Do you find yourself more anxious and flustered more than usual after a bad night of sleep? According to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, sleep deprivation can activate certain brain regions that affect our emotional processing, increasing feelings of anxiety. Published in the Journal of Neuroscience, the study included 18 young healthy adults […]
Skipping out on sleep doesn’t just affect your physical attractiveness, but also how approachable people find you. According to research from the Medical Institute Karolinska in Stockholm, Sweden, getting less than 4 hours of sleep a night or none at all—doesn’t make a difference, you will appear to others equally exhausted. Although it is not a […]
How many times did you experience chronic sleep loss this year? Whether it’s due to insomnia, health conditions, personal reasons or a hectic career, going without the proper amount of does hurt you. Check out the side effects of sleep loss that Cosmopolitan Magazine wants you to know about: 1. Defective creativity: Studies show that […]
Consistently getting a great night of sleep can seem impossible, especially if insomnia is refusing to give you a break. Defined as an inability to fall asleep or stay asleep and issues waking up too early, insomnia affects more than 30% of the population, with 1 in 3 people experiencing the sleep disorder at some point […]
Research continues to provide evidence of just how important sleep is to our bodies. According to The Huffington Post, a study that relied on mice suggests that chronic sleep deprivation could have more damaging long-term effects than previously realized. Researchers from Peking University and the University Of Pennsylvania Perelman School Of Medicine found that a […]
While it can be truly tempting to finish up your day by skipping sleep and going on a Netflix binge, the risks aren’t worth it. Sleep is essential one of the building blocks of life and it has its hand in everything from your memory and focus to heart disease and life span. Assistant professor […]
Divorce is a troubling issue for many people, often causing individuals to lose sleep due stress and sadness. Researchers from the University of Arizona are suggesting that those sleep problems not be ignored if they continue over time, as they increase the risk of hypertension. Published in the journal Health Psychology, their study may be […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4GVrVkvpmA Thanks to numerous studies, surveys and countless hours of research, we know that America overall could use more sleep. Thankfully, Daylight Savings has come to an end we all can make good on collecting an extra hour of snooze. According to the experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, there are serious […]
If you are sitting behind your desk right now, struggling to keep your eyes open, you may want to consider how sleep affects your career. Not getting enough sleep does more than just make you irritable and sluggish, it hurts your overall work productivity. Here’s what The Huffington Post has to say about sleep and […]
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