While we usually hear about the ramifications from sleeping too little, sleeping for too many hours a night can raise the chance of colorectal cancer for the overweight or those who snore. A study at Harvard Medical School has shown that for these people, sleeping for 9 or more hours can lead to a 1.4 […]
Think your baby sleeps a lot? It turns out babies aren’t the sleepiest creatures living on earth! They have some stiff competition. Check out where they rank. 1. Koalas- They are found only in Australia where they feed on Eucalyptus trees but also sleep for 22 hours a day. 2. Brown Bats- These bats sleep […]
A new study has found that visceral fat in men has a strong link to men with the sleep disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Visceral fat is a type of fat that collects in the abdomen and is considered a high risk factor for a number of serious health conditions. Men and women are both […]
Scientists already knew that birds, like humans, experience REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. REM sleep is linked with dreams in humans. As we grow older we spend less time in that stage and now there is a study showing that baby owls sleep a lot like human babies. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of […]
Attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (A.D.H.D) is something that many parents are familiar with regarding their children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of children who have been diagnosed with A.D.H.D. may not be an accurate one. When children experience sleep deprivation, they become wired, moody; they may have trouble focusing, […]
There are a number of healthy alternatives to potentially addictive sleeping medications that also come with bad health ramifications. Often times, these replacement approaches can help decrease the time it takes you doze off just as well as meds. Listed below are a few examples: • Decrease your overall exposure to light in the hour […]
A new study shows that pregnant women in Ghana were more likely to have stillbirths if they slept on their backs. Compared to low income countries, high income countries (a country where the gross national income per capita is $12,196 or higher) are substantially less likely to have high stillbirth rates. In less developed countries, […]
Narcolepsy, as it is characterized in movies, consists of people falling asleep at inopportune times. For example, one minute Bob is enjoying a plate of spaghetti and the next, he’s face down in it snoring. While this may seem comical, narcolepsy is a very real sleep disorder that affects about 1 out of every 3,000 […]
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine confirms that insomnia and nightmares are related to suicidal thoughts. Researchers have thought that to be the case for some time, but they had not yet proved an absolute link between the disorders. The research included fifty participants between the ages of 20 and […]
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