Technology

2 05, 2014

Poor sleep could affect survival time for women with breast cancer

2022-07-19T20:11:41+00:00May 2, 2014|Cancer, Sleep Deprivation, Technology, Women|

A new study shows that sleep efficiency (SE) is predictive of survival time for women with breast cancer. Sleep efficiency is the number of minutes of sleep divided by the number of minutes in bed. New research involved 97 women with advanced breast cancer. The [...]

30 12, 2013

Top 5 sleep stories of the year: 2013

2022-08-25T19:32:37+00:00December 30, 2013|Technology, Travel, Treatment & Therapy|

As 2013 comes to an end, we take a look back at our top sleep-related stories of the year. Counting down from No. 5, these are the articles on Sleepeducation.com that received the most views in 2013: 5. Sleepless in Japan Maybe a comfy [...]

23 10, 2013

Smartphones for sleep: Can sleep-tracking apps improve your sleep?

2021-04-29T18:37:14+00:00October 23, 2013|Healthy Sleep Habits, Technology|

Health and fitness tracking are a booming business rooted in our smartphones. Calorie counters help us watch we eat. Workout trackers log the miles we run and bike. But can sleep apps improve the way we sleep? Search on the App Store or Google [...]

8 08, 2012

The danger of Googling for health advice

2022-08-01T18:31:54+00:00August 8, 2012|Children, Parenting, Technology|

We're trained as internet users to Google (or Bing) any question we need answered. Thanks to an ever-evolving algorithm, most of the time these search engines return useful websites and information. But don't use Dr. Google to find medical advice. Medical information offered up [...]

9 03, 2011

Sleep in America 2011: Sleep and technology

2022-09-28T18:50:08+00:00March 9, 2011|Poor Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Technology|

The powerful technology that keeps us connected, entertained, and informed is deeply ingrained in our lives and our culture. We carry around phones as powerful as personal computers, a movie about Facebook almost won an Oscar and every new Apple product announcement is celebrated [...]

16 01, 2010

Sleep talking man is the talk of the internet

2022-10-04T16:19:20+00:00January 16, 2010|Sleep Disorders, Technology|

Earlier this week The Telegraph reported that a sleep talking blog has become the latest sensation to sweep the Internet. Karen Slavick-Lennard said she was accustomed to hearing her husband Adam’s unusual comments. She even repeated them to friends for their amusement. Then she [...]

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