The American Cancer Society reported yesterday that the death rate from cancer in the U.S. has declined. It has fallen 20 percent from its peak in 1991. The latest figures are based on data from 2009. Overall death rates decreased by 24 percent in [...]
One New Year's resolution that everyone should keep this year is to make better sleep a priority in the year ahead. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, most adults need about seven to eight hours of sleep each night to feel alert [...]
Between all of the shopping, baking, decorating and other preparations at the holidays, many people may end up sacrificing sleep to get everything done. But the effects of sleep deprivation are greater than most people realize, warns Dr. Timothy I. Morgenthaler, of the Mayo [...]
A new study suggests that extending nightly sleep in mildly sleepy, healthy adults increases daytime alertness and reduces pain sensitivity. The study, appearing in the December issue of the journal SLEEP, involved 18 healthy, pain-free, sleepy volunteers. They were randomly assigned to four nights [...]
Researchers found that more than half of all retired people aged 65 and over report sleeping at least 7.5 hours per night, and between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7:30 a.m., contrary to commonly held assumptions that most elderly go to bed early [...]
We joke about needing our beauty sleep, but there may actually be something to that. Swedish researchers have found scientific evidence supporting the concept of beauty sleep. The study involved a group of 23, sleep deprived adults (age 18-31) who were photographed and 65 [...]
Unlike animals, humans do not need to hibernate during the winter. It may feel like you need more sleep during the winter months because the days get shorter. However, your actual sleep need does not increase. It is normal for sleep habits and activity [...]
Getting your child to go to bed is not always easy. However, good sleep is vital for a child’s well-being and can cause more than just tiredness in the morning. Inadequate sleep – whether too short or poor quality – causes specific changes in [...]
Sleep is extremely important as we spend about a third of our life doing it. There is so much information out there about sleep it’s enough to make your head spin. Here, we dispel some of the common myths about sleeping. Myth 1: People [...]
Sleep length may affect how your body responds to vaccines, increasing your risk for illness. A study published in the August issue of the journal SLEEP found that people who had insufficient sleep were far more likely to be unprotected by a vaccine. The [...]
