TV violence linked to sleep problems in children.
A new study shows that letting young children watch violent TV programs may interfere with sleep. And it doesn’t matter if the violent tv program is animated or live action.
‘Insomnia cap’ keeps brain cool for a better sleep
Keeping your head cool could help you sleep better.
Are you kept awake on hot, summer nights? There’s a simple cure – keep a cool head! Insomnia is associated with increased metabolism in the brain’s frontal cortex, and the metabolism can be reduced by literally cooling that part of the brain, via regional cerebral hypothermia, according to research from the Sleep Neuroimaging Research Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
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1 in 3 women lose three weeks of sleep yearly because of husband’s snoring
Women lose 3 weeks of sleep every year.
It may not come to much of a surprise to many women but, one in three of them lose three weeks’ of sleep every year because of their husband’s snoring, a new study has found.
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Study: Lack of Sleep Kills a Man’s Sex Drive
A lack of sleep seriously affects men’s sex drive.
A lack of interest in the bedroom can be a problem for many women married to workaholic husbands. But researchers may have come up with the answer to a lack of sex – a good night’s sleep.
Lack of Sleep Could be a Trigger for Bullying
Poor sleep plays a roll in bullying and other aggressive behaviors.
Children who bully their friends at school are twice as likely to be aggressive and suffer from sleep problems, a new study says.
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Men Think About Food and Sleep as Much as Sex
There’s ‘nothing special about sexual thoughts,’ reports study researcher
Do you think men have sex on the brain every seven seconds? Not according to a new study that finds men think about sleep and food as much as they do sex.
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Changes in Sleep Habits in Mid-Life Can Accelerate Cognitive Decline
Length of sleep among middle aged adults affects cognitive function.
If you wanted to spend your retirement years sleeping until noon before drinking your first cup of coffee, you might want to weigh that luxurious dream against its consequences…. Such a change in your sleep habits may just leave you with not a lot on the ball.
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Infants Wake Up Taller After They Sleep: Study
The study shows that daily growth and sleep patterns are inextricably linked.
Findings from the first study of its kind finally confirm what grandma knew all along: infants wake up taller right after they sleep.
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Texting Teens Exhausted by Being ‘On Call’ All Night
Teens don’t want to miss emergency texts, even late-arriving ones.
10th-grader Ashley Olafsson sleeps with her cellphone under her pillow so she doesn’t miss “emergency’’ texts — “like if a friend broke up with her boyfriend.’’ Stephanie Kimball of Waltham, 14, is also available for urgent overnight correspondence, such as, “Hey, seeing if you’re awake.’’ Dedham ninth-grader Courtney Johnson gets as many as 100 texts while in bed. “I just don’t feel like myself if I don’t have my phone near me or I’m not on it,’’ she said.
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Light-Emitting Technology Affecting Americans’ Sleep
95% of the people surveyed reported using some type of electronic device within an hour of bedtime at least a few nights a week.
Americans aren’t getting enough sleep, and technology may be the culprit.
In the National Sleep Foundation’s 2011 Sleep in America poll, out today, 95% of the 1,508 people surveyed reported using some type of electronic device — such as a TV, computer, video game or cellphone — within an hour of bedtime at least a few nights a week.
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Study: Afternoon Nap Can Help Protect Against Heart Disease
People who napped for between 45-60 minutes were found to have significantly lower blood pressure rates.
Researchers say that having a 45 minute catnap helps lower a person’s blood pressure more quickly after a stressful event.
Don’t Sleep With Your Pet, You Make Catch Something
You could get sick letting your pet sleep with you.
Letting sleeping dogs lie in your bed can make you sick, research suggests. Pet owners may increase the chances of contracting everything from worms to the bubonic plague. Of the 250 known diseases transmitted from animals to humans, more than 100 of them come from domestic animals, researchers say.
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