Results from a study conducted on 10,000 Australian women have led researchers to believe that sleep disorders are a major factor in the onset of depression in women between the ages of 21 and 25. After years of tossing and turning during the night, an ever increasing sleep debt builds and manifests in mood changes […]
A study coming out of Ohio State University found that exposing hamsters to small amounts of light while they slept led to depression. Hamsters and mice are frequently used for research purposes, as their genetic makeup and behavior are very similar to that of humans. For their study, researchers exposed mice to an amount of […]
As we age, we tend to have less vivid and reliable memories than we did when we were younger. New research coming from the University of California, Berkeley, points to a lack of deep sleep amongst the elderly, which may be the culprit for memory loss. Deep sleep is sometimes called “slow wave sleep,” which […]
It’s no secret that a burger and fries from your favorite fast food chain is highly enjoyable—hence why the term “guilty pleasure” is often used to describe one’s feelings about drive-thru dining. However, in a study from St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center and Columbia University, in New York, it was shown that tired people are aroused […]
A study conducted last year demonstrated a connection between the levels of pain those with Rheumatoid Arthritis experienced and the quality of sleep they got – as well as their mood during the day. Prior to this research, it was thought that there was a connection between pain and quality of sleep. However, this had […]
According to a new study from the Madigan Army Medical Center located in Tacoma, Washington, the average servicemen gets only 5.74 hours of sleep a night. In comparison, the National Sleep Foundation recommends that adults get about 7- 9 hours of sleep per night. Data for this study was collected from sleep analyses done at […]
“More than 5 million Americans are living with the [Alzheimer’s] disease,” according to the Alzheimer’s Association website. A new study has shown that disruption of sleep can be a precursor to other more readily identifiable Alzheimer’s symptoms, such as memory loss, confusion, and a decreased cognitive ability. The study’s participants included 145 people from the […]
A study in the journal Psychology of Music found that musicians who get sleep after learning a new song are more likely to remember the new tune and be able to successfully perform it. But, researchers also discovered that if the musicians learned two songs consecutively, then slept, their ability to play either one was […]
A new study from the University of Birmingham, in the United Kingdom, found that by losing sleep for two nights in a row diminished the functionality of blood vessels (Blood vessel function alludes to the blood vessels’ handling of higher blood flow). In addition, scientists noticed that sleep loss led to a decreased ability to […]
Results from a study conducted on 10,000 Australian women have led researchers to believe that sleep disorders are a major factor in the onset of depression in women between the ages of 21 and 25. After years of tossing and turning during the night, an ever increasing sleep debt builds and manifests itself in mood […]
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