Workaholism Linked to Lower Sleep Quality
Researchers explore the link between work addiction risk and health-related outcomes using the framework of Job Demand Control Model.
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Why Little Mammals Sleep Longer
Why does the mouse sleep five times longer than the elephant? Scientist have developed quantitative models to explain sleep time differences.
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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...
Restricting Sleep May Impact Emotional Reactivity
Study participants perceived pleasant and neutral pictures in a more negative way when their sleep was restricted for several nights in a row.
Read MoreAmericans Are Moving Less and Sleeping More Under Quarantine, Fitness Tracker Data Shows
Many Americans are home, under orders to stay indoors to slow the outbreak of the coronavirus, and data from a new study shows that they are sleeping more.
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Finding the Sleep “Sweet Spot” for Heart Health
Whether you like to burn the midnight oil to check emails or binge watch your favorite series, toss and turn or sleep until mid-morning, it seems the amount of sleep you get matters when it comes to your future vascular and heart health.
Read MoreChildren’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...
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