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Sexsomnia and how to avoid it

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Brian Yalung

There seems to be a lot of stuff tied up with sleep, things that occur without one even recalling it. There are some who sleepwalk, some who talk in their sleep and of course some who may even wet their bed. But have you heard about having sex while asleep and waking up without having a clue on the whole ordeal?

Well it seems this thing has been happening. Called Sexsomnia, this is said to be a form of parasomnia discovered in the 90s. Sexsomnia is said to be something that would occur after a few

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Yawning tied up to cooling Brains

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Brian Yalung

When a person yawns, it normally depicts boredom or sleepiness. But thanks to a medical report, it seems that yawning is tied up to something else, somehow similar to how a computer would need its rest after exhaustive use.

In all, yawning is not something done because a person is bored. It serves as a cooling agent of sorts as far as medical implications are concerned. Doctors may be able to use excessive yawning as a way to identify patients with conditions that affect temperature regulation.

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The PowerNap Machine

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Brian Yalung

Here is something handy and portable for the people seeking more sleep aids. This is the PowerNap Machine, something designed to help facilitate naps all in one portable design. The PowerNap Machine is a pocket-sized media player that features original and relaxing music composed just for Power Nap which fades away gradually, finally disappearing into the Power Nap sounds that rest and rejuvenate people who look for better sleep.

For the first five minutes of listening with the device, a person’s

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Yamaha TSX-140 iPod Audio System Wakes You Perfectly

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Making use of iPods or MP3 Players as alternative alarm clocks is nothing new. However, the manner on how you would be woken up does have its differences. Such is the case for the Yamaha TSX-140 iPod Audio System which boasts of its patented IntelliAlarm feature.

The IntelliAlarm feature allow users to be awoken by music on their iPod. However, rather than blasting firmly at 11 when the clock strikes way-too-early, it gradually ups the volume until your brain is alert enough to obliterate

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Nightmares Associated with Parkinson’s Disease

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Here is an update for you. It seems that for people who find themselves shouting or crying are most likely to find themselves to develop Parkinson’s disease. This is of course based on finding by scientists who found that people who suffer from REM sleep disturbance.

Normal sleepers are effectively paralysed during REM or rapid eye movement because the brain shuts off the muscles allowing the body to properly rest.

But this doesn’t happen to those w

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Sleep Deprivation Affects the Brain

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Here is an interesting take on Sleep Deprivation. Though we all know that lack of sleep does have a bearing towards healthier lives, it is our body and our brain that will eventually be the affected parties. And though we do find sleep deprivation as not serious for now, the amount or effects it would have will eventually be something that will set in.

Getting into the details may be a bit too scientific but overall, sleep deprivation is no laughing matter. If you are a

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Sleep to Solve Crossword Puzzles Better

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Our minds will always laud us if we sleep better and solicit the proper rest. In fact, it can even go as far as help us solve crossword puzzles better. Especially for the people who include crossword solving in their daily routines, this is perhaps the best way to go about them.

This is backed up by some researchers at the Washington University. Doctor Mark McDaniel has bared that sleep benefits potential memory by amplifying fragile relations in the brain.

The analysis declared that the sleep pa

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Songbirds Learns Songs When Asleep

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Even in a deep slumber, people are known to somehow learn or remember better. And while this is a fact for the human species, it seems that birds (Songbirds in particular) use this same process when it comes to learning songs while they are sleeping.

In songbirds it had been shown previously that during sleep the brain has the same pattern of activity as during singing the day before. The present findings show that the more young songbirds have learned from their father’s song, the mor

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Merck Drug Used in Insomnia Studies for Sleep Improvement

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Merck & Co. are developing a new drug that is said to help improve sleep and people suffering from insomnia. The drug is called the MK-4305 and belongs to a new class of sleep drugs which inhibit production of orexins in the brain, blocking stimulation of the brain’s arousal system.

Orexin is a neuropeptide that is believed to play a key role in regulation of the brain’s sleep/wake process.

The MK-4305 is made up of different dosages which are now being used in studies. 40

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Turning Off Your iPad Can Help You Sleep

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Gadgets have always been identified as nuisances for sleep. And just in case you haven’t heard yet, the iPad is perhaps one of the popular devices we have today that can cause some sleep disruptions. Aside from being too preoccupied with what you can do with this Apple device, it seems that the light that they emit can be critical as well.

The deal is that your brain reacts to the amount of light that enters your eyes. Reading through the iPad is indeed the modern way of getting yourself to sleep but

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