Jun 29 7 ways to add an extra hour to your day By Corinne Segal How can we be so effective in our work, that we’re creating an extra hour for our life outside of work? Here are seven tips. Continue reading
Feb 03 Are you getting enough sleep? By Colleen Shalby When was the last time you woke up bright-eyed after a solid night’s rest?… Continue reading
Jan 13 Here’s another reason to worry about your baby’s nap schedule By Anna Sillers A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that babies who took an extended nap after learning new behaviors are able to retain new skills better than babies who did not sleep. Continue reading
Aug 25 To combat sleep deprivation in students, researchers advocate later school start By Dave Sloan The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending that that middle and high schools abandon the usual 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. start times. With after-school responsibilities that include homework, sports and academic clubs, it becomes increasingly difficult for students to fall… Continue reading
Aug 07 Ten-year astronaut sleep study reveals widespread use of sleeping pills in space By Anna Christiansen According to the longest sleep study ever conducted in space, astronauts’ use of sleeping pills, like ambien, is extremely high. The decade-long study also revealed space-farers are chronically sleep deficient while in orbit, and during the period leading up to… Continue reading
Aug 01 Sleep study shows new moms are dangerously exhausted for months By Travis Daub Four months isn’t enough time for new moms to recover from the exhaustion of having a kid, a new study published in PLOSone reports. Continue reading
Jun 13 Air traffic controllers working exhausting schedules, report finds By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Three years after a series of incidents in which controllers were found to be sleeping on the job, a National Research Council report released Friday expressed astonishment that the Federal Aviation Administration still permits controllers to work schedules that cram… Continue reading
Jun 02 Sleep problems have the same effects on students’ grades as drug abuse, new study finds By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Researchers at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. scoured through 43,000 responses to the 2009 American College Health Association National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey, looking for the connections between sleep problems and academic success. They found… Continue reading
Mar 19 Losing sleep can lead to brain damage, scientists warn By Justin Scuiletti Research published in the Journal of Neuroscience Tuesday claims that chronic sleep loss can lead to a permanent loss of brain cells -- nullifying any hope to “make up” for lost sleep. Continue reading
Feb 06 Twitter Chat: What are the long-term effects of sleeping less? By Bridget Shirvell Do you get enough sleep? Answer honestly. Dr. Nathaniel Watson, Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine discuss the long-term affects of your sleep habits during a live Twitter chat, Thursday Feb. 6, from 1 to 2… Continue reading