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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014
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HEALTH
Study finds all-nighters kill brain tissue
LOGAN SCHLOSSBERG news@kansan.com
While pulling an all-nighter can result in more studying, it can also result in brain damage.
A study recently published in the journal "SLEEP" found that even just one night of sleep deprivation leads to immediate loss of brain tissue. Brain tissue is essential to brain health and keeping the brain working. Lack of sleep not only kills brain tissue, but also causes various adverse effects on one's health.
The study showed higher blood concentrations of two brain molecules, NSE and S-100B, in patients who stayed up all night. NSE, a neuronal enzyme, and S-100B, a protein in the central nervous
system, are necessary for brain detoxification while humans sleep.
"My hours to study have to be during the nighttime because I have class the majority of the day," said Anastasia Rujevcan, a sophomore from Overland Park. "If I have an exam the next day there's a pretty big chance of me staying up all night to study the information."
According to a study by the Harvard Medical School, only 11 percent of college students get the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep.
are positively impacted.
KU Counseling and Psychological Services recommend having a routine to follow as much as possible during the week. If students fall asleep and wake up around the same time every day, their emotional resilience and mood
negative impact on how people look, found a clinical trial commissioned by Estee Lauder. Chronic sleep deprivation has been linked to skin aging as students grow
"It's a poor learning strategy for students," KU Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology Nancy Hamilton said about all-nighters. "Not
"If I have an exam the next day there's a pretty big chance of me staying up all night to study the information."
ANASTASIA RUJEVCAN Overland Park sophomore
only do I think this, but data clearly proves this. Students will learn 40 percent more if they actually slept between the times when they learned the information and tested on it."
older.
A study from the University of Pennsylvania said that students who didn't sleep well gained more weight from late night snacking and increased stress.
Losing sleep also affects fertility. A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology said that men who don't get enough sleep have a lower concentration of sperm in their semen.
Sleep-deprivation has a
With sleep-deprivation negatively impacting student's physical, emotional, psychological and sexual health, staying up all night should start becoming a thing of the past.
"I always make sure I get enough sleep at night because I can't function the next day without a full night's rest," said Hannah Liberman, a sophomore from Liberty, Ill. "It doesn't seem human to make yourself study for a certain amount of nights with no sleep."
HEALTHY SLEEP TIPS
—Edited by Krista Montgomery
1. Have a routine
2. Sleep only when you are tired
3. Only use your bed for sleeping
4. Exercise on a regular basis
5. Avoid taking naps
- SLEEP journal study found brain tissue loss after one all-nighter
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- losing sleep affects fertility and sperm count in men
EASTON FROM PAGE 6A
didn't stop at Ding. Easton and three of his friends started a rap group called "The Lville Thugs" in high school. He laughs when he thinks back on the group as they produced three albums, complete with handmade album covers, which they handed out at school.
The "Lville Thugs" died once Easton got to college. He decided to major in business but knew he wanted to pursue a career in music. It wasn't long into his freshman year that Easton and friends Brandon Luna and Brian Taylor started making beats in their dorm.
"We started making songs about getting high, drinking, girls... stupid stuff," Easton said. "I guess you could call it 'Frat Rap'."
After realizing this "Frat Rap" wasn't going to get recognized, Easton decided his sophomore year that he needed to take his music more seriously. He began to produce his own beats and add piano.
"I had to get away from those lyrics because I wanted to be respected as an artist and that is not respectable," Easton said.
After breaking away from "Frat Rap," Easton's songs began to mature as he released songs like "She Will Not Fall" — a song about a young girl who uses dance as an escape from the hardships in her life. Easton says he wanted more lyrical substance in order to break away from his former "college scene" lyrics.
His lyrics not only matured but the music itself did, too. Easton stopped layering beats from other songs with his own and began to discover his own sound—creating songs from scratch.
When he plays the piano he can hear his father's influence. Rich also can play the piano by ear, although he says his talent is not match to his sons. Matt can listen to a song once or twice and be able to play it.
Easton never played the piano with his father but as a kid he would always go into the room and listen to his father play.
"I always had his rhythm on the piano, and he always says he can see the similarities," Easton said.
Rich remembers the first time Easton came home his freshman year of college. He sat down at the piano and started playing, something he hadn't done before. "I looked at my wife and said 'What the heck? Where did this come from?' Rich said. "I guess he had a little bit of free time his freshman year." This free time allowed Easton to begin his career.
His first show in North Carolina left him on a huge stage performing for a scattered audience of 15 people in the rain. But Easton didn't care. To him, the show was still "sick" because it was his first real performance. His YouTube channel has received more than two million views and has more than 7,000 subscribers. "Kryptonite" has more than 290,000 views and "Live Life," which was released two years ago, has more than 785,000 views.
Along with producing his own albums, Easton is also writing the score for a documentary called "One" by Sue Vicory that will be entered in the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Vicory graduated from KU and after seeing Easton's "RockChalk" music video, a song he wrote about being a Jayhawk fan and student, Vicory asked him to write the score. Easton is producing numerous piano pieces as well as a hip-hop songs to accompany the documentary. According to Vicory's YouTube channel, "One" is about global humanity and the impact individuals can make within it. Easton started working on the project in February 2013 and the film will be finished next semester.
perfectionist.
"I listen to the songs I'm working on all the time," Easton said. "I listen to them on my way to class, in my car. Sometimes I get so sick of listening to them over and over again and pointing out what is wrong."
Brian Taylor, KU graduate and Easton's friend since third grade, has played a huge part in Easton's music. Acting as manager to Easton and co-writer of many of Easton's songs, Taylor knows when Easton has made a song he loves.
"I'll notice that he'll kind of dance to it to himself and he'll listen and nod his head," Taylor said. "Then he'll stand up and say 'Yeah, that's it. I got it. I got it.'"
For Easton, creating new music doesn't come easily or fast, plus he is a self-proclaimed
Easton says that his biggest supporters are the "founding fathers," which include Taylor and his other manager, Andrew Rabin, who works with venues and manages the money.
Even with the support of the Taylor and Rabin, Easton says he would love to be able to say that his parents are his biggest fans, but he feels his pragmatic father isn't his biggest promoter.
"My dad is skeptical about the future of the music business, but in the end my parents are going to support anything because I'm their kid," Easton said.
However, Easton's dad isn't as skeptical as he may think.
"My biggest concern is simple—there are more failed musicians than successful," Rich Easton said. "But what puts me at ease is that he has this undying passion to be successful. Matt is a happy kid just looking for the perfect song."
His parents may worry about Easton's future, but the two look forward to hearing Easton's new music and are avid followers of Easton's Twitter page. Karen says she listens to his music all the time and rarely critiques the songs unless she thinks her son has said
make him try even harder.
something a mother wouldn't like.
"The songs I favor may not be the ones that talk about partying," Karen said. "She Will Not Fall' is a good story. I like the ones that go a little deeper, but the funny thing is that my favorite is 'Spaceship Bachelor Pad' because it has a great beat to it."
Easton channeled this attitude into his "Me" logo, which was designed by friend John Reynolds. Easton says that the logo has a lot of different meanings outside of the selfish idea of "it's all about me." The logo is a play on his initials, but, most importantly, it represents the idea that you can't depend on others to get where you're going.
from college to Chicago and forbids himself to move back home with his parents because he knows his dad will make him look for a "real" job.
Easton said he knows that the next three years after graduation are going to be tough. He plans to make the transition
Easton said that no matter what, he will be involved in something musical, whether it's producing, performing or working in the business side of the music industry.
"I've always wanted the ball in my hands at the end of the game," Easton said. "Bring it on."
Even with the support of his family and friends, Easton said he knows that there are people who don't believe he will make it, but what others say doesn't matter to him. The haters just
Edited by Katie Gilbaugh
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