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Intermediate school-aged children who use a device just before bedtime and decide what time they go to sleep, achieve less sleep and feel more sleepier the following day than their peers. That’s the findings from new research by former University of Otago, Christchurch, student Kate Ford, who undertook the study as part of a summer […]
Nagging negative thoughts—and striving for perfection—keep teenagers awake at night, raising their chance of becoming depressed and anxious, a new study shows. An online study of almost 400 adolescents aged 14 to 20 years confirmed the link, leading sleep researchers at Flinders University to recommend alternative treatments for repetitive negative thinking and perfectionism in dealing […]
How many times a night can you wake up and still have had what is considered a "good" sleep? Over the last few years, research pointing to Australia’s collective sleep deficit has triggered a federal inquiry into sleep health awareness and an increased emphasis on the long-term health consequences of insufficient sleep across the community. […]
More than one-third of working Americans don’t get enough sleep, and the problem is greatest among the police, the military, health care workers and truckers, researchers report. Their analysis of data from more than 150,000 employed adults between 2010 and 2018 also found that the rate of inadequate sleep (7 hours or less) rose from […]
Are you skipping your eye appointment and/or not laughing enough? Time to get rid of these habits. When it comes to health, you have to take into consideration every aspect of your being. Eating healthy, sleeping on time and getting enough hours, and exercising every day, are basic for good health. But, apart from these, […]
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common and costly medical condition leading to a wide range of health risks such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, depression, diabetes and even premature death. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) found that the medical costs are substantially higher among older adults who go untreated for […]
With shorter daylight hours, busier than usual schedules and travel to different time zones, the holiday season can disrupt our circadian rhythm and create sleep difficulties—making it even harder to avoid stress, enjoy time with family, and finally return to work. Professor Helmut Zarbl, director at the Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI), […]
In the Building Environment Laboratory at Toyohashi University of Technology’s Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, researchers study the effects that indoor environments have on the people that live in these spaces. As part of this research, the laboratory conducted an experiment on the nature of sleep in an evacuation shelter environment. This experiment was […]
A recent study uncovered potential long-term benefits of a school-based sleep education program for adolescents. The study, which was published in the Journal of Sleep Research, included 3,622 adolescents, 286 in the intervention group and 3336 in the control group. Data were collected before the intervention and at a one-year follow-up. The intervention consisted of […]
Bedtime rolls around. You can’t wait for your head to hit the pillow or to indulge in a show on Netflix after your kid has conked out. But this always seems to be the time when your child revs up every night. For many, it’s a familiar and frustrating scenario. And more parents are reaching for the help of the supplement melatonin. But is it safe? A 2015 study published in the European Journal of Paediatric […]