Achieving less than optimal sleep can put you at a much higher risk of catching a cold, research shows. Sleep deprivation has been linked to numerous health issues, including the body’s ability to fight off bacteria and viruses. In a recent study, participants who got less than seven hours of sleep a night were found […]
While it may seem obvious if you are sleep deprived, a study proves that there is a relation between sleep deprivation and how you react emotionally. Researchers found that the brain does not actually become less responsive while sleep deprived, but in fact the brain’s emotional centers become 60% more reactive. Acquiring enough sleep can […]
A study measuring cognitive performance in sleep deprived individuals shows that the more sleep deprived you become, the slower you are able to finish a task. The amount of time you have been awake and what time of day you attempt the task can have an effect on the outcome as well. Subjects were asked […]
Getting quality sleep after learning something new can be imperative in retaining the new-found knowledge. A new study shows that it may be even more helpful to sleep sooner after learning. A group of adolescents were trained in 2 tasks at 3pm and another group at 9pm, followed by a night of sleep. Evaluations were […]
In a recent study, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that women with sleep apnea were 5.2 times as likely to have depression, and men 2.4 times as likely. Participants with other sleep disturbances, such as gasping or snorting, were more likely to experience depression as well. On the other hand, people who […]
Subjects in a test group who received gastric banding surgery as opposed to losing weight naturally did not see an improvement in their sleep apnea, despite losing more weight than their naturally shedding counterparts. Researchers struggle to find a relationship between weight loss and sleep apnea, although weight loss has helped in other cases of […]
A new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry estimates that a stunning 15% of workplace errors can be linked to insomnia. The study suggests that up to 274,000 mistakes, which cause employers billions of dollars in losses due to accidents and workplace errors, can be attributed to loss of sleep. 20% of the participants in […]
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