Kids can get hyper, adults can gain weight - we all pay a heavy price for not sleeping
Date Posted: December 4, 2014
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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Thanks to the obesity epidemic, we've seen an explosion of research on the problem of excess weight and the physiological mechanisms of weight control. It has turned out that body weight balance is far from the simple arithmetic of "calories in" and ...
Nov 26
Categories: Eating Disorders, Sleep Disorders
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We take it for granted, but most people have to wake up for work (or school or other morning obligations) long before they want to. Sleeping in is treated as a cherished luxury - it's somehow become normal that people wake up still exhausted, and ...
Nov 8
Categories: Sleep Disorders, Stress Management
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A recent study in Psychological Science found that sleep deprivation is linked to false memories. Among the 193 people tested, those who got 5 or fewer hours of sleep for just one night were significantly more likely to say they'd seen a news video ...
Oct 2
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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In a study conducted by psychological scientist Steven J. Frenda of the University of California, Irvine and colleagues, sleep-deprived people who viewed photographs of a crime being committed and then read false information about the photos were ...
Sep 23
Categories: Sleep Disorders
GOA neuroimaging study is the first to show that white matter damage caused by severe obstructive sleep apnea can be reversed by continuous positive airway pressure therapy.
Sep 10
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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The relationship between disordered sleep and emotional health is an intricate one, as each can influence the other for better and worse. Stress and worry, as well as mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety can interfere with sleep.
Sep 9
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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Insomnia is a disturbance that afflicts many people. Some new findings published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics indicate that a two week stay in a specialized hospital may help.
Sep 6
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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Research indicates that ADHD sufferers are more likely to have sleep abnormalities, a harder time getting to sleep, and a harder time staying awake during the day.
Aug 30
Categories: Adult ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Sleep ...
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If you find yourself tossing and turning for hours, unable to go to sleep or stay asleep, you could be suffering from insomnia. Nearly 40 percent of Americans report some symptoms of insomnia in a given year. It can take a toll on one's emotional, ...
Aug 19
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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Reported poor sleep quality, independent of a depressed mood, appears to be associated with an increased risk for suicide in older adults.
Aug 14
Categories: Depression, Sleep Disorders, Suicide Prevention
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Short term, lack of sleep scrambles our mental functioning. Long term, the health consequences can be dire. What's stopping us from getting enough?
Aug 2
Categories: Sleep Disorders
GOThose who experience persistent sleep problems after a divorce stand to suffer from more than just dark circles. They might also be at risk for potentially harmful increases in blood pressure, a new study finds.
Jul 23
Categories: Divorce / Divorce Adjustment, Sleep Disorders
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Twenty-four hours of sleep deprivation can lead to conditions in healthy persons similar to the symptoms of schizophrenia. This discovery was made by an international team of researchers under the guidance of the University of Bonn and King's ...
Jul 15
Categories: Schizophrenia, Sleep Disorders
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Not getting enough sleep rots the brain. New research on older people suggests that not getting enough sleep could significantly accelerate the brain's aging process.
Researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) said the ...
Jul 5
Categories: Sleep Disorders
GOResearch published today in PLOS ONE by researchers at the University of Warwick indicates that sleep problems are associated with worse memory and executive function in older people.
Jun 30
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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