How much sleep do you get each night? The National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project recommends that adults get at least seven hours of nightly sleep for optimal health and alertness. But millions of adults in the U.S. sleep six hours or less per night. [...]
A new study suggests that staying fit may help middle-aged adults avoid sleep problems. "Staying active won't cure sleep complaints, but it will reduce the odds of them," lead author Rodney Dishman said in a news release. "The more active you stay, the better [...]
People with sleep apnea often report that they feel like a new person when they begin using CPAP therapy. They sleep better at night and have more energy during the day. As a result their mood also improves. Now a new study shows that CPAP may [...]
The key to women looking younger might not be using a super expensive anti-aging cream, it may be just getting more shut eye. In a recent clinical trial, physician-scientists at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center found that sleep quality impacts skin function and [...]
Is your nagging cough causing sleepless nights and aggravating co-workers during the day? Be patient. A new study shows that your cough may last longer than you expect. But don’t ask your doctor for an antibiotic. Instead, get some extra sleep. The study examined [...]
Influenza activity continues to increase in the United States and most of the country is now experiencing high levels of influenza-like-illness (ILI), according to the latest FluView report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC). "Reports of influenza-like-illness are nearing what have [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig should get with the program. Neither of the weight loss leaders integrates sleep education and sleep diaries. And the companies are making a big mistake, new research suggests. Popular approaches used by groups like Weight Watchers use a diary [...]
There’s some truth to a tired cliché. Catching up on your beauty sleep really can make you more attractive. Sleep deprived people tend to appear tired and less healthy, therefore less attractive, Swedish researchers discovered. In the study, a group of participants randomly rated photos of [...]
