News tagged with sleep environment
Using a fan during sleep lowers SIDS risk by 72 percent
Oct 06, 2008 |
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Infants who slept in a bedroom with a fan ventilating the air had a 72 percent lower risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome compared to infants who slept in a bedroom without a fan, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente ...
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Extended or shortened sleep duration linked to weight gain
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Body Mass Index (BMI) varies as a function of habitual sleep duration, according to a new study.
Sleep restriction results in increased consumption of energy from snacks
Jun 11, 2008 |
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Bedtime restriction in an environment that promotes overeating and inactivity is accompanied by increased intake of calories from snacks. This behavior may contribute to the increased risk of weight gain and obesity associated ...
Night shift nurses more likely to have poor sleep habits
Jun 11, 2007 |
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Nurses who work the night shift are more likely to have poor sleep habits, a practice that can increase the likelihood of committing serious errors that can put the safety of themselves as well as their patients at risk, ...
Phase of clock gene expression in human leukocytes correlates with habitual sleep timing
May 01, 2008 |
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The phase of clock gene expression in leukocytes, assessed in the absence of the masking effects of light-dark and sleep-wake cycles, correlates with habitual sleep timing, according to a study published in the May 1 issue ...
Lack of sleep can provoke sleepwalking
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Sleepwalkers are advised to keep a regular bedtime to avoid unwanted evening strolls, according to research from the Université de Montréal. Somnambulism, which affects up to four percent of adults, can cause mental confusion ...
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. ...
Sleep restriction results in weight gain despite decreases in appetite and consumption
Jun 08, 2009 |
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According to new research, in the presence of free access to food, sleep restricted subjects reported decrease in appetite, food cravings and food consumption; however, they gained weight over the course of the study. Thus, ...
One-third of Americans lose sleep over economy
Mar 02, 2009 |
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One-third of Americans are losing sleep over the state of the U.S. economy and other personal financial concerns, according to a new poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). The poll suggests that inadequate ...
Wireless sensor systems enable a better sleep
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Today, at IEEE EMB Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA), IMEC and its research affiliate Holst Centre present the clinical validation of a wireless sleep staging system.
Sleep deprivation used to diagnose sleepwalking
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Somnambulism (sleepwalking), which usually involves misperception and unresponsiveness to the environment, mental confusion and amnesia about sleepwalking episodes, affects up to 4 percent of adults. There has been a sharp ...
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