Topic: Sleep in the News

Researchers in the U.K. announced this week the alarming findings of a new study on sleep and life span.  The story was covered by international newswire AFP, and posted on numerous news sites around the web.  The findings were also published in the journal Sleep.  Researchers at Britain’s University of Warwick say according to their…
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The City of Milwaukee is taking a stand against sleeping with your children.  The Wisconsin city’s health department is hosting the upcoming Safe Sleep Summit, taking a strong stand against bed sharing with infants. The Milwaukee Health Department says there is no safe way to share your bed with your baby. The story comes from…
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Everyone seems iPad crazy these days, but we uncovered an interesting string of articles that relate to a warning about the iPad when it comes to our favorite subject … sleep. The iPad, if you haven’t heard, is the new tablet computer from Apple.  It’s sort of an oversized iPod Touch, and it can serve…
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Everyone seems iPad crazy these days, but we uncovered an interesting string of articles that relate to a warning about the iPad when it comes to our favorite subject … sleep. The iPad, if you haven’t heard, is the new tablet computer from Apple.  It’s sort of an oversized iPod Touch, and it can serve…
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The Bowling Green (KY) Daily News had a great article this week about how sleep issues in children could indicate a more serious problem than just a kid who “isn’t a good sleeper”.  In the article, pediatrician Dr. Debra Sowell elaborates… “A lot of people don’t think of pediatric sleep disorders as a problem,” said…
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There’s a great Q&A on the Mayo Clinic web site, relating to how lack of sleep can make your immune system weaker. Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler gives this answer to a visitor question: During sleep, your immune system releases proteins called cytokines. These substances increase in the presence of an infection, inflammation and stress. Increased cytokines…
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A new study indicates that video games might not cause significantly more sleep problems than TV.  A story by the BBC discusses the research that was conducted by the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.  In the study, researchers compared the amount of time it took teens to get to sleep after playing the action video…
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An article posted today at Psychology Today asks an interesting question — Do Cats Dream of Catching Mice? Here at SleepBetter.org, we’re normally more concerned about human sleep, but this is an important question in sleep science. Figuring out how other members of the animal world sleep and dream may help us unlock some of…
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A new study provides more proof that setting a sleep routine has benefits for everyone … not just children.  The study from the University of Haifa in Israel, was published in the journal Sleep.  It looked at whether setting a daily routine would help seniors with insomnia.  It found that there are definitely benefits, as…
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One of the many, many side-effects of the devastating January earthquake in Haiti appears to be an unwillingness of many in the shattered country to sleep inside.  Immediately after the quake, many geologists and Haitian government officials recommended staying out of buildings until the risk of aftershocks passed.  They’re now saying it’s reasonably safe to…
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