If your plan is to catch up on sleep after passing the middle-age mark, we’ve got some bad news. According to new research from Baylor University, the snooze you collect after middle-age isn’t linked to memory and won’t protect you against its decline. Dr. Michael K. Scullin, director of Baylor’s Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory, […]
It’s all too easy to take the benefits of sleep for granted. When we decide to stay up an hour later to watch Netflix or eat chips in bed, we don’t always realize that we are negatively impacting our health, happiness and productivity. To remind you of why sleeping 7-9 hours each night makes your […]
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) brings along serious health risks, and having asthma could increase your chances of developing sleep disorder. Published in the January 13th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Mihaela Teodorescu and her team found that the longer their participants had asthma, the stronger the risk was for OSA. […]
Researchers at Mississippi State University are the first to show that insomnia plays a huge role in the relationship between alcohol use and suicide risk. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accounting for more than 38,000 deaths in the U.S. each […]
When you are sleep deprived and tired, you might try just about anything to get better shut-eye. It may be tempting to make medication your first choice to beat insomnia woes, but there are many ways to boost your snooze without the serious side effects that can come along with drugs. Check out what we […]
Working the night shift is no easy task, as it takes a serious toll on sleep schedules. However, missing on nights of high-quality sleep isn’t only thing plaguing night shift workers. According to a new study, working the night shift or rotating shift for 5 years or more not only shortens your life span in […]
According to a new study, 53% percent of organizations have set schedules that actively encourage chronic sleep loss. Contributing to Harvard University’s findings that sleep deprivation costs the U.S. economy $63 billion each year due to lost productivity. Employees that are battling any kind of insomnia are linked to 7.8 missed days of productivity alone. […]
According to science, what you eat and drink can help boost your sleep. Sleep loss doesn’t just cause you to have a poor attitude, it brings significant health risks such as cardiovascular disease, depression, obesity, diabetes and even an earlier death. Grandparents.com recognizes the need to help America get back on track with shut-eye and […]
Light plays a crucial role in your life, even at work. Scientists in Brazil have found further evidence of why it’s better to work in an office with windows that allow you to soak up natural sunlight. A consistent lack of light exposure during your work day could lead to sleep issues, along with psychological and […]
Sleepless nights of insomnia can really get the best of you. According to researchers at the University of Arizona and the Arizona Respiratory Center, persistent insomnia is linked to higher levels of inflammation in the body and a 58% increased risk of death. Published in The American Journal of Medicine, the UA study analyzed data […]
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