The popularity of Facebook, Twitter, and accessibility of smartphones have made socializing and reaching out to one another easier than ever, but are they keeping sleep out of reach? More than half of the respondents in a recent study, commissioned by a U.K.-based Internet provider, admit to having ‘e-anxiety’. As a result, they’re staying up later because…
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Whether you are a frequent snorer or share a bed, room, or even house with someone who snores you’ve probably had at least one experience with snoring. Most of us would agree that it wasn’t a pleasant one. A recent study conducted in the U.K. shows that snoring may be more than just an annoyance….
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A recent study from the University of California in Berkeley shows that dreams may help to ease the pain of stressful memories. This study, which was recently published in the journal Current Biology, shows that rapid eye movement (REM) sleep can lower emotional stress levels related to past events. These findings may be able to…
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German researchers have found a gene that may cause people to have trouble sleeping. The gene, called ABCC9, seems to affect the amount of hours that each person needs to sleep daily. This study looked at 4,000 people across seven European countries. Participants filled out a survey about their sleeping habits, then the researchers compared…
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Mothers can worry about a plethora of things, such as the health of their children, what school to send them to and so on. A new study shows, however, that the top woe that mothers have is work outside the home. The research, conducted by a recruiting firm in the UK, showed that half of…
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Many people have that one comfy item that helps them sleep. Maybe it is the perfect pillow, soft blanket, or down comforter, but most leave the fluffy stuffed animals behind once they reach adulthood … or do they? A recent poll in England shows that nearly 10% of all British adults still sleep with a…
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As each year passes, the Black Friday deals seem to be coming out earlier and earlier, with this year’s being the craziest to date. Stores like Kohl’s and Target, for example, opened their doors to bargain shoppers as early as midnight! As opposed to years past when avid shoppers would camp out in tents to…
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We all know that exercise helps to provide an overall healthy lifestyle, but a recent study shows the exercise can help teenagers to get more restful sleep. Of the 15,000 high school students who were surveyed for this study, those who spent at least an hour exercising reported having a restful, full eight hours of…
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A creepy sleep disorder called sleep paralysis has been getting some coverage in the news lately. Sleep paralysis is not being able to move your limbs right before falling asleep or immediately after waking up. A recent study published in Sleep Medicine Reviews has shed some light on this eerie sleep disorder. The study shows…
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A new study indicates that women reach for sleep aids more frequently than men. The study, conducted by the National Sleep Foundation, found that 3 in 10 women report taking a sleep aid at least a few nights each week. The reason for all of this? Eighty percent of women said that they were to…
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