Sleep in the News
Onset of Diabetes Linked to Sleep
A new study shows that lack of sleep or even disrupted sleep can increase the risk of diabetes. The study, published in Science Translational Medicine, researched the link between diabetes and sleep by studying 21 men and women over a three week period. These participants slept in a sleep lab for the duration of the study period [...]
Fatigued Cancer Patients Find Relief in Walking
It goes without saying that having cancer can make you extremely tired. Cancer can make one so fatigued that it can interfere with daily life and cause anxiety, but new research shows that there is a natural cure for this extreme fatigue.The simple activity of walking may help to decrease the extreme tiredness that cancer [...]
New Babies Unaffected By Their Mother’s Caffeine Intake
Expecting mothers have been told for years to lay off the caffeine. New research is showing, however, that caffeine consumption among soon-to-be mothers does not actually affect their babies’ sleep patterns. The study, based out of Brazil, analyzed the sleeping patterns of over 4,200 infants up to the age of 3 months. In addition, the [...]
Best Bedrooms For Sleep
A new National Sleep Foundation poll shows that Americans are becoming more aware of the importance of sleep and are making their bedrooms more accommodating for the best sleep conditions. We here at SleepBetter say “Hooray!” The poll asked Americans about key elements of their home bedrooms. The findings reveal that people value having a comfortable mattress [...]
Swine Flu Vaccine Linked to Narcolepsy In Children
New research shows that children who received a particular swine flu (H1N1) vaccine are at a much higher risk to develop narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder associated with extreme tiredness during the day, as well as suddenly and unintentionally falling asleep. The study, conducted in Finland, showed that between 2002 and 2009, before the swine flu [...]
Too Much Sleep Just as Bad as Too Little Sleep
New research shows that while little sleep can cause heart problems, but too much sleep can cause the same problem. This research, based at the Chicago Medical School, found that adults who get less than 6 hours of sleep and adults who get more than 8 hours of sleep per night are likely to have [...]
Sleep To Retain New Knowledge
Recent findings from a study out of University of Notre Dame shows that the best way to retain new lessons is to ‘sleep on it’ after learning the new information. After analyzing the sleep patterns of about 200 students and then having those students complete cognitive tasks when waking up in the morning it was [...]
Close Link Between Onset of Parkinson’s and Sleep Problem
New research shows that a sleep disorder may be linked to the onset of Parkinson’s disease. The sleep disorder in question is called rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, or RBD. RBD occurs when when a slumbering person physically acts out their dreams while asleep. During a research study conducted at the Mayo Clinic it was found [...]
Snooze No More
Are you not a morning person? Do you find yourself constantly hitting the snooze button? You may not be alone, but you may actually be hurting your sleep patterns. By hitting the snooze button and trying to fall back asleep, just to be awakened again in 10 or so minutes, you are actually disrupting your [...]
A Whole New Meaning for ‘Fourth Meal’
We’ve written here at SleepBetter.org many times about how sleep greatly effects your weight and eating habits, each day more and more research is being done to understand this correlation further. The latest news on this subject from the Mayo Clinic, where research reveals that people who are lacking in sleep are doing some serious [...]