There is a another reason to consistently get 7-9 hours of high-quality sleep every night. According to EurekAlert, researchers from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) found evidence that when older adults decrease their sleep, their brains age more rapidly. Published in the journal SLEEP, the data of 66 older Chinese adults who also participated in the […]
Skipping out on sleep doesn’t just affect your physical attractiveness, but also how approachable people find you. According to research from the Medical Institute Karolinska in Stockholm, Sweden, getting less than 4 hours of sleep a night or none at all—doesn’t make a difference, you will appear to others equally exhausted. Although it is not a […]
How many times did you experience chronic sleep loss this year? Whether it’s due to insomnia, health conditions, personal reasons or a hectic career, going without the proper amount of does hurt you. Check out the side effects of sleep loss that Cosmopolitan Magazine wants you to know about: 1. Defective creativity: Studies show that […]
You can be sure that sleep is critical to both preventing and healing your body from illness. According to EurekAlert!, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania conducted two studies in fruit flies, which were published in the journal SLEEP. The first study was able to show that an increased amount of […]
How do you feel after a great night of sleep? According to The Huffington Post, research suggests that not only does sleep play a role in how you feel, but how well you perform academically. Researchers in Belgium from KU Leuven and Ghent universities, teamed up to interview 621 college freshmen about their sleep habits around […]
Shift work has already been named by numerous studies to be detrimental to our health, including increased risk of obesity and heart disease. And now, Time Magazine tells us research is suggesting that brain health may be on the decline thanks to working hourly shifts. Published in Occupational & Environment Medicine, more than 3,000 people […]
Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) have added to list of why sleep is so important, and their significant research may encourage us all to get the quality rest we need each night. Lead study author Dr. Carol Everson and her team found that chronic sleep loss causes cell damage, especially in the […]
Insomnia is often reported by older adults, increasing their risk for dementia and other serious conditions. However, research suggests that the problem may not stem from how many hours spent sleeping but, the overall quality of the sleep obtained each night. Published online by Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, the study used data from 727 […]
With nearly 70 million Americans suffering with sleep issues, the CDC has declared poor sleep a public health epidemic. Insufficient sleep has been linked by numerous studies to numerous serious health conditions diabetes, heart disease, cancer and anxiety. Approximately 40% of adults are falling asleep without meaning to least once a month, increasing the risk of […]
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