Something as simple as getting enough sleep can help boost your physical fitness confidence. Dutch researchers conducted a study with 11 men who performed a 20 minute cycle test twice, once after a sleep deprived night and then again with a full night of rest. After being tested, each cyclist was asked to estimate the […]
Researchers studying soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan have discovered that a history of insomnia increases the risk for developing PTSD and depression amongst soldiers, very close behind witnessing war zone scenes. The journal Sleep recently published a study conducted by scientists from the University of Pittsburgh and Naval Health Research Center in San Diego concluded […]
In 2011, a study weighed the effects of extending sleep to 10 hours per night for five to seven weeks. Researchers found an increase in many performances metrics for players on the Stanford basketball team who volunteered for the study. Studies with other sports have produced similar results. It is clear throughout the studies that […]
A study conducted at the University of Mississippi found an association between bad sleep quality and frequency of headaches, as well as an increased disability from headaches, among people who get migraines. Researchers used 292 college students, average age of 19, with 69.9% of them being women. All participants were screened for migraines and tested […]
According to new book, just an additional hour of sleep can make a huge difference in how well professional athletes compete. James B. Maas, Ph.D., and Haley A. Davis published the findings in their new book, called, “Sleep to Win!” Mass said that he and his team select professional athletes, and, “give them one more […]
Sleep apnea has been linked to a number of health issues such as brain tumors, and an increased risk for cancer later on in life, according to a new study. Huang Chun-hao, who is the director of the sleep center at Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital in Chiayi County, Taiwain, China, began the study over […]
Scientists have concluded a new study that found when people get less sleep, they are less resistant to pain. A link between those suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis, a lack of sleep, and higher pain levels the next day has been proven recently. However, assessing the ability for normal, healthy, adults to withstand pain in relation […]
According to recent study, there is a strong link between worsened PTSD symptoms and poor sleep, after suffering a heart attack. Poor sleep factors include bad overall sleep, sleeping pill use, sleep disturbances and short sleep duration. PTSD is often caused by a traumatic event, and it typically affects war veterans, or people who have […]
Sleep deprivation could negatively affect the health of bone and bone marrow. Rats were used in a study, which had its findings published in the journal Experimental Biology and Medicine recently. Sleep-deprived rats had a decreased bone mineral density, which in humans would indicate osteoporosis. Also, the rats that didn’t get enough sleep had less […]
Missing out on sleep may weaken the effectiveness of vaccines in the body, says a new study published in the journal SLEEP. This research is the first of its kind to look at sleep and vaccine effectiveness based on information gathered from people sleeping in their regular bedroom environment, as opposed being studied in a […]
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