At this point I’m pretty sure you have figured out that “willing” yourself awake doesn’t work no matter how hard you try. When you go without sleep, you are setting yourself up for a long day of low energy as you make more mistakes, misplace items, eat more, can’t concentrate, look less attractive and that […]
Sleep quality is just as important as how many hours you tuck in, and sleep disturbances do set you back. Men especially should take note of new research that suggests that sleep disturbances increases their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia, the study included more than 1,000 men who […]
A new study has found that light exposure at night causes a commonly used drug for breast cancer to be ineffective. “Circadian and Melatonin Disruption by Exposure to Light at Night Drives Intrinsic Resistance to Tamoxifen Therapy in Breast Cancer,” a study in Cancer Research, was conducted by cancer researchers at Tulane University School of […]
While everyone needs quality sleep; it is especially true for children as they need shut-eye to support their critical growth and development. However, diagnosing sleep problems in children is entirely different than adults, making new research from The University of Adelaide quite significant. On his journey to obtain his PhD in the School of Medical […]
Our preferred sleep schedules are generally based on our genetics, we’re typically classified as one of two basic chronotypes. Scientists classify people who prefer to stay up late and feel more alert in the evenings as “night owls” and those who stick to early mornings and feel best during those times as “morning larks.” However, […]
Menopause is a natural process in a woman’s life, but it does not solely affect her ovaries. Over 60% of women who experience menopause have a hard time sleeping at some point during their menopausal years, with some noticing disruptions as early as 10 years before menopause begins. Check out these tips from Everyday Health […]
For parents, what sleeping habits they want to encourage with their newborns is a personal decision. However, new research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Munich this past September suggests that parents may want to consider allowing their babies to sleep on animal fur to lower their risk of asthma and allergies. […]
Shift work has already been named by numerous studies to be detrimental to our health, including increased risk of obesity and heart disease. And now, Time Magazine tells us that new research suggests brain health may be on the decline thanks to working hourly shifts. Published in the Occupational & Environment Medicine journal, more than […]
For women, obtaining sleep can be difficult in the days before and during their periods. Along with common symptoms such as headaches, cramps and bloating, hormonal changes may make sleep nearly impossible with constant disturbances. In fact, according the National Sleep Foundation, 23% of women say their sleep is more disturbed in the week before […]
When it comes teenagers getting enough sleep plenty of factors work against them, including hormones and school start times. On the heels of the National Sleep Awareness Project’s “Awake at the Wheel” campaign, new research reports that teenagers who have earlier school start times are at a significantly higher risk of being involved in motor […]
