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See Something Traumatic? Don't Sleep Right Away

You might lock in those nasty memories: Study

(Newser) - Snoozing after experiencing a traumatic event might forge the negative memories and emotions in the brain, a new study suggests. UMass researchers exposed 100 adults to unsettling images and then allowed half to sleep and kept the other half awake. Twelve hours later, the subjects who stayed up displayed a... More »

New Infant Guidelines: No Bumper Pads, No TV

Doctors' group also says breastfeeding cuts SIDS risk

(Newser) - The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines for infants to cut down on sleep-related deaths and reduce TV time. The new sleep guidelines now recommend against all types of bumper pads, noting that “there is a potential risk of suffocation, strangulation or entrapment.” They also urge... More »

Your Meds May Be Giving You Nightmares

Bad dreams? Blame Ritalin, Cymbalta, Prozac, Lexapro, Wellbutrin...

(Newser) - It's a wonder anyone sleeps well at night. If you're taking ADHD drugs like Ritalin, antidepressants like Paxil and Prozac, or sleep pills like Ambien—and a host of antibiotics, blood-pressure medications, antihistamines, and statins in between—that prescription could be giving you nightmares. The Wall Street Journal... More »

Early Risers Happier, Healthier

Morning people tend to be less stressed, depressed, overweight

(Newser) - If you're not a morning person by nature, perhaps this will convince you to lay off the snooze button: A new study finds that those who get out of bed by 6:58am, on average, do better in the workplace and have a lower chance of being depressed, stressed,... More »

Women Sleep More, but Men Happier With Their Zzzs

Scientists look at sleep to explore other sex differences

(Newser) - Women tend to sleep longer and deeper than men, awakening less often in the night—but men are more likely to be satisfied with the quality of their sleep, reports the Wall Street Journal in an overview of the sleeping habits of the sexes. Because sleep plays such an important... More »

Disturbed Sleep Hurts Memory

Brain needs deep sleep to decide what to retain

(Newser) - Interrupted sleep can have adverse effects on our memories, a study suggests—a theory that could help explain memory troubles among sleep apnea and Alzheimer’s patients. Researchers disrupted sleep in mice using specialized light techniques, the BBC reports, and the mice later had more trouble recognizing objects that should... More »

Woman's Sleeping Position May Affect Stillbirth Risk

Those who lie on their left side have less risk, study suggests

(Newser) - A British study suggests that women who sleep on their left side on the last night of pregnancy have less risk of giving birth to a stillborn child, reports the Guardian . The researchers were quick to say their study in the British Medical Journal is only the "starting point... More »

Wives' Insomnia Hurts Wedded Bliss

Same isn't true for husbands' lack of sleep: Study

(Newser) - If your wife has a poor night’s sleep, it can be bad news for the marriage—but if it’s your husband who can’t drift off, that’s no problem, a study finds. After a woman’s night of tossing and turning, the likelihood of an argument the... More »

Is This the World's Most Perfect Alarm Clock?

Lark alarm 'works like a charm,' writes Katherine Boehret

(Newser) - The only thing worse than waking up for work is being jarred awake by the sound of your partner’s alarm clock ... well before you actually need to get up. The new Lark alarm clock and sleep sensor solves that problem, as long as you don’t mind shelling out... More »

30 Cities in Need of Sleep

Five are in West Virginia, with Charleston No. 1

(Newser) - Think you aren't getting enough shut-eye? Chances are your neighbors agree with you. Sleep-deprivation can be a regional problem, the Daily Beast explains, with certain areas harder hit because of higher rates of obesity, heart disease, and smoking. The site crunched some numbers on insomnia and sleep meds to... More »

Too Much Sleep Is Bad for You, Too

It can age your brain by up to seven years, researchers warn

(Newser) - Yet another reason to stress out about how much sleep you get: A new study shows that you can age your brain by up to seven years by getting too little sleep—or too much sleep. University of London scientists tested memory, reasoning, vocabulary, and other areas, and determined that... More »

You Might Be Only Half Awake

Study shows parts of the brain can shut off

(Newser) - Ever feel so bushwhacked that you tell someone you’re “half asleep”? Well, it turns out you probably were. Researchers have found that parts of your brain actually do turn off when you’re fatigued—sometimes even before you’re consciously aware that you’re tired, according to... More »

Yet Another Air Traffic Controller Caught Napping

That's the seventh this year; FAA changing work schedules

(Newser) - Another air traffic controller has been suspended for sleeping on the job, this time at a Miami radar center. That's No. 7 this year, notes CNN . This one's especially priceless because the entire crew got a lecture on professionalism—emphasis on not falling asleep—prior to the start... More »

Biden Appears to Nod Off During Obama Speech

Vice president takes a ribbing as video takes off

(Newser) - Only Joe Biden knows for certain, but it sure looks like he nodded off today during President Obama's big budget speech . Either way, the VP is taking a ribbing as the video makes the rounds: See ABC , Politico , Mediaite , and the Daily Caller . More »

Why 'Short Sleepers' Dream Big

Some of us—but not many—really do thrive on little sleep

(Newser) - You may think you don't require much sleep, but you probably need at least seven hours—unless you're part of the 1% to 3% of the population known as “short sleepers." These folks turn in past midnight and get up after just a few hours, brimming with energy—... More »

How Naps Can Help You Learn

New study shows a post-snooze memory boost

(Newser) - If you’re a fan of the afternoon nap, there’s no need to be ashamed—in fact, new research gives you the perfect excuse to stop reading this right now and go grab some midday shuteye. In the study, volunteers who napped for 100 minutes prior to completing a... More »

There's a 35% Chance You Don't Get Enough Sleep

More than 1/3 of Americans not getting at least 7 hours of shut-eye

(Newser) - Feeling tired? You're not alone. Some 35% of Americans average less than seven hours of sleep a night, according to a survey of nearly 75,000 adults in 12 states by the CDC. And the stats don't get rosier from there: 38% said they had fallen asleep by accident during... More »

You Don't Need 8 Hours of Sleep ... in a Row

It's more natural to sleep in two four-hour shifts

(Newser) - If you often wake up in the middle of the night and can’t fall back asleep right away, you probably call it “insomnia”—but it might actually be more natural than sleeping for eight hours straight. "The dominant pattern of sleep, arguably since time immemorial, was... More »

Eight Ways to Sleep Tight at Last

You know caffeine doesn't help—but did you know vitamin D does?

(Newser) - We all know sleep is important (it can, after all, make us more attractive ): So how do we do it better? On Dumb Little Man , Kat Eden offers up 10 tips:
  • Get more vitamin D: Go out in the sun, include it in your diet, or ask your doctor
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An All-Nighter's Cost? 161 Calories

Body burns extra fuel to stay up, but it's no weight-loss remedy

(Newser) - We know sleep deprivation comes at a cost, and now we know precisely how much, at least in caloric terms. After studying subjects who lived in a sealed room for three days, University of Colorado researchers calculated that the body burns an extra 161 calories to fuel an all-nighter . As... More »

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