Sleep Info

We’ve all known people who are night owls, or perhaps you’re even of them yourself.  Night owls find it extremely hard to get up early in the morning, and are most awake at times when most people are asleep.  Now science has an explanation for some of these individuals.   Some people stay up late…
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When you have questions about pillows and other bedding, Happy Dan the Pillow Man is your guy!  He’s happy because he always gets a good night’s sleep.  Happy Dan is the alter ego of Dan Schecter, Senior Vice President at Carpenter Co., and the creator of SleepBetter.org.  He’s spent 30 years learning about pillows and…
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What’s the consequence of one night of bad sleep?  Obviously you’ll be tired at work the next day, and maybe even a little short with your spouse and co-workers.  But, new research says it goes deeper than that — it can make you unlikely to ignore impulses to be rude and dishonest. A study conducted…
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Animals can pass the damaging effects of nighttime light exposure to their offspring, a new study has found, adding to a growing body of evidence that there’s a health cost to our increasingly illuminated nights. Hamster pups are born with weakened immune systems and impaired endocrine activity when their parents don’t receive a natural mix…
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Can’t sleep? Your sleep problems may be improved if you try an Indian herb, Ashwagandha. Researchers in the sleep institute in Japan found that an active component of Ashwagandha leaves significantly induces sleep. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a central herb in Ayurveda, the traditional home medicine native to India. As signified by its Latin name…
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Truck drivers who have obstructive sleep apnea and do not attempt to treat their disorder have a fivefold increase in the risk of a severe crash, according to a new study co-authored by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute researchers. Drivers who did not follow the sleep apnea treatment administered by the study fleet were discharged or…
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While there’s been a big push over the last handful of years to delay start times for high school, a group of researchers says it won’t help. The research, conducted in the UK by the University of Surrey and Harvard Medical School predicts that turning down the lights in the evening would be much more…
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Lowering your salt intake could mean fewer trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night, a new study suggests. Most people over age 60, and many even younger, wake up to urinate one or more times a night. This is called nocturia. This interruption of sleep can lead to problems such as stress,…
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After a rough night’s sleep, your ability to recognize whether those around you are happy or sad could suffer, according to a study led by a University of Arizona psychologist. The research found that study participants had a harder time identifying facial expressions of happiness or sadness when they were sleep deprived versus well-rested. The sleepy…
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Improving your sleep quality is as beneficial to health and happiness as winning the lottery, according to new UK research.   Dr Nicole Tang in the Department of Psychology at the University of Warwick has discovered that working on getting a better night’s sleep can lead to optimal physical and mental well-being over time –…
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