The number of sleep apnea cases in the U.S. is increasing, and a new study suggests that it’s mostly due to more of us becoming overweight. Sleep apnea is a condition in which people have trouble staying in deep sleep because their throats close, blocking their airways and requiring them to partially awaken to start…
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Despite what you think about the condition of schools in the United States, they are top ranked for one thing: sleepiest students. According to recently released research, nearly three quarters of nine and 10-year-olds suffer academically due to poor sleep, and 80% of 13 and 14-year-olds are affected by lack of sleep. That compares very…
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Wouldn’t it be good if you could know that the truck driver in the lane next to you on the interstate isn’t about to fall asleep? Or, if the pilot of the plane you’re getting ready to board didn’t stay up far too late last night? The work of a scientist at Washington University in…
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It’s just a fact of life that we all sleep poorly sometimes. However, a new study indicates that two consecutive nights of bad sleep can put unhealthy stress on your heart. The study was conducted at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. It’s based on a study of partial sleep deprivation on eight healthy individuals….
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The vast majority of articles on SleepBetter.org cover the problems caused by not sleeping enough and the benefits of sleeping better. However, new research indicates that there is a growing population of people out there who are sleeping too much … and it’s not good for them either. The new study was conducted by researchers…
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A new study suggests that obstructive sleep apnea severity is higher in African-American men than men of other races. Researchers at Wayne State University in Detroit and the Detroit Receiving Hospital Sleep Disorders Center reviewed a prospectively collected database of 512 patients studied in the sleep center between July 1996 and February 1999. The patients reviewed…
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White noise machines make sounds that recreate nighttime in the woods, oceans lapping at the beach, or even vacuum cleaners. Scientists in Germany, however, say they have found that sounds coming from within your own body may improve your memory and help you sleep better. Slow oscillations in brain activity occur during slow-wave sleep and…
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New research is providing more evidence that part of answer to solving the widespread childhood obesity problem could be more sleep. The study, published in the most recent issue of the journal Pediatrics, followed 1,429 ninth graders, gathering data on height and weight. The children reported their sleep habits on weekdays and weekends, and the researchers…
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School-age children who get less than the proper amount of sleep are less likely to perform well in school, according to new research. The scientific study, conducted on 142 children in Spain, tracked how well the primary school children performed on tests of academic skills and how much sleep they received. Most of the six…
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A new survey conducted in Britain shows just how bad our obsession with our electronic devices is getting. The research, conducted by a British hotel chain, found that one in five (20%) people in Britain keep their phone in their bed or even under their pillow every single night, to ensure they don’t miss a single…
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