Sleep Info

It’s a fact that when you don’t sleep enough, you get sick more often.  Now, science has a better idea of why that is. Researchers took blood samples from 11 pairs of identical twins with different sleep patterns and discovered that the twin with shorter sleep duration had a depressed immune system, compared with his…
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The long-term separation that’s necessary between service members and their spouses can take an emotional toll and lead to many sleepless nights, but a new study says simple communication like the sharing of good news can help.   Service members, including both active and recently separated, are often called upon to fight overseas and to assist…
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It’s an argument that many have been making for years, that U.S. high schools should start later.  There’s new evidence that it would be helpful, this time coming from Canada. In a study published in the Journal of Sleep Research, the researchers found that students from schools that started earlier slept less, were less likely…
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College athletes are not getting enough sleep, but a simple intervention built around education and support could go a long way in improving sleep quality and athletic performance. The research was conducted by Michael Grandner, assistant professor of psychiatry and psychology and director of the Sleep Health Research Center at the University of Arizona College…
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What is good quality sleep?  It’s hard to quantify, but we usually know it when we see it.  The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) is trying to quantify good sleep, however, and recently released the key indicators, as established by a panel of experts. Given the increase in the use of sleep technology devices, the key…
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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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Firefighters are the first to rush into a burning building to save a life.  They don’t think about it … they just do it.  One of the downsides of being a firefighter, other than the risk of fire, is the very strange hours you’re sometimes forced to work.  The odd sleep schedule required for the…
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New research says one in five young people regularly wake up in the middle of the night to check social media, making them far more likely to feel constantly tired at school than their peers who do not log on at night. Over 900 pupils, aged between 12-15 years, were recruited and asked to complete a…
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Sleeping definitely gets more difficult as you get older.  With that in mind, a new report has loads of sleep tips designed specifically for those who are older than 50. The report is authored by the Global Council on Brain Health, a group convened by the AARP, and looks at the link between brain health and…
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Researchers have developed a new system to evaluate sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) without a trip to a sleep lab. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed a new system to assess obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity while a patient is awake and analyze sleep-wake activity, using his or her smartphone….
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