News tagged with sleep efficiency
Getting less sleep associated with lower resistance to colds
Jan 12, 2009 |
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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 ...
Poor sleep in children may have prenatal origins
Aug 01, 2009 |
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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. ...
Study finds regular daily exercise does not increase total sleep time
Jun 08, 2009 |
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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.
Poor teen sleep habits may raise blood pressure, lead to CVD
Aug 18, 2008 |
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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 As ...
Older women who get little sleep may have a higher risk of falling
Sep 08, 2008 |
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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 ...
