Sleep Info

For some time, we’ve been talking about the importance of replacing your pillow yearly, spurred by SleepBetter Investigates: Fungus Among Us, our scientific study of college student bedding from around the United States. We took samples from dozens of students and tested them to find out what was living inside.  In the video below, meet a…
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Everyone knows that lack of sleep can cause many everyday problems such as fatigue, excessive hunger, and underperformance in school or work, but scientists are finding more and more that lack of sleep can also cause much more severe complications. High blood pressure was the focus of a recent study published in the Hypertension Journal…
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Everyone knows that lack of sleep can cause many everyday problems such as fatigue, excessive hunger, and underperformance in school or work, but scientists are finding more and more that lack of sleep can also cause much more severe complications. High blood pressure was the focus of a recent study published in the Hypertension Journal…
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As many students return to their college lives one thing that may not be their immediate concern is sleep. Heading back to school means stocking up on textbooks, microwave food, and of course dorm supplies. All of those things help them make a smooth transition back into the swing of things at college, but one…
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After Hurricane Irene blew through, millions in the U.S. were left with no power from South Carolina to Maine. Clearly, this is a problem that can cause worry, inconvenience, and spoiled food. However, living for multiple days without modern electric lights and devices (if you don’t have a generator) may actually be a good thing…
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It’s no secret that our four-legged friends are carrying around a number of “friends” of their own.  Have you thought about what they carry into your bed?  Check out the infographic below (click it to see a larger version) from our Big Germ on Campus series and see how many Americans are sleeping with their…
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After a stressful day on the job some may indulge in a late night drink in an attempt to take the edge off or even in order to get to sleep faster. Although this method may seem beneficial at the time, a new study confirms that this is not be the best idea. The study,…
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Maybe it’s the inconvenience of using coin-operated washing machines down in the basement of the dorm. Or perhaps it’s the fact that mom isn’t around to do the laundry. Whatever the reason, the survey we conducted along with our scientific research of college student pillows finds that most of those students probably would earn poor…
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Researchers have been looking more and more into the differences in the sexes when it comes to sleep, trying to find answers to why women have insomnia more than men, and if differences in sleep patters explains why women live longer than men. A new study presented earlier this summer may explain why men seem…
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New research has uncovered an alarming link between sleep apnea and dementia. The research, reported in the August 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, seems to confirm sleep experts’ long-suspected belief that sleep apnea can deprive the brain of oxygen to cause declines in cognitive ability. For the study, scientists checked…
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