Healthy Sleep News

The Importance of Sleep

Nearly half of all Americans reported having difficulty sleeping. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported…    

Sleep switch found in fruit flies

Rather than count sheep, drink warm milk or listen to soothing music, many insomniacs probably wish for a…    

Potential genetic cause of severe sleep disorder discovered, implications for Parkinson’s disease research

Researchers at the University of Toronto are the first to indentify a potential cause for a severe sleep…    

Sleep problems may be a link between perceived racism and poor health

Perceived racial discrimination is associated with an increased risk of sleep disturbance, which may have a negative impact…    

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia can reduce suicidal ideation

Treating sleep problems with cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia can reduce suicidal ideation, suggests a research abstract that will…    

White adolescent girls may be losing sleep from the pressure to be thin

Sleep duration has a significant association with feelings of external pressure to obtain or maintain a thin body…    

Study finds that wives’ sleep problems have negative impact on marital interactions

The quality of interactions among married couples is affected by wives’ inability to fall asleep at night, but…    

Sleepiness may impair the brain’s inhibitory control when viewing high-calorie foods

Daytime sleepiness may affect inhibitory control in the brain when viewing tantalizing, high-calorie foods, suggests a research abstract…    

Seniors Abused During Childhood Face Increased Risk of Sleep Troubles

Suffering from parental abuse as a child increases a person’s chances of having poor sleep quality in old…    

Sleep deprivation in doctors

Sleep deprivation is an issue that affects practising physicians and not only medical residents, and we need to…    

Penn researchers identify the roots of memory impairment resulting from sleep deprivation

From high-school students to surgeons, anyone who has pulled an all-nighter knows there is a price to be…    

Sleep problems more prevalent than expected in urban minority children

Sleep problems among urban minority children, including resistance to going to bed, shortened sleep duration, and daytime sleepiness…    

Marriage problems predict sleep difficulties in young children

We know that marriage problems can have a negative effect on families, especially children. Now a new study…    

One-third of Spanish children do not wake up feeling refreshed

Children have poor quality sleep. A new study carried out in Valencia shows that 37.4% of children aged…    

Adverse changes in sleep duration are associated with lower cognitive scores in middle-aged adults

A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep describes how changes in sleep that occur…    

Study is the first to link sleep duration to infant growth spurts

A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to show that increased…    

Brain regions can take short naps during wakefulness, leading to errors

If you’ve ever lost your keys or stuck the milk in the cupboard and the cereal in the…    

Parasite strategy offers insight to help tackle sleeping sickness

Fresh insight into the survival strategy of the parasite that causes sleeping sickness could help inform new treatments…    

Sleep strategy used by night nurses throws off their circadian clocks

As many as 25 percent of hospital nurses go without sleep for up to 24 hours in order…    

Sleep issues contribute to cognitive problems in childhood cancer survivors

A new analysis has found that childhood cancer survivors often suffer from sleep problems and fatigue, which negatively…