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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: sleep loss

sleep loss stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - Think you can get by just fine on 6 hours of sleep a night? Unless you're part of a tiny portion of the population with a mutant gene, you better tuck yourself in a little earlier, reports USA Today. A new study in Science says 97% of the population needs... More »

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sleep • genetic mutation • sleep deprivation • sleep loss • REM sleep

Erratic Sleepers Have More Health Problems: Study

Short, long hours of shuteye increase odds of smoking, obesity

May 7, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Irregular sleep habits increase the likelihood of obesity and smoking, the AP reports. The CDC surveyed 87,000 Americans over 2 years and found that individuals who sleep fewer than 6 hours a night or more than 9 were 5% to 10% more likely to smoke and 4% to 11%... More »

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obesity • sleep • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • smoking • sleep deprivation • sleep loss • sleep disorder

Cell Phone Radiation Disrupts Sleep 

Calls interfere with deep sleep, can cause confusion, study finds

Jan 20, 08 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers have found that radiation from cell phones can cause sleep loss, headaches, and confusion, the Independent reports. Mobile phone manufacturers were quick to downplay the results of the new study—which they themselves funded—but sleep experts say the research backs up previous studies, and they're calling for a... More »

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cell phones • headaches • Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium • deep sleep • sleep loss • confusion

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