Study Shows Why Teens Want to Sleep Late
Tue 8:45 PM, Aug 09, 2016 | Updated: Wed 2:10 PM, Aug 10, 2016 As school approaches, many parents dread the thought of pulling their sleeping teens out of bed, but a new study shows just why teens have such a hard time getting up early in the morning. According to a study at the Cleveland Clinic, teens’ bodies are wired to operate on a delayed sleep-wake cycle. This means biologically, their bodies want them to stay up and wake up late. Teens require around nine hours of sleep. Doctors say keeping their schedule free from non-essential activities, allowing enough …
Dental screening that could save your life.
By Dr. Mark Burhenne, Special to CNN | Updated 7:18 AM ET, Tue April 16, 2013 Getting a poor night’s sleep? Ask your dentist if you grind your teeth — a red flag for sleep apnea. We all know about the importance of sleep, and we know we should be getting more of it. When we wake up exhausted, drag ourselves to work or hit that afternoon slump, we blame ourselves: “Should have gotten more sleep last night.” But instead of “Did I get eight hours?” we should be asking ourselves, “How well did I sleep?” We tolerate feeling …
Drowsy Driving Monitoring Systems Trending Toward Inward-looking Camera-based Tech
Published on December 7, 2015 Driver monitoring systems (DMSs) can analyze driver behavior or detect patterns tending towards micro-sleep to issue appropriate warnings and help revive the driver’s focus. Several original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have therefore adopted behavior-based DMS that employ frontal cameras, steering angle sensors, and sensors on the steering wheel. However, the current generation of behavior-based sensors used in passenger vehicles is capable of harbouring only two to three functions at most. Many vehicle OEMs are therefore moving from behavior-based DMSs towards inward-looking camera-based systems. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Strategies for …
The Color Of Your Skin Could Influence How Much Sleep You Get
Discrimination and stress can take a toll on sleep. Erin Schumaker Healthy Living Editor, The Huffington Post Posted: 11/12/2015 09:15 AM EST | Edited: 11/13/2015 04:33 PM EST Black Americans fare worse than white Americans on nearly every metric of health, and dishearteningly, we have another disparity to add to the list: disordered sleep. Black Americans are five times more likely to suffer from short sleep duration than white Americans, meaning they slept for six hours or fewer each night, according to a study published in the journal Sleep in June. The study analyzed data from 6,000 participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study …
The Snoring of Pets.
NICK BARNETT Last updated 11:09 07/05/2015 Does your cat or dog snore? If so, are you worried about it? I discovered that though I may not need to worry about it, exactly, I may need to pay attention to what it might mean, and take action. Connor has always been given to bursts of loud sleeping. His breathing would get hoarse, but not for long. It was as though he’d changed positions, or moved into a new stage of sleep. (Which is probably exactly what was happening, as I’ll explain soon.) But lately he’s making more noise, for longer, and …
Sleep Apnea Linked to Speedier Memory Loss.
May 07, 2015 By Dr. Mercola Sleep apnea is a common problem, affecting as many as 53 percent of men and 26 percent of women.1 Apnea is a Greek word that means “breathe.” Sleep apnea is the inability to breathe properly, or the limitation of breath or breathing, during sleep, which can have serious health consequences. Central apnea refers to an inability to properly pull air in, whereas obstructive apnea refers to a frequent collapse of the airway during sleep, hindering breathing for periods that can last for several seconds. Mixed apnea is a combination of both. Snoring is a …
Woman removed from plane for ‘stabbing’ snoring man with pen at Chicago airport
Lenny Madarski, 68, said it felt like being stung by bees. Photo: Michael Sutton LIZZIE DEARDEN / Saturday 18 April 2015 A plane was unable to take off in the US on Thursday when a man claimed he had been “stabbed” with a pen by a fellow passenger angry at his snoring. The Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago Midway airport to Manchester, New Hampshire, eventually left two hours later after the woman was removed. Footage from the plane showed it returning to departure gate, where several police officers boarded and fire engines and ambulances gathered outside. Lenny Madarski, 68, told ABC 7 …
Where and what is happening in your brain when you sleep?
Sleep has profound importance in our lives, such that we spend a considerable proportion of our time engaging in it. Sleep enables the body, including the brain, to recover metabolically, but contemporary research has been moving to focus on the active rather than recuperative role that sleep has on our brain and behaviour. Sleep is composed of several distinct stages. Two of these, slow-wave (or deep) and REM sleep, reflect very different patterns of brain activity, and have been related to different cognitive processes. Slow-wave sleep is characterised by synchronised activity of neurons in the neo-cortex firing at a slow …
Kids Sleep Doctor: App That Improves Your Kid’s Sleep Better Than A Doctor
By Nida I Zamir on April 6, 2015 So parents are about to sigh with relief as a free app to improve children’s sleep has been launched by doctors at the Evelina Children’s Hospital in London. The app, Kids Sleep Doctor, gives parents custom advice, based on the sleeping patterns of their children, like night terrors or teens staying up all night long. Paul Gringras, a professor of children’s sleep medicine at the hospital, said that the doctors only skim through a patient, seeing “only the tip of the iceberg” due to the “massive” waiting lists. That is why the hospital decided …
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