A study conduced at UC Berkeley found that after a bad night’s sleep couples are more likely to have disagreements. There have been additional studies from University of Pittsburgh in 2011 that uncovered similar results, but stated that it was only when wives reported having trouble sleeping that there was martial conflict, and that […]
Estée Lauder Companies Inc. partnered with University Hospitals Case Medical Center, released a study showing that people who sleep less at night have poorer skin health and skin that ages more quickly. This is the first study of its kind that links sleep deprivation and skin damage. Participants of this study were sixty premenopausal women […]
The quality of a person’s health may be greatly affected by the amount of sleep they acquire each night. And, trouble sleeping could the symptom for many physical, emotional or hormonal conditions. Here are ten below that are common causes of sleep deprivation. Depression can lead to serious declines in quality of sleep as well […]
A new study has found that a brief siesta in the afternoon is exactly what the brain needs to operate at its best. Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley collected 39 young adults and asked them to take a memory-based test, then let 20 of the participants take an 100 minute nap. The […]
Here are thirteen reasons why you need your sleep! Insufficient sleep can lead to obesity. The lack of sleep puts your alters natural hormone levels, causing an increase in the ghrelin hormone, increasing your appetite and a decrease of the leptin hormone, which curbs your appetite. People with a sleep disorder tend to have worse […]
In March of this year, the CDC posted a statement concerning the general publics sleeping habits. They explained that a variety of hazardous mishaps, such as vehicle crashes, medical or occupational errors, and industrial disasters, and a plethora of health issues, like hypertension, diabetes, depression, cancer, obesity, were all contributed to insufficient sleep. The ages […]
New research has made a startling discovery connecting cancer and sleep apnea. First: What is sleep apnea? Sleep apnea occurs when a sleeping person’s airway becomes narrowed, blocked or floppy causing air pauses or air decline which deprives the body of oxygen. It has already been linked to cardiovascular disease and obesity as well. Researchers […]
The rate of children diagnosed with hyperactivity disorders in the United States only continues to increase, but there is a possibility many of these children simply are unable to get a restful nights sleep, or are suffering from sleep apnea. Often sleep apnea and disorders such as A.D.H.D. in children have the same general symptoms: […]
As we age, our ability to process and retain new information decreases. While this has been widely accepted, there has been little explanation of why until recently. A report just released by the journal of Nature Neuroscience, concludes that as we get older, structural changes in our brains over time can cause a lower quality […]
Researchers at the University of Colorado have found that when men and women are not getting enough sleep, they are much more likely to gain weight. For example, they indulged in calorie-dense and fatty foods closer to bedtime. The study involved observing 16 participants consumption of, and desire to eat food after sleeping an adequate […]
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