Sleep Info

There are many reasons for sleeplessness.  Some are physical, some are mental, and some are environmental.  According to new research, one environmental factor that is causing us to turn into a world full of sleep deprived humans is electricity. A team of researchers from several universities recently published the findings of a test of their theory…
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Twitter, once the place you went for things like breaking news and celebrity gossip, is now helping us to better understand the relationship between insomnia and social media. Researchers have built the beginnings of “digital phenotype” of insomnia and other sleep disorders based on data from Twitter. The study, published in the Journal of Medical Internet…
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Have you wondered about something related to sleep, but just can’t find the answer?  Lots of people do, and that’s why we created Ask SleepBetter.  You can ask your own question on the SleepBetter Facebook Page, or by using our Ask SleepBetter contact form.  We will try to answer as many questions as possible, but we are not…
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New research conducted in Europe shows that poor sleepers run as big of a risk for a stroke or heart attack as those who smoke or those who fail to exercise. The study, conducted by the World Health Organization, looked into the causes of cardiovascular disease.  The study involved 657 men aged 25 to 64…
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While pills are an acceptable solution for very occasional sleeplessness, those with chronic insomnia would be better off just talking. A new study looked at the difference between cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and sleep drugs, and found that CBT is more effective. CBT is a type of talk therapy where the goal is to help people change their…
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Have you ever called in “sleepy”?  New research indicates that, at least in Canada, it’s pretty common. According to a new survey, nearly four million people, or 26% of the country’s work force, have called in sick to catch up on sleep.  Taking into account those sick days, sleep deprivation has cost companies almost three-quarters of a…
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Researchers looking for the long-sought cause of Alzheimer’s Disease may have found a giant piece of the puzzle. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have found evidence that poor sleep is a channel through which certain proteins are able to attack the brain’s long-term memory and cause Alzheimer’s. Excessive deposits of protein beta-amyloid are…
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If you’ve read any amount of SleepBetter articles, you know that we always say the average person needs between seven and nine hours of sleep.  The reason for that wide range is a wide difference in people.  Some are fine with seven, while some need nine or else they’re tired all day.  Never before, however,…
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We generally assume that many of the people visiting SleepBetter have some kind of sleep problem.  After all, if you slept perfectly and had brand new bedding that was perfect for you, you might not have looked for us!  But, what are the most common everyday issues that keep us from sleeping?  The New Zealand website…
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Keeping healthy and being a productive worker is a tricky thing, but it turns out the best thing you can do is get a good night’s sleep.  In fact, according to researchers at Cambridge University and Rand Europe, sleeping is more important than how much drink or smoke when it comes to workplace productivity. The researchers studied…
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