A study published in the April 1, 2008, issue of the journal Sleep confirms the persistent nature of insomnia and the increased risk of subsequent depression among individuals with insomnia. The study focused on 591 young adults, whose psychiatric, physical, and sleep symptoms were assessed with six interviews spanning 20 years.
Since the majority of the people who volunteer for positions such as writers, editors, and other positions which require the use of the site’s backend, a familiar and easy-to-use platform was essential.
In all our testing, WordPress ranked high among all users, though scored somewhat lower in the eyes of users experienced with full-fledged, mature content management systems. By the end of our testing, with advanced coding and plugins added, WordPress was garnering equally high scores from all involved in testing, as the WordPress platform was able to hold its own in our extesive testing.
There is new promise on the horizon for those who suffer from REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD), according to researchers at the University of Toronto.
RDB, a neurological disorder that causes violent twitches and muscle contractions during rapid eye-movement (REM) sleep, can lead to serious injuries.
DURHAM, NC — Researchers at Duke University Medical Center say they may have figured out why poor sleep does more harm to cardiovascular health in women than in men.
Their study, appearing online in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity, found that poor sleep is associated with greater psychological distress and higher levels of biomarkers associated with elevated risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. They also found that these associations are significantly stronger in women than in men.
In moving the clocks ahead one hour, we are effectively losing an hour of sleep. Without proper preparation for the time change, people end up sleepy. In honor of sleepy people, as well as a tribute to our men and women in uniform, here’s a great video.
Learn about sleep’s connection with mood, health, alertness, and performance in the workplace as well as sleep problems such as insomnia, snoring, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy, and excessive daytime sleepiness.
Teens have the highest crash rates in the country. They also are likely to have the least sleep.
One national auto insurance carrier, GEICO, agrees with a growing number of sources, including the National Sleep Foundation, and its partners, including Awake In America, that the problem could be reduced by a good night’s sleep.
Most people in society look at those who try to get proper, healthy sleep, and give a bit of sage advice, telling those people to stay busy, get active, do just one more thing. Don’t listen to those people. They’ve got things all wrong.
At this time of the year, the week leading up to Daytime Saving Time, that annual Spring ritual of moving clocks ahead one hour, Awake In America is going to go against the grain and suggest — and help you — get more sleep, and hopefully, at the same time, better sleep.
Sleeping at work can be a hazardous thing. This video, hopefully one made as humor, shows one of many pitfalls.
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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.
