Millions of Americans spend countless hours every day hammering away at a keyboard. And now, a team of researchers say this seemingly thoughtless task can reveal if you need more sleep or alert you to disease as it indicates the state of your brain. According to the Scientific American, M.I.T. researchers looked at how long any […]
Night owls may possess desirable traits such as being high achievers and having the gift of charm. However, new research reveals their natural sleep preferences could impact their health. According to their published study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, researchers at the Korea University College of Medicine found that night owls are […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXt3brOQwKw If you’ve been trying to fall asleep without success you may want to try a new trick, attempting to stay awake. University of Hertfortshire psychologist and author Richard Wiseman and his fantastic YouTube series “In59seconds,” is back to help you maximize your designated bedtime. In his new video, “How to Fall Asleep,” he says […]
In today’s world, drowsy driving is all too common, with tragic consequences often being a result. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, 1 in 5 fatal accidents on our roads involves a sleepy driver, increasing the number of drowsy drivers that are involved in fatal crashes from 16.5% to 21% based their 2014 […]
According to new research, insomnia and depression may be increasing your risk of frequent nightmares. Published this month in the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s very own journal Sleep, researchers from both the University of Turku and the Finnish National Institute of Health and Welfare analyzed data from 13,922 adults who were between the ages […]
No matter how badly you want to drift off to dreamland, falling and staying asleep can be quite a challenge. Poor sleep can set you up for a stressful day, involving an irritable attitude, wavering concentration, absent memory and low energy that won’t it make any better. Get inspired to prepare for quality snooze with […]
According to researchers at Washington State University, exploding head syndrome is unexpectedly affecting a high percentage of the younger population. Brian Sharpness and his team of psychologists and graduate students, who were specifically trained to recognize symptoms of exploding head syndrome and isolated sleep paralysis, interviewed a total of 211 college students, making it the […]
Keeping up with the perfect set of tips to improve your sleep can be hard to do. Science tells us that everything we do from the moment we wake up has an impact on how long we’ll tuck in and our sleep quality, which can create a lot of pressure to follow a foolproof routine […]
While sleep has been proven essential our well-being, a new study reveals there can too much of a good thing. Recently published in the journal Neurology, researchers from the University of Cambridge shared their data which found that middle-aged and older people who snooze more than 8 hours a night are at an increased of […]
