Lack of sleep linked to risk factors for diabetes and heart disease.
Health | Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:41pm BST / BY LISA RAPAPORT A businessman takes a mid-day nap in the lobby of a midtown hotel in the Manhattan borough of New York August 1, 2014. REUTERS/CARLO ALLEGRI (Reuters Health) – People who get less than six hours of sleep a night may be more likely to have risk factors that increase their odds of diabetes, heart disease and strokes, a Korean study suggests. This combination of risk factors – including high blood sugar, high cholesterol, extra fat around the midsection, high blood pressure and excess amounts of fats in the …
Sleep Paralysis and Demons In The Bed
Published on October 29, 2015 A Medical Daily news report examines the phenomena of sleep paralysis, which is thought to be connected to REM sleep. For whatever reason — researchers still don’t have a concrete explanation — we can wake up right as we enter or exit REM sleep while our bodies remain rigid and unmoving. Even though we’re not in any danger of suffocating, the fact that we can’t breathe voluntarily leaves us petrified of that possibility, and the lingering traces of REM sleep also make us susceptible to auditory and visual hallucinations. According to UK researchers Christopher C. …
What is Normal Sleep? Factors that Have an Impact.
Posted by Theresa Shumard on Oct 15, 2015 6:27:28 PM “Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” Thomas Dekker, Elizabethan-era writer and dramatist Oh how we humans do love good sleep! Humans need it to survive, thrive, and enjoy our quality of life dividends. We feel refreshed on waking and throughout the day. We feel so energetic and alert that we could just about tackle any task. Sleep has long been represented in art, music, and literature, and celebrated as one of the sheer delights of life itself. Scientists have even found primitive drawings of …
How Sleep Apnea Affects the Eye
Published on October 12, 2015 A report from the Optometry Times investigates the impact of sleep apnea on the eye. Fewer than five percent of those with OSA have FES, but approximately 100 percent of those with FES have OSA, says Dr. Sutton. FES is most common in overweight men. Because the eyelids are loose and rubbery, they easily evert which may cause problems during sleep if lids come in contact with the pillow. Patients with FES often experience dry, gritty, irritated eyes when they wake up but improves as the day goes on. They also may experience punctate keratitis, …
The nap desks that’ll let you sleep in the office – but don’t tell the boss.
UPDATED 13:08, 25 SEP 2015 BY KIRSTIE MCCRUM If you’re someone who always tends to leave the office late no matter when you’re scheduled to work, this is for you. Kip: the innovation is definitely one that offices would love – and workers may hate Ever feel like you spend so much time in your office that you might a swell sleep there? Well, now there’s a space-saving desk which ingeniously allows you to do just that. But you might not want to tell the boss about it in case you start getting more overtime. Furniture Fitted: It looks just …
Do You Need More Sleep After a Workout?
Q by Equinox September 23, 2015 Building in extra bed time may be the secret to a better body. Related: Your 3 Biggest Sleep Questions, Answered You turn in earlier when you’ve lined up a big workout for the following day, but what about the other side of the clock? Once you’ve hit your foam roller and refueled with the necessary nutrients, do athletes actually need to sleep more post-hard workout? “The simple answer is absolutely,” says W. Christopher Winter, M.D., and director of the Martha Jefferson Sleep Medicine Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. Related: The Case For Sleep Deprivation For the …
Sleep deprived? Naps might help your immune system.
Published March 06, 2015 Getting too little sleep is linked to poor health, but short naps might partly offset that effect, a small study suggests. Sleep deprivation can have a negative impact on brain function, metabolism, hormones and the immune system. While research has shown that a 30-minute afternoon nap can restore alertness, the current study is the first to examine whether napping has any impact on stress or immune system function, said Brice Faraut, a sleep researcher at Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité in France. Faraut and colleagues studied 11 healthy young men who typically slept seven to nine …
Snoring can lead to glaucoma: Experts
T Ramavarman, TNN | Mar 8, 2015, 06.15AM IST THRISSUR: Besides creating nuisance to those around you, snoring can aggravate glaucoma-optic nerve damage associated with the buildup of pressure in the eye-leading to loss of vision, experts said. Studies reinforced the belief that those who snore were at the risk of developing glaucoma, ophthalmic surgeon Dr Rani Menon said. “Snoring cuts off oxygen supply to your lungs and vital organs including the eyes. In glaucoma, already the opticval nerve cells are dying due to the increased pressure. Lack of oxygen accelerates the decay. So snoring is a very serious risk …
Why It’s Harder To Sleep As We Get Older
ERIN BRODWIN / OCT. 7, 2014, 2:33 PM She makes it look so easy. Sleeping helps us process memories, learn new skills, and stabilize our mood. Yet as we get older, a good night’s sleep becomes a rare commodity. Scientists have struggled for years to find out what makes sleep more elusive as we age. As it turns out, there are a number of factors that change how — and when — we sleep, from shifts in brain activity to a loss of special brain cells that tell us when it’s time to rest. And not getting enough shuteye, no matter our age, can …
Driver Charged in Crash Involving Tracy Morgan Had Not Slept in 24 Hours, Prosecutors Say
By J. DAVID GOODMANJUNE 9, 2014The Walmart driver whose truck collided with a van carrying the comedian Tracy Morgan and other performers had not slept for more than 24 hours before the crash, New Jersey prosecutors said on Monday.Prosecutors in Middlesex County charged the truck driver, Kevin Roper, 35, of Jonesboro, Ga., on Saturday with one count of death by auto and several counts of assault by auto in connection with the pileup early that day on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike in Cranbury Township, about 45 miles from New York City. One comedian, James McNair, known as Jimmy Mack, was …
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