Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective at increasing work productivity, according to a new study. The study will be presented today at the Sleep and Breathing Conference in Berlin, organised by the European Respiratory Society and the European Sleep Research Society. Previous...
Obstructive sleep apnea, a common type of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), has been linked to elevated rates of ADHD-like behavioral issues in kids, in addition to learning and adaptive problems. The findings were published in the journal Sleep and came about after a five-year study which...
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When people don't get enough sleep they tend to eat more, causing them to gain weight. This was the conclusion of a new study led by University of Colorado Boulder in the US that was published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers found that...
Spring forward! Daylight Savings Time for 2013 is on Sunday, March 10th. Whether you're looking forward to having more light in the later part of the day or sad you'll be getting up earlier, Daylight Savings Time is always one of those true reminders that spring is on its way. Here are a few...
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, identified a specific group of cells in the brainstem whose activation during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is critical for the regulation of emotional memory processing. The findings, published in the Journal...
Sleep is one of the most basic human needs, yet millions of Americans don’t get enough of it most nights. Whether it’s due to anxiety, insomnia, work, pain, technology or simply not having enough time, it’s been increasingly hard for … More »
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I'm 65, and have been having terrible trouble sleeping for the last several years, because I simply cannot get comfortable in bed. We have 6 bedrooms, and I have tried every bed. I have changed the mattress on my own bed several times, and now have a memory-foam one - but I find even this is...
ok so I totally understand that I should get into the habit of turning cellular data off before I go to bed, but that's beside the point because it should NOT be using 4g when it's connected to the wifi and we have pretty good wifi in our house and as far as I know it doesn't get turned off...
People who eat a large variety of foods, considered an indicator of a healthy diet, are also the ones with the healthiest sleep patterns, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), in the US. The researchers write about their findings...
If you regularly struggle to fall asleep, it might be better to try and restrict rather than extend the amount of time you spend in bed. According to the new Good-Night Guide from The Sleep Council, sleep restriction can help people who only manage limited sleep, to fall asleep faster and wake...
A new study has correlated "short sleep" (defined as five to six hours of shut-eye) with eating higher amounts of calories. So, rather than "you are what you eat", we can now say "you eat how you sleep." More »
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...in a closed in room overnight ? My electrics off and you can see your breath in my house its so cold. I'm desperate but i don't want to risk my life. please help? How likely is it for my blood oxygen levels to be contaminated from carbon monoxide within a few hours or overnight /both? answers...
I'm such a wild sleeper than sometimes I wake up in the most awkward of positions. Face planted, facing the wrong direction, diagonal, on the completely other side—you name it, I've woken up in it. I was always wanted to know my movement patterns. Photographer Paul Schneggenburger created a...
The connection between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration as we grow older has been elusive. But for the first time, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a link between these hallmark maladies of old age. Their discovery opens the door to boosting the...
Poor quality sleep among the elderly can cause significant memory loss and brain deterioration, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. The study is the first of its kind to confirm the link between poor sleep and memory loss. The researchers found...
Does your bedtime routine involve shutting down your laptop or sending that last text and expecting to fall straight to sleep? How’s that working for you? Experts call that behavior bad sleep hygiene. It’s when you skip past the time … More »
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Most people who have been in a relationship that involves a lot of sleepovers understands that when one person doesn’t get restful sleep, both of you often wind up in bad moods that morning. I personally have a lot of … More »
Feeling Unappreciated In Your Relationship? Maybe You Need To Sleep...