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UC Berkeley Engineers Develop Earbuds that Track Brain Signals Linked to Relaxation and Drowsiness Feeling sleepy during work is a common experience, especially after lunch. However, for individuals in high-risk jobs, like driving or operating heavy machinery, drowsiness can be perilous or even fatal. Drowsy driving alone contributes to hundreds of fatal traffic accidents every year across the U.S., and the National Safety Council has highlighted drowsiness as a critical risk in industries like

— Disease Burden Could Worsen, Impacting Quality of Life, Experts Warn According to a recent retrospective cohort study, patients diagnosed with alopecia areata (AA) exhibited a greater prevalence of both autoimmune and psychiatric comorbidities at diagnosis. They were also found to be at an increased risk of developing new comorbidities after diagnosis. At diagnosis, 30.9% of patients with alopecia areata had psychiatric comorbidities compared to 26.8% of control subjects without alopecia