In a recent study, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that women with sleep apnea were 5.2 times as likely to have depression, and men 2.4 times as likely. Participants with other sleep disturbances, such as gasping or snorting, were more likely to experience depression as well. On the other hand, people who […]
One of the most common sleep disorders that keeps people awake and in and out of bed almost every night is Insomnia. Patients who suffer from insomnia have trouble going to sleep, staying asleep, or both. The disorder can be acute, which lasts a few days to a few weeks and is referred to as […]
Subjects in a test group who received gastric banding surgery as opposed to losing weight naturally did not see an improvement in their sleep apnea, despite losing more weight than their naturally shedding counterparts. Researchers struggle to find a relationship between weight loss and sleep apnea, although weight loss has helped in other cases of […]
Since technology has gotten small and fast enough to carry around with us, there have been various attempts at fitness based devices to help athletes perform better. Now there may be an app that can help you sleep better, too. Lark is a new company offering applications for the iPhone with an accompanying wristband intended […]
Research from Russell Foster, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Oxford, shows that people suffering from schizophrenia had completely erratic sleep schedules whether they have jobs or take medication. This could mean that a defect in the neurotransmitters in the brain related to mental illness may also affect the sleep of an individual. […]
The Better Sleep Council suggests supplements like melatonin, valerian root, 5-HTP and magnesium and calcium, may help promote healthy sleep patterns. A new study shows that Melatonin, a dietary supplement, can provide a real increase in actual sleep of beta-blocker using hypertension sufferers. This may be due to the fact that beta-blockers inhibit melatonin production during […]
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Google paid homage today to the artist Winsor McCay famous for his masterful work on the comic strip “Little Nemo in Slumberland”. The comic strip was first published 107 years ago today to be exact, and appeared off and on from 1905-27 in various newspapers. The story line of Little Nemo in Slumberland followed the adventures of […]
A new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry estimates that a stunning 15% of workplace errors can be linked to insomnia. The study suggests that up to 274,000 mistakes, which cause employers billions of dollars in losses due to accidents and workplace errors, can be attributed to loss of sleep. 20% of the participants in […]
The Breathing Retraining Center LLC in Berkley, California, is offering classes previously used for asthma relief to help relieve clients of sleep apnea and snoring. Snoring and Sleep Apnea are caused by hyperventilating, or breathing more than necessary, while you sleep. By possibly retraining how you breath while you are awake, the Center hopes to offer some night-time relief. They […]
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