GET SOME SHUT I Apple is sick of your snoring and has BIG plans to help you get a better night’s sleep
Not content with taking over our every waking hour, Apple is coming for us while we snooze By Margi Murphy | 10th May 2017, 11:38 am | Updated: 11th May 2017, 12:46 pm | TheSun.co.uk NOT content with being the centre of our attention during waking hours, Apple has set its sights on our sleep too. It has snapped up sleep tracking company called Beddit, which tracks snoring and disrupted sleep. Beddit claims to improve your sleep using a monitor which can sense your movement. The app is connected to a strap you place on top of your mattress and …
#SleepBetterFeelBetter: Hospital’s Sleep Navigators reinforce sleep as a vital sign
by sleepadmin | Apr 26, 2017 | SleepApnea.org Note: The American Sleep Apnea Association is proud to include Kristina Weaver on our team as one of our all star AWAKE coordinators. On World HeHospital Sleep Navigators make sleep a vital signalth Day, we praised the idea of making sleep health a part of vital sign collection during each and every doctor’s visit. Why? Because sleep health itself is an indicator of general overall health and wellness. When sleep is poor, chances are extremely good it’s due to an undetected or untreated health problem. It might be an undiagnosed medical condition, …
Your Sleep Might Start Getting Permanently Worse in Your 30s
Published on May 8, 2017 | NYMag.com I’ve always been a really bad sleeper. But one thing I’ve noticed as I’ve moved into my late early 30s, as I am determined to call my current age, is that my sleep is getting measurably worse. Even just a couple drinks seems to wreck my ability to fall asleep, whereas it used to help me pass out (even if the resultant sleep wasn’t particularly restful). I often wake up an hour before I need to for no reason. And playing video games even hours before bedtime elicits way more Tetris effect than …
SLEEP PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
Sowmya Nath | Interactive Autism Network at Kennedy Krieger Institute | August 14, 2013 | IANCommunity.org Most parents struggle at one time or other to get their children to sleep. Tantrums before bedtime, waking up at night, refusing to fall back asleep are common behaviors in children. If your child is experiencing any of these problems, you are definitely not alone. Though the numbers vary from study to study, researchers estimate that 26 percent to 32 percent of typically-developing children experience sleep problems. An even larger portion of children (estimates range from 53 to 78 percent) with autism spectrum disorder …
We sleep less as we age because our brains don’t think we’re tired
By Claire Maldarelli | April 5, 2017 | PopSCI.com Sadly, there’s nothing we can do about it—yet It’s a known fact that as we age, we sleep less. But the reasoning behind this phenomenon is poorly understood. Do older adults sleep less because they need less sleep, or because they simply can’t get the sleep they need? In a review out today in the journal Neuron, a group of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley argue the latter—that because of certain brain mechanisms that change as we age, we are unable to get a necessary amount of sleep. Researchers …
‘Touchscreen-toddlers’ sleep less, researchers say
By James Gallagher | Health and science reporter, BBC News website April 13, 2017 | BBC.com Toddlers who spend time playing on smartphones and tablets seem to get slightly less sleep than those who do not, say researchers. The study in Scientific Reports suggests every hour spent using a touchscreen each day was linked to 15 minutes less sleep. However, those playing with touchscreens do develop their fine motor skills more quickly. Experts said the study was “timely” but parents should not lose sleep over it. There has been an explosion in touchscreens in the home, but understanding their impact …
Taking care of those ‘noises’ in the night
By Mark Netherda | March 26, 2017 | DailyRepublic.com If you have ever been woken up by someone snoring (or been told you snore), you are not alone. Snoring is a very common condition. According to a study done in 2005, about 9 percent of women and 30 percent of men snore regularly. There are estimated to be about 90 million snorers in the United States. Reported famous snorers from history include Queen Victoria, Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon Bonaparte and Theodore Roosevelt. It is reported that Teddy Roosevelt snored so loudly, that once when he was hospitalized, other patients complained about …
It might not be a tantrum. Your sleepy child could be overtired.
HEALTH & FITNESS | MARCH 20, 2017 7:35 PM | BY LEONARDO TORRES, M.D. UHealthSystem.com She’s cranky and uncooperative. He’s hyperactive and having difficulty paying attention. They can’t wake up in the morning and are falling asleep at the kitchen table. If this is your child, they might not be getting enough sleep — even though you are getting them to bed on time and keeping them on a schedule. Sleep is essential for brain development and health. When your kids don’t get enough sleep, they can suffer in school, have mood issues and get sick more easily. Lack of …
Why sleep is Fitbit’s new obsession, and how it could be good for science
Unravelling the mysteries of a good night’s sleep Saturday, March 18, 2017 | By Hugh Langley | Wareable.com People are waking up to the importance of sleep, but the science is a box that still holds many mysteries. Sleep medicine is, relatively speaking, the new kid on the block; it wasn’t until halfway through the 20th Century that this field of research really started picking up. Now there’s no end of fitness trackers and smartwatches that track sleep, but all to varying degrees of accuracy, depth and helpfulness. Fitbit has long been one of them, with accurate tracking but lacking …
Study finds quality sleep feels same as winning the lottery
By Amy Wallace | March 16, 2017 at 11:43 AM | UPI.com March 16 (UPI) — Psychologists at the University of Warwick in England suggest improving quality of sleep has similar benefits to health and happiness as winning the lottery. Researchers analyzed the sleep patterns of more than 30,500 Britons over a four-year period and found that improved sleep quality leads to levels of mental and physical health comparable to those of a person who has won a lottery jackpot of nearly $250,000. The team, led by Dr. Nicole Tang of the Department of Psychology at the University of Warwick, …
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