For the first time, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has released official consensus recommendations for the amount of sleep that children and teenagers need. According to an AASM release, these are the guidelines: Infants four to 12 months should sleep 12 to 16 hours per 24 hours (including naps) on a regular basis…
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A team of sleep researchers has found that the autonomic nervous system, which is responsible for control of things you need but don’t have to think about (breathing, digestion, your heartbeat, etc.), also plays a role in promoting memory organization. The groundbreaking study, “Autonomic Activity During Sleep Predicts Memory Consolidation in Humans,” appears in the journal Proceedings of…
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A new study of adolescents suggests that obtaining an insufficient amount of sleep increases variability in sadness, anger, energy and feelings of sleepiness. The study also showed that nightly fluctuations in sleep in healthy adolescents predict worse mood the next day, and worse mood any given day largely predicts unusually bad sleep the next night….
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A new study could make some east coast sports teams consider moving west. The research, conducted in Canada, found that NFL, NBA and NHL teams traveling from west to east had a higher winning percentage compared to teams traveling in the opposite direction. The results of this study highlight the importance of the direction of…
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When we’ve had a bad night of sleep, many of us reach for a big cup of coffee to help get through the day reasonably alert. However, a new study found that caffeine use no longer improved alertness or performance after three nights of poor sleep. Results show that compared to a placebo, caffeine significantly…
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A research team from Oxford University has learned that going green may help your sleep. The researchers, led by Dr Stuart Peirson from Oxford’s Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute were aiming to understand why exposing mice to bright light caused two very different responses. ‘When we expose mice to light during the night, it causes them to…
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Sleep is often a problem for cancer survivors, leaving them exhausted as they deal with the side effects of the disease and its treatments. But, a new study may have a solution: yoga. The study, conducted at the University of Rochester Medical Center, is the largest of its kind and will be presented at the…
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Individuals who are chronically sleep-deprived or who work odd hours are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. That’s the finding of new research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension. Insufficient sleep and circadian rhythm (approximately 24-hour) disturbances both have been associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes but the cause is unclear. To determine the impact…
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A lot of people trying to get ahead at work spend money and time trying to learn how to be better managers. Maybe one giant step they should take is get a better night’s sleep, and encourage their employees to do the same. According to a Huffington Post story, a new study in the Journal of…
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A new study found that military service members who reported insomnia symptoms or short sleep duration were less resilient than members who reported healthy sleep hygiene. Several physical and mental variables were evaluated as indices of resilience. These variables were, self-rated general health, lost workdays, deployment, completion of service term, and health care utilization. Long…
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