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Sleep disturbances increase as we age. Some studies report more than half of seniors 65 years of age or older suffer from chronic sleep disturbances. Researchers have long believed that the sleep disturbances common among the elderly often result from a disruption of the body’s circadian rhythms—biological cycles that rep… |
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A new survey released by Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) shows that the average manager is sleeping 19 percent less than the recommended amount of eight hours a night. The survey, conducted in five countries around the globe, showed that 40 percent of those questioned blame the state of the world economy as [.… |
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By Michael C. Purdy Staying awake slows down our brains, scientists have long recognized. Mental performance is at its peak after sleep but inevitably trends downward throughout the day, and sleep deprivation only worsens these effects. For the first time, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis h… |
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A recent Finnish study suggests that children’s short sleep duration even without sleeping difficulties increases the risk for behavioral symptoms of ADHD. During the recent decades, sleep duration has decreased in many countries; in the United States a third of children are estimated to suffer from inadequate sleep. It… |
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Laboratory and epidemiological studies continue to show that sleep curtailment and/or decreased sleep quality can disturb neuroendocrine control of appetite, leading to overeating, and can decrease insulin and/or increase insulin resistance, both steps on the road to Type 2 diabetes. On April 22, at the Experimental Biology 2… |
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By Walker Simon Forget counting sheep, ditch the sleeping pills and don’t bother with a glass of warm milk, a good remedy for women who can’t sleep is a happy marriage. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have found that women who are happy with their husbands or partners have less trouble sleeping than th… |
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Good sleep equals good health, says Raul Noriega, manager of the Comprehensive Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders Center at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine. Yet more than half of women report problems with insomnia. According to the National Sleep Foundation, “women’s lack of sleep affects nearly every aspect of the… |
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By Mark Wheeler Nearly 60 percent of the nation’s elderly have trouble sleeping, whether it’s a lot of tossing and turning or outright bouts of insomnia. While for most people sleeplessness can be annoying at best or unhealthy at worst, for elderly individuals who have suffered from depression in the past, poor sl… |
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Too many teenagers are damaging their health by not getting enough sleep and by falling asleep with electrical gadgets on, researchers say. A third of 12 to 16-year-olds asked slept for between four to seven hours a night. Experts recommend eight hours. The Sleep Council, which conducted the poll of 1,000 teenagers, says gadg… |
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To the many problems associated with lack of sleep — moodiness, memory problems, difficulty concentrating — add the risk of developing diabetes. A study from the University at Buffalo shows that people who sleep less than six hours a night during the work-week are 4.5 times more likely to have elevated levels of b… |
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