Young Children With Persistent Snoring May Face Learning Difficulties- Study.
May 18, 2016 | by: Diego Rondon A young child’s low grades or test scores could be an outcome of his poor sleep quality, indicates a new study. Sleep apnea, induced by persistent snoring, may affect young children’s attention, memory and language development, suggests the study. Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person’s breathing is interrupted during sleep. People with this condition have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths during sleep. Snoring is one of the most common sleep apnea symptoms, which occurs in children due to enlarged tonsils or …
Hundreds learn benefits of a good night’s sleep at Yale. #SleepRevolution
By Karen N. Peart | April 20, 2016 Attendees put their feet up to watch a video about good sleep habits during the #SleepRevolution at Yale event. (Photo by Alaina Pritchard) No one was caught napping — although many learned the 13 commandments of better sleep — at Yale’s #SleepRevolution event at the Commons at the Schwarzman Center on April 15. Over 400 undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students, as well as staff, attended the event, which aimed to raise awareness about the importance of getting enough quality sleep. There were information stations offering expertise about the dangers of …
What Happens To The Body If We Don’t Sleep? Obesity, Hallucinations And More.
By Jhesset E Apr 18, 2016 03:59 AM EDT With our daily lives getting busier day by day, it’s hard to devote time to getting some sleep. For some people, the 24 hours in a day is insufficient to finish all their tasks and napping may be considered a waste of time. But sleep is actually very significant. Our brain works the hardest when we are asleep, repairing and strengthening our cognitive and other bodily functions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that insufficient sleep is a public health concern. Their studies showed that with sleep deprivation, several sleep-related …
Is your high-schooler sleep-deprived? Buckle up for bad news/
MELISSA HEALY LOS ANGELES TIMES Texting behind the wheel. Drunken driving. Skimping on sleep. For teens, these are dangerous bedfellows. 3 New research finds that compared to high-schoolers who typically get nine hours of sleep, those who get less shut-eye are more likely to drink and drive, text while driving, hop in a car driven by a driver who has consumed alcohol, and leave their seat belts unbuckled. But while dangerous behaviors escalated with less sleep, too much sleep also was linked to risk-taking in teens: among those who routinely slept more than 10 hours per night, on average, …
Athletes awaken to the link between sleep and sports performance/
By MORGAN CAMPBELL Staff Reporter Sun., March 27, 2016 Research says sleeping longer makes athletes play better, and teams tracking sleep stats to find advantages. Rangers slugger Prince Fielder took part in a sleep study after having trouble getting rest during spring training. Increasingly, pro athletes and teams are becoming more aware of the link between proper rest and success. (Charlie Riedel / The Associated Press) As a kinesiology student Alex Malone has a keen awareness of the link between recovery and performance, but didn’t always think it applied to him. One day last winter the star running back at U …
Women are more likely to have sleep problems than men.
Sarah Elizabeth Richards | Jan. 6, 2016 at 5:50 AM We know that taking your iPhone to bed or drinking too much wine can be the enemy of good sleep. Here’s another factor that may determine whether you get quality shut eye: your gender. A new report by the Centers for Disease Control’s National Center for Health Statistics found that women were more likely to have sleep problems than men. Women often have more sleep issues – here’s how to combat them Watch Video Here: Why Women Have More Sleep Issues A new report by the Centers for Disease …
6 Surprising Sleep Habits From Around The World.
Sleeping on the job, sleeping when scared, sleeping in groups… 02/22/2016 11:07 am ET | Updated Feb 22, 2016 | Krithika Varagur Ever felt like the toughest sleep decision you make is whether to sleep on your back or stomach? That’s really just the tip of the iceberg. Adequate sleep is an essential part of being healthy. But in the United States, more than a third of the population is sleep deprived — a depressing statistic. So we decided to take a cue from other populations around the world: How does everyone else do sleep? What we found demonstrates that the …
7 things a sleep scientist does to get a good night’s sleep.
Julia Calderone | Feb. 10, 2016, 3:26 PM Sleep is one of the most fundamental and basic things humans do. Without it, we’d literally die. But many find it extremely challenging to not only get an adequate and consistent amount of sleep every night, but to do it well. We turned to an expert — sleep scientist Patrick Fuller, an associate professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School — to get some answers. He gave us the lowdown on what he does to ensure a good night’s sleep every single night. While this routine works for Fuller, it may not be feasible for everyone’s lifestyle and …
10 ways police officers can get better sleep
How safe do you feel knowing your backup officer hasn’t had a restful night’s sleep in weeks and is struggling to stay awake? Feb 12, 2016 Sleep is important because it is the body’s way of recharging and rejuvenating. Once sleep is lost, it cannot be made up. Many first responders suffer from sleep-related issues, “…due in-part to odd shifts and long hours without adequate rest between shifts” (Johnson, 2013). Sleep deprivation has numerous health and safety concerns (i.e., increased blood pressure, accident prone, weight gain, depression, increased cancer risks, etc.). How safe do you feel knowing your backup officer …
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