Here’s a new reason to replace that old and uncomfortable bed, pillow, or mattress topper. New research shows that individuals who experience interrupted sleep may as well not be getting anywhere near a full night’s sleep, no matter how long they stay in bed. The study, conducted at Tel Aviv University (TAU) in Isreal, wanted to…
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If you ever wanted to know what it’s like to have schizophrenia, all you have to do is withhold sleep from your body for a day. New research conducted by international team of researchers under the guidance of the University of Bonn and King’s College London indicates that just 24 hours of not sleeping can lead…
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The less you sleep, the older your brain will appear. That’s the word from a new study released today. The research, conducted by the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore, looked at 66 Chinese individuals who were at least 55 years old. The subjects were followed over 10 years. By looking into their structural MRI brain scans,…
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Researchers say they may have identified a brand new sleep disorder, and it has more to do with not wanting to go to sleep than not being able to. Most people diagnosed with a sleep issue have problems going to sleep or staying asleep. But, a team at Utrecht University in the Netherlands say the sleep disorder…
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One of the mantras from us here at SleepBetter is to control your technology use before bed, and to monitor your child’s as well. We’re not going to stop saying that, but new research says teens’ bodies may have gotten so used to screen time that it no longer bothers them in moderate amounts. Researchers…
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Numerous studies have linked a good night’s sleep to better memory, but there hasn’t been a clear answer of how it worked … until now. Scientists at New York University and Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School used advanced microscopy to witness new connections between brain cells forming while study mice slept. For the study, researchers trained mice in…
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Families that value and prioritize sleep are less likely to raise obese kids. That’s the word from a new study conducted at the University of Illinois. The study, published in Frontiers in Psychology, examined the sleep routines of 337 US preschool children and their families, taking into account socioeconomic characteristics and observing the influence of…
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It’s a fact that some people are able to be healthy and refreshed on a short amount of sleep. These short sleepers (the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was a famous one) make up perhaps 1% of the population. They sometimes only need as little as four hours each night. What makes them different?…
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Women who sleep in lighter bedrooms are more likely to be overweight, according to new research conducted in Britain. Scientists have learned more and more over the past few years about the relationship between lack of sleep and weight gain. It’s believed that when you don’t get enough sleep, the hormones that control appetite are…
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Ever wake in the middle of the night craving a cheeseburger or maybe come of that leftover pizza that’s in the fridge? Does it happen to you a lot? A new study says that these nighttime food urges may be genetic. The study, conducted at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, focused on a pair of…
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