Sleep Boosts Production of Brain Support Cells
Sleep has many benefits and many studies have been undertaken to find out the role of sleep in the human body. A recent animal study published in the Journal of Neuroscience has indicated that sleep stimulates the reproduction of myelin, the insulating material on nerve cells.
Chiara Cirelli MD, PhD, and researchers at the University of Wisconsin measured the activity of genes in oligodendrocytes, the myelin making cells, obtained from mice. The study was aimed at identify the difference in the activity of the genes both during asleep and when awake. The genes involved in the formation of myelin were activated during sleep. It is therefore concluded that lack of sleep may lead to damage to the brain.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130903193807.htm
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Somnowell Inventor - Visiting Professor Simon Ash FDS MSc MOrth BDS

Prof. Ash is the inventor of the highly successful SOMNOWELL Chrome device for snoring and sleep apnoea.
The Somnowell Chrome is made to exacting standards in the Somnowell laboratory under the supervision of Visiting Professor Simon Ash. Prof. Ash and his master technicians create each Somnowell Chrome device using their wealth of experience and expertise.
Prof. Ash works at the forefront of his profession. He is a Consultant and Specialist Orthodontist with over 30 years clinical experience, with a special interest in sleep related breathing disorders, TMJD, and bruxism. He currently works in Harley Street London and two private hospitals in London as part of a multi-disciplinary team managing snoring and sleep apnoea, and is Visiting Professor of Orthodontics at the BPP University.
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