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Why August is your no sleep month

Are you feeling tired? What until August, you will be feeling even more tired. You may ask why you will be feeling more tired in August and the answer is: science. Well, alright, that is not the actual answer, but rather that is how we know the answer. The actual answer is that a number of scientific...

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Exercise assists sleep – research

New US research has found that exercising close to bedtime may be beneficial for sleep quality, going against earlier theories that pre-sleep work-outs may cause a delay in the time it takes to fall asleep. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine surveyed 1000 people aged between...

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The Somneo mask

We are increasingly a race of under sleepers. As the modern world places more demands on us we are getting less and less sleep each and every night. Sleep plays a vital role in a wide range of mental and physical functions, from appetite to mood, from memory to digestion, so the fact that almost a...

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Just 5% of Americans get recommended sleep time

A new survey has revealed that just 5% of Americans regularly get the recommended eight hours of sleep per night, in what could represent a significant health issue for a large proportion of the population. The findings could indicate a prominent level of sleep deprivation, which has many negative...

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Behavioural issues linked to sleep apnoea

Researchers in the US have revealed a link between children who suffer from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder – ADHD – and sleep apnoea. As part of the study, carried out at the University of Arizona in Tucson, 263 children aged between six and eleven were assessed overnight, then...

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Thomas Edison was a big power napper

Thomas Edison was one of the key figures in the development of electricity as a public utility, helping take it from a magic like novelty to something that people had in their homes and used every day. He was a dynamic inventor who held a record number of patents in a number of different areas and...

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Sleep and appetite

Do you find yourself heading back to the fridge for a snack after dinner, having a second helping at lunch or stopping on the way home to grab a chocolate bar? Your trouble may be that you are not getting enough sleep. As crazy as it sounds, lack of sleep and increased appetite are intimately connected. Sleep...

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Mild sleep disturbances could trigger obesity

A study in the Netherlands has found that conditions such as obesity and diabetes could be caused in part by ‘mild impairment’ to the body’s circadian rhythm, thanks to metabolic changes that can occur through disturbed sleep. The research involved exposing laboratory mice to...

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Food and Sleep

Sleep is one of the least understood aspects of the human condition, the more they study it the less they seem to know. Even the key reasons for sleep are not understood and rather than narrowing down the options the scientific research only seems to be increasing the options. However, despite...

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Sleep and Alzheimers

One of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease is sleep disturbance. This degenerative brain disorder affects a person's thoughts, memory, speech, and ability to carry out daily activities, making a normal life increasingly difficult to live. With Alzheimer’s disease the loss...

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Nude sleeping couples are happier

It seems that scientists will study pretty much anything, and from the annals of unbelievable scientific studies we bring you a recent research project which survey 100,000 couples and found that, amongst a number of other things, that couples that sleep nude are happier. Yes, it seems that if...

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Bird research backs up sleep memory theory

The role of sleep in helping the brain to consolidate memories and learn new tasks has been highlighted in an innovative new US study using birds. The University of Chicago research looked at the ability of starlings to learn a pair of new songs, then a further two songs later on. The consolidation...

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