A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says sleep-deprived high school students are more likely to sustain injuries than those who are well rested, and those injuries are often from risky behavior. In a study of more than 50,000 students, researchers found that those teens who got seven hours of sleep or…
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New research by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) says residents of the UK are losing a full night of sleep every week, and the group hopes to do something about it. The new report, titled “Waking up to the health benefits of sleep” says people in the UK are under-sleeping by about an…
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Have you ever wondered why all animals (humans included) need to sleep? It’s medically very important … but why? Why do we need to partially shut down our body for hours at a time every day? The truth is that science doesn’t truly know the answer, but they’re working on it. One relatively well known…
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It’s a common occurrence. One spouse goes to bed early while the other stays up late working, playing or watching TV. The night owl spouse simply needs less sleep. Frequently that night owl is the husband, and new research is showing that there’s a reason. Women need more sleep because their brains simply do more….
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For at least some groups of teens and young adults, sleep problems are a predictor of chronic pain and worsening pain severity over time, suggests a study conducted in the Netherlands. The study, published in the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain® (IASP), looked at relationships between sleep problems and pain in…
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It’s been known for years that lack of sleep can help you gain weight, but new research gives us an idea of why. Apparently, sleep deprivation gives you the munchies. An experiment aimed at explaining why people overeat after a poor night’s sleep suggests that food becomes much more appealing, and that the brain’s own…
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The sleep habits of fruit flies are remarkably similar to humans. They get most of their sleep at night, certain drugs and stimulants like caffeine can negatively affect their sleep, and if they get a lousy night’s sleep it can even affect their memory performance. But what can they tell us about the connection between…
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Overweight and obese adults who are losing weight with a high-protein diet are more likely to sleep better, according to new research from Purdue University. “Most research looks at the effects of sleep on diet and weight control, and our research flipped that question to ask what are the effects of weight loss and diet…
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Truck drivers who have obstructive sleep apnea and who do not attempt to adhere to a mandated treatment program can see their risk of a crash increase by a factor of five, according to a new study co-authored by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute researchers and featured in the online edition of the journal Sleep. Drivers…
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Children who soothe themselves back to sleep from an early age adjusts to school more easily than those who don’t, new Australian research has found. The study, conducted at the Queensland University of Technology, revealed one in three children have escalating problems sleeping across birth to five years, which increased their risk of emotional and behavioral issues…
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