According to a new study by Mayo Clinic, men who suffered from REM (rapid eye movement) sleep behavior disorder relatively early in life were five times as likely to develop Lewy Body Dementia later on down the road. REM sleep behavior disorder is a condition wherein the body does not automatically paralyze itself during […]
Poor sleep quality could be affecting the birth outcomes for many pregnant women, especially if suffering from depression. A study conducted by the University of Pittsburg School of Medicine found that less sleep in pregnant women caused a disruption in their immune systems, especially in women with depression. These fluctuations of the immune system could […]
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: […]
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