Increasing Sleep Time After Trauma Could Ease Ill Effects
The finding holds particular promise for populations that are routinely exposed to trauma, such as military personnel and first responders.
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Sleep Debt Can Result in Lasting Brain Injury
For the chronically sleep-deprived such as shift workers, students, or truckers, a common strategy...
Children’s Mental Health Could Be Affected By Sleep Duration
Depression, anxiety, impulsive behavior, and poor cognitive performance in children is affected by the amount of sleep they have, researchers from the University of Warwick have found. Sleep states are active processes that...
Read MoreStudy: More Sleep May Reduce Risk of Daytime Exercise-related Injuries
Healthy adults who get at least eight hours of sleep a night may be less likely to experience common exercise-related injuries like fractures, sprains and muscle strains, a study of US soldiers suggests. Based on survey data for...
Read MoreStudy: People Who Nap are More Productive
It sounds counterproductive to take time out of a busy day to take a nap, but new research has revealed it could increase productivity. The study, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Mattress Nerd, examined the napping preferences...
Read MoreThe Secret to Weight Loss Could be Getting Enough Sleep, Study Suggests
A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals a link between sleep deprivation and high-calorie food cravings, particularly in women. The survey of nearly 500 women between the ages of 20 and 76...
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Lack of Sleep a Likely Reason Why People Who Are Poor Experience More Heart Disease
Insufficient sleep is one reason why disadvantaged groups have more heart disease. That’s...
Read MoreGetting Enough Sleep May Help Brain Store, Recall Memories
A review of more than 130 studies explains how sleep helps people learn new information and plays an important role in storing learned content for future use. The review is published in the January 2020 issue of Physiology....
Read MoreI Swapped Training Sessions for Sleep and Never Ran Faster
A writer for Runner’s World shares her experience “sleeping hard” while training for the New York City Marathon.I ran this course five minutes faster than I did the year before, a marathon PR! Of...
Read MoreNot Getting Enough Sleep Linked to Handgun Carrying Among Teens
Sleeping less than five hours a night increases a teen’s likelihood of carrying a gun and bringing one to school, reports Florida International University.“While research on the topic of sleep and its connection to...
Read MoreMany Critical Workers in US Suffering Sleep Deprivation
More than one-third of working Americans don’t get enough sleep, and the problem is greatest among the police, the military, health care workers and truckers, researchers report. Their analysis of data from...
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New Research in Children: MicroRNAs in Blood Linked with Sleep Duration
A simple blood test could provide a reliable metric to tell if children are sleeping enough,...
Read MoreHow Does Missed Sleep Affect Appetite?
Sleep deprivation can make you eat more, new research shows. Studies have shown that total sleep deprivation can trigger a reward system in the brain in response to food stimuli. But until recently researchers didn’t know...
Read MoreShort or Long Sleep Associated with Pulmonary Fibrosis
Scientists have discovered that people who regularly sleep for more than 11 hours or less than 4 hours are more likely to have pulmonary fibrosis compared to those who sleep for 7 hours in a day. The study also reveals...
Read MoreDepression and Sleep Deprivation: Links and Treatment
Sleep loss might contribute to neurochemical changes in the brain, which can result in depression, according to new research. According to an article in the journal BMC Psychiatry, lack of sleep or poor quality sleep...
Read MoreSleep More Than 9 Hours? Your Stroke Risk May Be Higher
People who take long naps during the day or sleep 9 or more hours at night may have an increased risk of stroke. This is according to a study published in the December 11, 2019, online issue of Neurology, the medical...
Read MoreNapping Has Been Redeemed by Health Experts, But Don’t Overdo It
Despite the health benefits of napping, researchers have found a nap should not be too long, reports CBC. For older adults, naps over 90 minutes are not good — it’s excessive napping, says Dr. Atul...
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