Sleep Info

Here at SleepBetter, we don’t normally cover the technology world, but this was too good to pass up.  Who among us hasn’t yelled, moaned, or cursed at our alarm clock when it’s blaring at us first thing in the morning?  Well, if you’re one of the many, many iPhone or iPod Touch users out there,…
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There’s a lot of insomnia news this week.  In a previous article here on SleepBetter, we discussed possible differences in the brains of people with insomnia.  The sleep disorder occurs in about 10% of the population, and many times the cause can’t be pinpointed.  Researchers at Emory University, however, say they may have found a…
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Researchers have always known there was something different about people with chronic insomnia.  A new study sheds some light on what that “something” might be.  Dutch scientist Ellemarije Altena at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences studied a group of older adults, some of whom suffered from…
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The whole world (even many in the United States, which isn’t normally soccer crazy) has its eyes on South Africa right now for World Cup 2010.  The problem is that the world may have its eyes on South Africa at times when those eyes should be closed. With 32 international teams playing three or more…
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A new study indicates that starting school a little later could reduce the number of car crashes involving teenagers.  The study, presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Sleep Societies and reported on in HealthDay, was conducted by the Division of Sleep Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk,…
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There has been a lot of talk lately about regulations on the amount of consecutive work hours that members of certain professions should be allowed to work, but have you ever thought about the safety of their work hours? A new study presented at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies looked at…
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This isn’t a “contest” that you want to win.  According to research presented at this week’s annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, 20% of Americans report experiencing moderate to excessive sleepiness during the daytime hours.  That compares to 15% in Europe. Eleven percent of the Americans being studied reported severe sleepiness, which was…
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With the SleepBetter Betty White event of May 26, 2010 well in the past now, it may seem that The Bedtime Stories Project should be coming to an end.  Nothing could be farther from the truth.  The Betty White event was truly only the beginning of the The Project! We are still accepting bedtime story…
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Researchers will present today (Monday, June 7, 2010) on new research that addresses the value of a regular bedtime for children.  The research from SRI International indicates that children with a regular bedtime perform better in school on language, math, reading assessments. The study, which looked at the sleeping habits of 8,000 four-year-olds, is due…
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There’s been a lot of talk about The Bedtime Stories Project in the media!  Here’s a sampling: Entertainment Tonight interviewed Betty White just before her May 26 event with SleepBetter: Insider talked with Betty White at the event as well.  Video can be found here. The Los Angeles Times gossip blog writes Betty White does…
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