An August edition of the online publication Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reports an interesting sleep study that shows similarities between the effects of sleep deprivation and sleep restriction. The researchers hail from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who used rats in their sleep research. Sleep-restriction is generally considered to be a very short period [...]
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Babies (though cute, cuddly and sweet) are quite a handful, and require a lot of time and attention. They also ruin any sort of routine that may have been established in the pre-baby years – especially when it comes to sleep routine! A survey was just released that suggests parents of new borns accumulate a [...]
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Recent research shows that children and pre-teens are getting less sleep now when comparing to the averages from 30 years ago. They discovered that young children on average get less than seven hours’ sleep on weekday nights, and only slightly more than six hours when they reach high school. When researchers look at this shocking [...]
This is a record that I definitely do NOT want to break anytime soon. Yikes! Randy Gardner of San Diego, CA, is the proud holder of the record for intentionally staying awake for the longest period of time without the help of stimulants. Yep, that’s right – he intentionally stayed awake for as long as [...]
