Hearing of celebrities trying to keep themselves awake is nothing new but for rapper Eminem, admitting he is a drug-crazed insomniac seems to something serious. The rapper was admitted into rehab after being addicted to prescribed medication, admitting that he consumed so many drugs since 2005 making him unable to sleep properly.
Eminem is comparing his problem with that of the late Michael Jack
While there are people who would prefer to sleep with the lights on, maybe this will change that habit. It seems that sleeping with the light on leads to depression after an experiment that was made.
After comparing two sets of hamsters, the researchers concluded that those sleeping in dim lighting exhibited depressive-like behavior, as compared to those sleeping in complete darkness. It seems that the light negatively affects the chemical balance and structure of the brain.
So while many w
Sleep Apnea has been hit for affecting many parts of the human body and apparently a new study points to cognitive functions as possibly being affected as well. This covers the gray area of the brain which could affect the attention and memory of a human being.
The claim points to possibly lack of air where people who have sleep apnea may possibly stop breathing.
A small Italian study of 17 patients with OSA and 15 age-matched controls found reduced gray matter in the OSA group in severa
Due to an embarrassing issue, a former director of a mining company has filed a libel suit due to a sleepwalking issue. Apparently, Mr. Donal Kinsella sleepwalked naked and went into his secretary’s bedroom three times without being fully aware of what he was doing.
The company, Kenmare Resources, eventually removed him from two key positions, insinuated that he had sexual impropriety and most of all was made the laughing stock of the company. Kinsella had been drinking and taking pain killers
Kids and teens are definitely the leading people who have been amazed about the power of new technology mobile phone texting included. And while this does act as a sleep depriving stimulant, it could be more than that. In fact a study shows that it could go as far as affecting their mood and cognitive behavior.
Use of these technologies after bedtime was also associated with “high rates of daytime cognitive or mood problems … including ADHD, anxiety, depression, learning difficulties,” according to the report slated for presentation at the CHEST meeting.
Each year, select parts of the world would practice Daylight Savings Time with the hopes to save on energy, a practice that goes way back to the 1800s. While this should fare well as far as energy conservation is concerned, sleepers have issues against it.
Daylight Savings Time is setting back the clock by an hour, something that people dread and laud. For the sleeping people, adjustment is an issue. As some people struggle to get good and fluent sleep, DST forces them to sacrifice one h
Everyone would love to sleep for as long as they can. Once you do, it seems like a drug or a habit that is hard to kick. But then again, would you be able to live as normal as anyone one?
Sleep is needed but should however have some boundaries. There are specific time periods of sleeping but then again people should think ahead. Oversleeping can have consequences such as being to wobbly to live out their lives or worse, working to stay afloat.
Hence, getting sleep is a balancing act in one way
Here is a tip for the parents out there. When it comes to knowing how long and when your babies sleep at night, 2 to 4 month old babies sleep normally sleep through the night. This was found through a study made by the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
The study should be helpful to parents, especially the ones who have to deal with sleep deprivation since they have to deal with their babies closely. A new study suggests that about half of babies will be sleeping through the night after about
If you have tried all efforts to slim down, then perhaps sleep is the answer to losing some excess pounds. Weird as it may seem, a study was able to prove this and overall showed that a good night’s sleep is your ticket to a better body and better life.
During the study, adults were asked to sleep for 8.5 and 5.5 hours. The researchers measured loss of fat and lean body mass and found that those people who slept 8.5 hours per night lost 56 per cent more body fat than those who slept only 5.5 hour
SIDS has been known as a key identifier as far as infant deaths are concerned and October has been designated as the month to observe and make people aware of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. SIDS is a case where healthy babies, normally the sleeping children, die with no immediate cause to be found.
This condition is the number one cause for infants from one month to one year of age, with most deaths occurring between two and four months. The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a set of guidelin
