Sleep Info

The morning news show on KUSA-TV, channel 9 in Denver, Colorado, is spending an entire week on something near and dear to our hearts and something most morning show TV news people don’t get enough of — sleep.  Their “Sleep Week” kicked off with a reporter undergoing an overnight sleep study.  You can watch the…
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A new study published online in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) claims that what a mother-to-be eats during her pregnancy can cause both obesity and sleep problems for her child. According to a release from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where the research was conducted, what the…
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Heading to the mall for Black Friday shopping this year? Two in three Americans say, “Not in your dreams.” According to a just-released national survey commissioned by sleep tips website SleepBetter.org and conducted by Ipsos, 67 percent of U.S. shoppers say they will not be shopping the day after Thanksgiving. But for those who are,…
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A new study shows once again the restorative powers of sleep.  The research from the University of Notre Dame looked at the impact of sleep on memory.  It found that slumber may not only help fix memories in the brain for later retrieval but also reconfigure them. Researchers tested participants before and after sleep, and…
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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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In the SleepBetter video Paranormal Pillow, we see Old Pillow commiserating with his friend Topper, a smooth-talking mattress topper. There’s a lot of confusion, however, about what a mattress topper IS, and how it’s different than a mattress pad. A mattress topper is removable bedding that sits on top of your mattress. Its goal is…
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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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