According to a new survey of almost 16,000 adults, close to 30% of them reported having sleepwalked at least once between childhood and adulthood. Interestingly, though, it is more likely that children sleep walk than adults. The participants’ ages ranged from 18 – 102 and were questioned via telephone about their histories with sleepwalking, and […]
Despite popular belief, our quality of sleep actually increases as we age, according to a new study. It has previously been thought that seniors have a more difficult time sleeping than younger people. In a new study, researchers took a fine tooth comb to results from a Center for Disease Control and Prevention phone survey, […]
Though the actual statistics vary, many people have experienced sleep paralysis at lease once in their life. This is a bizarre scenario, wherein once waking up, he or she cannot speak or move their body whatsoever. From dreaming to analyzing and committing to memory information we have heard throughout the day, our minds stay active […]
Getting more sleep was found to reduce the effects that genes can have on weight gain in a new study. Dr. Nathaniel Watson of the University of Washington in Seattle, who headed up the research, and his colleagues, tracked the weight and amount of sleep that 1,088 sets of twins got, and compared the results. […]
Stanford University assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Jamie Zeitzer, pointed to nocturia (the need to get up and go to the bathroom while asleep) as a potential catalyst for insomnia amongst senior citizens. According to her new study, 54% of instances in which the elderly woke up during the night were related to […]
According to a new study, primary doctors may be able to treat basic cases of sleep apnea, after completing training on the disorder. It was previously believed that going to a specialist for a sleep study was necessary. Dr. Doug McEvoy and his team in Daw Park, Australia closely watched over sleep apnea treatment for […]
Insufficient sleep has been shown to put otherwise healthy adults at over four fold greater risk than their well sleeping counterparts for a stroke. “People know how important diet and exercise are in preventing strokes,” said Megan Ruiter of the University of Alabama in Birmingham, who led the study. However, the connection between sleep and […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 10%– or 31 million—people are affected by insomnia. Scientists are tirelessly researching cures for sleep disorders such as insomnia. And, there are drugs available to help one get some relief. In particular, Zolpidem (often sold as Ambien) is one of them. While one should always […]
People that ate a smaller variety of foods were found to get less sleep, according to a new study. Dr. Michael A. Grandner of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology led the study, and commented, saying, “Overall, people who sleep 7 – 8 hours each night differ in terms of their […]
The Better Sleep Council has released a new time-line showing a brief history of the mattress from long ago to modern day. 10,000 years ago people began sleeping on primitive beds, and it wasn’t until the Egyptian pharaohs that humans discovered the benefits of sleeping elevated off of the earth. During the Roman Empire the […]
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