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Sleepless children affecting their own brain maturity

There are a lot of things that you say to children as they are grown up which are not strictly true. Most of these white lies, such as eat your crusts or your hair will fall out, are just a convenient way of getting your kids to do what you want, but here is one that is not only scary but is also...

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Sleep more to become a better athlete

Most athletes are constantly searching for an edge over their competition. Often this involves gruelling exercise regimes, swearing off favourite foods and even training at extreme altitudes, but what if you could become a better athlete simply by sleeping more? Recent research has found that...

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Jacko sleep loss revealed

Excerpts from the Michael Jackson court case involving concert promoter AEG Live have revealed that the King of Pop may have suffered ‘unprecedented’ sleep loss, a scenario that would likely have led to his death even without the alleged overdose that ultimately killed him. Harvard Medical...

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Lie-ins may help prevent diabetes

Lying in at the weekend to catch up on sleep lost during the working week could be a key way to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes in men, says a new study on the disease’s relationship with sleep. A combined research programme at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute and the...

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Nap sessions may be the future of campus education

You are more likely to associate naps with preschool education rather than university education but in the future you could find that university students are napping around campus... and not just in boring lectures. The University of Technology in Sydney campus revamp includes a variety of spaces...

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Sunday is worst night for sleep - poll

The worst night for sleep for many of us is Sunday, according to the results of a survey published this week. The surprising statistic, from a Toluna Omnibus study of over 3000 US residents, goes against the idea of Sunday as ‘day of rest’ where most people get the chance to relax and...

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Assess your sleep

It is amazing how many of us will just keep plodding on with life, never assessing or analysing what we could do better. There are so many simple adjustments and changes that we could make that would make our lives much better, yet many people will never make these, they will continue on the same...

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Acting out dreams may point to dementia

If you act out your dreams then this may be a sign of dementia on the horizon. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that having a condition known as REM sleep behaviour disorder, which means that you physically act out your dreams, could be a sign that you will suffer from Lewy body dementia...

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Vitamin D may help sleep woes

Symptoms of the sleep disorder Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) may be improved with an increase in the consumption of vitamin D, according to the results of a new Saudi study. With a test group of twelve RLS sufferers, researchers at King Abdulaziz University trialled the effects of high dosage vitamin...

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Lack of sleep may prompt cravings

A natural appetite stimulant that the body produces to create cravings for food may be promoted by insufficient sleep, potentially leading to over-eating and eventual weight gain, says a new US study. The study, carried out at University of Chicago Medicine and the Medical College of Wisconsin in...

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Safe baby sleep campaign launched

A campaign to raise awareness on the issue of safe infant sleeping environments amongst New Zealand’s Maori communities will be launched later this week at the Mokopuna Ora Conference, it has been revealed. There are around sixty cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in New Zealand every...

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5 upgrades to your bedroom for better sleep

Your sleep environment is vital to the quality and quantity of your sleep. Here are 5 awesome upgrades you can make to your bedroom that will help you have a better sleep. 1. Upgrade your pillow. Most pillows are not supportive enough, you can get a well designed pillow that gives your neck the...

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