is a condition characterized by asymmetric sweating and flushing on the upper thoracic region of the chest, neck and face. Harlequin syndrome is considered an injury to the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The ANS controls some of the body's natural processes such as sweating, skin flushing and pupil response to stimuli. [ 1]

  5. Health effects of sunlight exposure - Wikipedia

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    Abundant visible light to the eyes gives health benefits through its association with the timing of melatonin synthesis, maintenance of normal and robust circadian rhythms, and reduced risk of seasonal affective disorder. [10] On the negative side, UV is a mutagen and carcinogen for skin.

  6. Biological effects of high-energy visible light - Wikipedia

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    Blue light, a type of high-energy light, is part of the visible light spectrum. High-energy visible light (HEV light) is short-wave light in the violet/blue band from 400 to 450 nm in the visible spectrum, which has a number of purported negative biological effects, namely on circadian rhythm and retinal health (blue-light hazard), which can lead to age-related macular degeneration.

  7. Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep - Wikipedia

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    In USWS, also known as asymmetric slow-wave sleep, one half of the brain is in deep sleep, a form of non-rapid eye movement sleep and the eye corresponding to this half is closed while the other eye remains open. When examined by electroencephalography (EEG), the characteristic slow-wave sleep tracings are seen from one side while the other ...

  8. Locked-in syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Locked-in syndrome ( LIS ), also known as pseudocoma, is a condition in which a patient is aware but cannot move or communicate verbally due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in the body except for vertical eye movements and blinking. [ 3] The individual is conscious and sufficiently intact cognitively to be able to ...

  9. How to sleep on a plane: Doctors and travel experts share ...

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    Here are her tried-and-true tips after 25 years as a professional traveler: Avoid caffeine: Brown recommends turning down the in-flight coffee service so that the caffeine doesn't keep you up ...