Topic: Sleep in the News

A new study is revealing that adults in Britain with snoring spouses lose 730 hours of sleep PER YEAR over a 50-year marriage.  That’s equivalent to four years of sleep. The study was conducted by for U.K. pudding maker Lovetub. Of 3,000 people polled, the female are more likely to be kept awake by snoring…
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The health consequences of not sleeping well on a regular basis are numerous, and you can add one more to the list.  New research indicates that individuals who sleep poorly or don’t get enough sleep are a higher risk for heart disease and stroke. The study, conducted by Emory University School of Medicine researchers, surveyed…
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Americans are global leaders in at least one category: sleep deprivation. A new study by the Amsterdam-based Philips Center for Health and Well-Being measured not only who is sleepless, but looked at the cause of the sleeplessness. In the U.S., the study indicates the cause is stress. The majority of Americans (49%), Indians (54%) and…
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On this Veteran’s Day, a new study is out that points to sleep troubles as one of the most common problems among servicemen and women who are experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after returning home. The research was presented at the American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was designed…
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A new survey from AAA is warning that if many of the drivers on the road with you are actually impaired by lack of sleep.  The survey was released for Drowsy Driving Prevention Week 2010, which runs from November 8-14 this year.  It indicates that two out of every five drivers have fallen asleep or…
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Don’t forget, United States Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend.  That means our clocks “fall back” an hour.  Here’s the question, though … will you get any additional sleep, despite having the extra hour?  According to an article in the Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, it’s unlikely for many of us.  They quoted an expert from Vanderbilt…
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A new Loyola University study has yielded some startling information.  Researchers say that according to their data, more than 80% of hospital patients are at high risk for sleep apnea, findings that suggest that hospitals should consider screening patients to identify those who are at high risk. Researchers administered an eight-question obstructive sleep apnea screening questionnaire…
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There’s a cost to being a social butterfly. You know the type — always out after work socializing and being the center of attention. It turns out that sleep deprivation his extroverts much harder than non-extroverts. That’s the finding of a new study from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.  The story comes to…
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Many Europeans who use their iPhones as alarm clocks got an extra (and perhaps unwanted) hour of sleep to usher in the month of November.  In Europe, Daylight Savings Time ends on the last Sunday of October.  iPhones across Europe updated their time to account for this, but the alarm settings didn’t update … which…
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Do you listen to music while you fall asleep? A lot of people do, and those in the U.K. have indicated that their favorite slumber music is from the band Coldplay.  The British branch of the motel chain Travelodge announced that finding from their recent survey. According to Travelodge, here are the top ten musical…
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