Archive for 'sleep'
Sleep through the decades
Posted on 05. Mar, 2012 by Julia Barnard.
A recent university of Pennsylvania study suggests that as the decades pass, people report sleeping better. This is contrary to the belief that sleep quality gets worse with age. Over 150,000 people took part in a telephone survey that asked them about their sleeping patterns. The findings indicated that the older a person was, the [...]
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Sleep well to help you lose weight
Posted on 09. Nov, 2010 by Julia Barnard.
Have you ever noticed that after a bad night’s sleep you find yourself feeling more hungry than usual? Do you also find yourself choosing a take away, rather than cooking? Well sleep deprived people have been shown to feel hungrier. A University of Chicago study involved ten overweight men and women who were given a [...]
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Sleep deprivation impedes insulin use
Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by Julia Barnard.
The body’s ability to utilise insulin properly can be hampered from just one . It is important that sugar in the bloodstream is processed properly, else type 2 diabetes can develop, Research published at the Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands found sleep restriction for just one night reduced insulin sensitivity by 19 to [...]
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Bedtimes and depression in adolescents
Posted on 06. Apr, 2010 by Julia Barnard.
An association has been found between the time a child goes to bed and feelings of and suicide. 15,000 young people were surveyed by researchers at Columbia University to discover when parents sent their children to bed. They also completed depression questionnaires and were asked about thoughts of suicide. Children sent to bed before 10 [...]
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REM sleeps aids problem solving
Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Julia Barnard.
If you want help solving a problem, try taking a nap. Recent research by the University of California San Diego, studied the problem solving abilities of 77 volunteers. The volunteers spent the morning being presented with problems that required creative solutions. In the afternoon, participants either took a nap or simply sat quietly, mulling over [...]
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Lack of sleep causes behaviour problems
Posted on 13. Jul, 2009 by Julia Barnard.
When children are deprived of it may not be obvious as they may not appear tired. Instead it may show up in their behaviour. A new study by researchers from the University of Helsinki and the National Institute of Health and Welfare in Finland studied the link between children’s sleep patterns and their subsequent behaviour. [...]
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Relationships the key to a good night’s sleep
Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by Julia Barnard.
Being in a happy relationship can be all you need to help you well (if you are a woman that is). A University of Pittsburgh study interviewed 1938 women aged between 42 and 53 to determine the link between sleep and marital happiness. Findings showed those women who were in happy relationships had fewer sleep [...]
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Sleep to prevent colds
Posted on 20. Jan, 2009 by Julia Barnard.
When we , our immune system is boosted. So much so, that it can reduce the risk of catching a cold. Research at Carnegie Mellon University in the US exposed 153 healthy volunteers to a cold virus and monitored their sleep patterns for five days. Those volunteers who had less than seven hours sleep a [...]
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Brain functioning and sleep deprivation
Posted on 03. Nov, 2008 by Julia Barnard.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have carried out brain imaging studies to see how the brain was affected when a person is for one night. They had participants perform simple attention tasks, some of whom had been without sleep for a night. For those deprived of sleep, the brain imaging found [...]
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Teenagers need sleep for good health
Posted on 26. Aug, 2008 by Julia Barnard.
Teenagers who are not getting enough run the risk of developing high blood pressure. This is according to research at Case Western Reserve University in the US. The study involved 238 13 to 16 year olds who kept sleep diaries as well as having their movements measured whilst they were in bed. Those teenagers who [...]
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