Most people find facing Monday mornings to be a tortuous event, and it turns out that the culprit could be Sunday night. A survey reported that 39% of its more 3,000 respondents said they had the most trouble sleeping on Sundays. Of the 39%, 70% of them said it takes them 30 minutes or more […]
For morning people, drinking coffee during the day is more likely to cause sleep problems. Researchers at Stanford University analyzed the caffeine consumption and sleep patterns of 50 college students. The participants wore wrist monitors so that researchers could identify when they experienced a period of wakefulness during sleep. The results revealed that consuming caffeine […]
It is well known amongst scientists that sleep is vital to learning and memory consolidation, but now scientists can tell us exactly how it works. Past studies have shown that sleep increases our learning capacity and that we can learn as well sleep. This new study is unique, as it shows us exactly what activity […]
According to an Australian study, 41% of truck drivers in Australia have obstructive sleep apnea. This sleep disorder causes a person to stop breathing intermittently throughout the night, disrupting sleep. This can in turn lead to daytime sleepiness. 517 long distance truck drivers participated in the study. Only of the participants 4.4% said they had […]
Co-sleeping is a controversial topic, which often focuses on the safety of the infant. But, a new study finds that it could affect mothers as well. Researchers at Northwestern University studied the optimal daily rhythm in women’s stress hormones. Ideally, levels of the stress hormone cortisol are high in the morning, to prepare a […]
Obstructive sleep apnea is known to increase the risk of developing dangerous health factors such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. The known factors to increase the risk of OSA include obesity, hypertension, alcohol and tobacco use, genetics. Now researchers are adding asthma to that list. At the University of Wisconsin, researchers found an elevated […]
A career as a police officer, which includes evening and night shifts for many officers, could have a negative impact on sleep. Researchers at the University of Iowa conducted a study and found that police officers who worked the night or evening shifts were 14 times more likely to get less 6 hours of sleep […]
Sleep is a huge benefit to our overall health and well being. It keeps the risk of stroke, diabetes and cancer low while, helping us start our day with a spring in our step. Check out these great sayings about sleep as an ode to how much we love it! “Sleep is the best meditation” […]
Often times, our schedules require us to lose sleep, and in response we figure that we can simply get more sleep on the weekends to make up for it. A small study suggests our idea of “catching up” on sleep doesn’t really work for our brains. Researchers from Penn State, University of Crete, and the […]
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