http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A study in the Aug.1 issue of the journal Sleep found that alcohol consumption during pregnancy and small body size at birth predict poorer sleep and higher risk of sleep disturbances in 8-year-old children born at term. Findings are clinically significant, as poor sleep and sleep disturbances in children are associated with obesity, depressive symptoms, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and poor neurobehavioral functioning. http://www.physorg.com/news168324269.html Medicine & Health Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:30:01 EST news168324269 According to new research, days with increased activity were followed by nights with lower total sleep time (TST), while nights with lower TST were followed by increased activities during the next day. http://www.physorg.com/news163645212.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:02:54 EST news163645212 Individuals who get less than seven hours of sleep per night appear about three times as likely to develop respiratory illness following exposure to a cold virus as those who sleep eight hours or more, according to a report in the January 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news151000106.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:28:26 EST news151000106 Women age 70 and older who sleep five hours or less per night may be more likely to experience falls than those who sleep more than seven to eight hours per night, according to a report in the September 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Additionally, the use of sleep medications does not appear to influence the association between sleep and risk of falling. http://www.physorg.com/news140112064.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:01:04 EST news140112064 Teenagers who don't sleep well or long enough may have a higher risk of elevated blood pressure that could lead to cardiovascular disease later in life, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://www.physorg.com/news138295393.html Medicine & Health Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:23:13 EST news138295393