Remember that post about business exec Donal Kinsella? If you will recall, he sleep walked naked and was eventually charged with sexual advances to company secretary Deirdre Corcoran on a business trip in Mozambique. Well, Kinsella eventually won a libel suit which netted him €10 million, the highest award of damages for defamation in the history of the State.
His former employers, Kenmare Resources, were
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
Here is a piece of trivia for you. Did you know that fish make cocoons to ensure themselves sound sleep? Apparently this takes after the fact that people make use of mosquito nets to fend of erring insects to sleep better and it seems that other creatures have their own way of doing this as well.
Coral reef fishes sleep soundly in the said mucus cocoons and wrasses sleep soundly in mucus cocoons. Hence, it looks like humans are not the only ones suffering from enj
Stories are a common alternative that parents normally use to lull their kids to sleep. But now, you don’t really have to be there to tell them stories, thanks mainly to the In Your Own Voice Storyteller. The device allows you to record your voice and make it look like you are actually reading a book for your toddler.
This was all made possible since guardians or parents can record their voices via a child-friendly pen which come with specially coded stickers that can be attached to pages of the
In a strange promotional gimmick over at Landmark Bingo, there is a contest which gives players a chance to win great prizes while they sleep. This promotion is being held this November where interested players simply have to pre-buy their tickets and the games play in the night while they get some shut eye. Then when you wake up in the morning you can collect your winnings!
There will be five winners from each room so when you wake in the morning you might find it is you who ha
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
Mothers were believed to be suffering from sleepless nights, especially the one’s who have just given birth due to their breastfeeding itineraries. However it seems that this claim is not true. A study was able to prove this, negating the belief that by breastfeeding causes less sleep.
This should be a relief for babies in particular since we breastfeeding has always been known to be the best milk for babies. However, due to health (sleep concerns) issues, some mothers have fended off breas
For the kids who find themselves suffering from cough and colds, an old time practice of using vapor rub is still the best solution. The ancient practice has been used to soothe kids (and even adults) who had coughs and colds which help them in their respiratory problems and thus affecting their sleep. And with the support of the folks over at the Penn State College of Medicine, it looks like vapor rub application is still the best way to go.
Vapor rubs, containing menthol, camphor and e
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
