A pilot sleep study of teens in Colorado has yielded some promising results associated with lung function. Teens with asthma who got more sleep during an experimental sleep extension program had significantly fewer nocturnal asthma symptoms. Longer sleep among teens with asthma was also associated with moderate effects on executive functioning. The study, conducted at…
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A Canadian research team has come up with some interesting findings about toddler sleep. The research, conducted at the University of Montreal and published in the journal Pediatrics found that nighttime sleep for youngsters is controlled by genetics, but environmental factors seem to have more of an impact on the length of daytime naps. Researchers asked…
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A scientist from Harvard University says we need to develop behavioral and technological ways to counteract the damage that artificial light is doing to our sleeping patterns. And, he says the situation is likely to get worse if something isn’t done. Writing in the journal Nature, Charles Czeisler, a professor of sleep medicine at Harvard Medical School, said artificial…
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Individuals with insomnia are more inclined to consider suicide, but a new study shows just a little more sleep can dramatically lower the risk of those suicidal thoughts. The study, conducted at the University of Pennsylvania Behavioral Sleep Medicine Research Program and published in the journal SLEEP, looked at data from two studies of insomnia capturing 471…
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The number of sleep apnea cases in the U.S. is increasing, and a new study suggests that it’s mostly due to more of us becoming overweight. Sleep apnea is a condition in which people have trouble staying in deep sleep because their throats close, blocking their airways and requiring them to partially awaken to start…
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Despite what you think about the condition of schools in the United States, they are top ranked for one thing: sleepiest students. According to recently released research, nearly three quarters of nine and 10-year-olds suffer academically due to poor sleep, and 80% of 13 and 14-year-olds are affected by lack of sleep. That compares very…
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Wouldn’t it be good if you could know that the truck driver in the lane next to you on the interstate isn’t about to fall asleep? Or, if the pilot of the plane you’re getting ready to board didn’t stay up far too late last night? The work of a scientist at Washington University in…
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It’s just a fact of life that we all sleep poorly sometimes. However, a new study indicates that two consecutive nights of bad sleep can put unhealthy stress on your heart. The study was conducted at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. It’s based on a study of partial sleep deprivation on eight healthy individuals….
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The vast majority of articles on SleepBetter.org cover the problems caused by not sleeping enough and the benefits of sleeping better. However, new research indicates that there is a growing population of people out there who are sleeping too much … and it’s not good for them either. The new study was conducted by researchers…
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A new study suggests that obstructive sleep apnea severity is higher in African-American men than men of other races. Researchers at Wayne State University in Detroit and the Detroit Receiving Hospital Sleep Disorders Center reviewed a prospectively collected database of 512 patients studied in the sleep center between July 1996 and February 1999. The patients reviewed…
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