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Jun
28
2011

Insufficient sleep isn’t a ‘badge of honor’

For thousands of years before humans harnessed electricity and created light bulbs, people rose and slept based the sun. This seems to be the natural rhythm humans were designed to follow.


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Jul
6
2010

Soldiers With Migraine Endure Poor Sleep Quality

Some 19 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq have migraine and migraine is suspected in another 17 percent.

While prevalence of migraine among the U.S. military is well documented, little is known about sleep quality in soldiers with chronic headaches including post-traumatic headache and migraine.


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Apr
20
2010

Symptoms of sleep issues vary by race

A study published this month in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine compared symptoms for white, black, and Hispanic people. Participants filled out surveyas about their symptoms after scientists monitored their sleep.


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Jan
4
2010

Study shows Dream-Enacting Behavior Is Common In Healthy Young Adults

A recently published study shows dream-enacting behaviors are common in healthy, young adults, and the prevalence of specific behaviors differs between men and women.

Results indicate that 98 percent of subjects (486 out of 495) reported experiencing one of seven subtypes of dream-enacting behavior at least rarely in the last year.


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Mar
3
2009

What does your sleeping position reveal about your personality

The United Kingdom Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service has found that six common sleep positions may tell more about you as a person than you ever realized.

In an article posted on MyFoxPhilly.com, the U.K. organization’s research breaks down to six common sleep positions.


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Interesting Apnea Statistics
~~ Apnea in United States ~~

As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the U.S. population
was 306,340,710. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 21,443,850 apneics in the U.S.

~~ Apnea around the world ~~

As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the world population
was 6,777,286,604. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 474,410,062 apneics in the world.