A new study suggests that the position that you sleep in may have less to do with personal choice and more to do with your personality while you are awake. The survey, which was conducted in the UK, found that over 50% of participants slept in the fetal position. Robert Phipps, a body language expert who […]
Parasomnias are a unique group of individuals who sleep walk, sleep eat, sleep drive, and even sleep sex. Sleep walking and similar behavior affects 3.6% of the American population, or 8.5 million Americans. It is hereditary to some degree, and in contrast to the .04% of the population with narcolepsy, it is an extremely high percentage […]
Many people complain that they have a harder time sleeping as they get older, and surveys have supported this in the past. However, a new survey suggests that healthy adults may actually sleep better as they age. The survey, which collected information from over 150,000 participants, showed that 18-24 year olds actually complained the most […]
If there is anyone that could use a little extra sleep, it’s the busy working parent. And oftentimes, even if the job allows for some extra shut eye, the kids are not on the same page. Here are some tips for helping your kids get more sleep, so you can get the rest you deserve. […]
A new study suggests that sleep training methods for infants, such as the “cry it out” method, do no harm to the child, the parent, or the child parent relationship as the child grows. Many parents look down on the “cry it out” method in particular because they believe it is cruel to the infant. […]
Evidence continues to pile up that a sleep deprived human does not operate as well as a person who rests sufficiently on a regular basis. However, Scientists have found the part of the brain and the cause of sleep deprivation’s effect on memory. A nucleoside called adenosine is present in the hippocampus, or the part […]
A new study suggests that many of the physical symptoms of FGID’s are related to sleep deprivation caused by the disorders. In the study, nearly 45% of 283 children were found to have some sort of sleep disorder. No difference could be noted between FGID or sex, although younger children tended to be disrupted during […]
A new survey carried out in the UK found that nearly one in three students at universities suffered insomnia as a result of anxiety over their financial situation. Nearly 20% responded that they suffered from some sort of depression, and nearly 37% said they had experienced some sort of anxiety in relation to their finances. […]
A new study suggests that while a body takes a short nap, short of deep sleep, the right-brain is actively performing tasks and becomes more engaged than normal. Researchers expected that because 87% of the participants were right-handed, the left brain would become more integrated, since right-handed individuals normally are. However, the results were consistent […]
Weight loss is often recommended for obese patients with sleep disorders, and sleep deprivation is known to cause weight gain, but now researchers know the link. Sleep deprived fat cells, it turns out, do not respond as well to insulin as they should. Participants in a new study spent a total of eight days under […]
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