A small but intriguing study out of the University of Chicago set out to look at the role sleep restriction – you know the later bedtimes and earlier wake up times we’ve all become accustomed to – might play in the risk for diabetes. What they found was an interesting link between sleep and diabetes.
The [...]
An important new study that appears in the June 8, 2009 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine has found that middle-aged adults suffering from lack of sleep effects are at higher risk of developing high blood pressure.
High blood pressure, or hypertension, contributes to 7 million deaths around the world each and every year. One third [...]
According to some new research that appears in the journal Sleep lack of sleep effects women more. So if you’re a woman sleeping less than the recommended 8 hours a night (and who isn’t?), you’re at increased risk of heart trouble .
Experts found that inflammatory markers (indicators of heart disease) changed quite a bit depending [...]
More and more research is showing that getting enough sleep, once considered an indulgence available to a fortunate few, is really quite vital for both our mental and physical well being, as lack of sleep effects can be deadly serious.
A pair of new studies suggest that chronic poor sleep boosts your odds of dying early, [...]
More and more of us are coming to understand the importance of sleep; that it is as essential to our bodies as food and water.Now there’s even more reason to be sure and get a good night’s sleep.
Data that comes from a group of 44 college students showed that when sleep came after a period [...]
Want to boost your creative prowess? Research has found that an hour-long nap may be just the thing to help enhance your creative problem solving process – especially if that rest period includes a period of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep when most dreams happen.
This work on sleeping and creativity has just been published in [...]
If you’re trying to lose weight, chances are you’ve already made changes to your diet and your exercise routine. But there’s another lifestyle change that you need to make, and one you might not expect. A new study finds there appears to be a connection between sleep and weight loss – those who slept less [...]
It’s true that the amount of sleep each person needs is unique and those needs change a whole lot as we get older.
By adulthood we need 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night, but far too many of us don’t get even that.
Of course we all realize the sleep is not only important in [...]
If you regularly stay up to catch the late show with the host of your choice, or watch the end of a favorite classic movie, you might be more than a bit drowsy the next day, you might also be putting yourself at risk for some pretty dangerous artery problems.A first ever study, presented at [...]
Is the extra money you earn for working the night shift worth the risk to your health? Is this night shift health problem recently discovered going to have you thinking again?
Before you answer consider the findings of an international group of experts.
You’ll be surprised to learn there’s growing evidence that night shifts are bad for you [...]
