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  • Loneliness Can Lead to Interrupted Sleep
    9 hours 31 min ago

    It wouldn’t be surprising to hear that loneliness can cause trouble falling asleep.  However, a new study reveals that it can also wake you in the middle of the night.

  • Study: Seven Hours of Sleep Optimal for Teens
    1 day 9 hours ago

    While most would say that nine hours per night is the optimal amount of sleep for teens, a new study refutes this idea … saying that seven hours is actually the appropriate amount of time.

  • Lack of Sleep Leads to Diabetes Diagnosis
    1 day 9 hours ago

    A recent study out of Japan shows that diabetes may be linked to sleep patterns.

  • Sleep Better to Avoid Getting Sick, or Sicker
    1 day 9 hours ago

    While this winter has been relatively mild in many parts of the country, that doesn’t mean it’s not flu season.

  • Cause of Silent Strokes Revealed
    1 day 9 hours ago

    As more people are being treated for sleep apnea, it’s a disorder that’s increasingly being investigated by researchers.

  • Dr. Lisa: For Some, Spending Valentine’s Night Apart May Lead To Better Sleep
    1 day 9 hours ago

    Valentine’s Day is upon us, bringing thoughts of romance and togetherness.

  • Insufficient Sleep May Equal Wet Beds for Children
    1 day 9 hours ago

    It is common knowledge that sleep is very important for growing kids, and a new study is indicating at good night’s sleep may not only lead to happy and healthy children, it may help keep them...

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  • Police don’t get enough sleep
    1 day 9 hours ago

    This news concerns me both as a health issue and an issue of public safety: a survey of nearly 5,000 police officers in the United States and Canada revealed that these law enforcement professionals are frequently suffering from sleep problems—and this lack of sleep is negatively affecting both their health and their performance on the job.

  • Announcing the Gift of Sleep Grand Prize Winner
    1 day 9 hours ago

    Today is the big day — the day we announce the winner if the grand prize in our Gift of Sleep contest! We would like to thank all of those who entered.

  • Your Brain on Sleep
    1 day 9 hours ago

    There’s still a great deal of information about the effects of sleep on the brain that we don’t yet understand, so any research that sheds light on this subject is exciting and potentially important. We know that sleep has restorative, cognitively-enhancing effects. We also know the absence of sleep can have detrimental effects on brain function. Recent studies in sleep-brain research have shown: