Archive for March, 2008
Psychiatric disorders mainly due to lack of sleep
Studies last year are showing that there is more chances of developing psychiatric disorders if you do not get enough sleep. It has been emphasized again and again that proper and ample sleep is vital for proper development and health. The study done at the Harvard Medical School showed that people who sleep less have [...]
Read More..>>Infants who sleep less - more prone to obesity
Children who fail to develop healthy sleep habits are more prone into becoming obese as they grow older. This may be due to the link between sleep, energy levels and the amount of food we need for daily activity. Children who sleep less tend to eat more to fuel their tiny bodies which go through [...]
Read More..>>Women and Graveyard shifts
The shifting schedules of working women have been found to be a contributor to them being more susceptible to breast cancer. The population based study shows that people who work late at night while exposed to artificial lights increases greatly their risk to contracting the disease that infects millions of people around the world. The [...]
Read More..>>Shifting Schedules = Poor Sleep Hygiene
People who work in shifting jobs such as nurses, doctors and flight attendants are found to be those who are most likely to have poor sleep hygiene. Ample sleep at regular times is normally regulated by the body’s biological clock, a change in the normal rhythm wrecks the sleep patters and times causing flaring tempers [...]
Read More..>>New Drug found to reverse the effects of Sleep Deprivation
Hypocretin, a naturally occurring peptide which the brain neurons produce in small amounts is found to have an effect on the ability of people who have been deprived of sleep. The so-called sleep regulators are produced in so small amounts but that small amount that is considered to be normal allows people to maintain their [...]
Read More..>>More Sleep Time for Athletes
New research shows that additional sleep for athletes makes them perform better during their sporting events. Researchers have long emphasized on the ample amount of sleep that is needed for the body to re-generate and allows it to recover from the previous day’s strenuous activities especially for athletes. Researchers found that the additional sleep time [...]
Read More..>>Parasomnias (Part 3)
REM sleep disorder is experienced by people who have dreams that are so vivid having them re-enact them just before they wake. This is sometimes associated with withdrawal from exposure to ethanol and other sedatives or hypnotic drugs. There is no known contributory cause for the disorder but it has been associated with dementia. Restless [...]
Read More..>>Parasomnias (Part 2)
Sleep terror disorder is quite similar to anxiety attacks except that it usually ends with the person waking up, screaming, throwing and hitting objects which can cause injury to the sufferer. This disorder can be caused by sever fever, CNS Depressant medication, and sleep deprivation. Sleeping Disorder, sleepwalking or somnambulism has the sufferer perform complex [...]
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