Sleep Info

The natural schedule for humans is to go to bed at night and sleep during the day.  Unfortunately, however, modern life doesn’t work that way.  To keep our economies running, some people must work at night.  A new study says that vampire-like schedule can scramble everything from your hormones and body temperature to athletic ability, mood…
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Imagine if you suddenly found that you had a 28-hour day.  Think how productive you would be!  That’s the idea behind “Polyphasic Sleep”.  It’s changing (or “hacking”) your sleep schedule so that you’re in bed less and have more time for work or play.  The question is … does it work? Before we get any…
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Here’s one more reason to keep your New Year’s resolution to quit smoking.  Researchers at the University of Rochester have learned that quitting will help you sleep better. The study, published in the FASEB Journal, found that smoking can decrease levels of a molecule (SIRTUIN 1, an anti-aging molecule) which in turn alters the levels of a…
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This is the latest installment of a regular feature here at SleepBetter.org: Sleep Myth Monday, where we bust sleep myths wide open, or verify that they’re actually not myths at all. Myth or Truth: If you can’t sleep, it’s best to get out of bed. TRUTH! If you lay in bed while having trouble sleeping, you…
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Researchers say they’ve developed a pacemaker-like device that could cut the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by 70-percent. A study with the device, developed at the University of Pittsburgh and called the Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation (UAS) therapy, was just published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Standard treatments for OSA include weight loss,…
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Startling new research points to brain tissue loss as a result of lack of sleep.  In fact, the study suggests not sleeping for even just one night could affect brain tissue in a way similar to a head injury. The research, conducted at Uppsala University in Sweden and published in the journal Sleep, surveyed a group of young…
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This is the latest installment of a regular feature here at SleepBetter.org: Sleep Myth Monday, where we bust sleep myths wide open, or verify that they’re actually not myths at all. Myth or Truth: Counting sheep and other repetitive thought exercises will not help you get to sleep. TRUTH! A 2002 study looked at the best…
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A new survey indicates that Americans are still trying to do it all, and sleep is one thing that falls by the wayside. The study, commissioned by a pharmaceutical firm, compiled data from 1,000 people across the United States via a telephone survey.  According to the findings, 71 percent of survey participants do not get appropriate…
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It seems at least one part of the world is getting the message.  According to a new survey, two-thirds of Britons are prioritizing sleep over staying out late with friends. The survey, conducted by a company that makes industrial manipulation tools, asked more than 2,000 people in Britain who were between the ages of 18…
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An interesting new study ties the sleep habits of teenagers and their friends.  Essentially, if a teen’s friends don’t sleep enough, the teen probably doesn’t either. Researchers from the University of Cincinnati studied a group of 1,000 teens aged 12 to 15 from the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, which logged their physical, cognitive…
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