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 Reasons You're Losing Snoozes 

Forbes explains why Americans aren't getting enough sleep

Forbes Forbes Jul 24, 08 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The health benefits of sleep are well-documented, but catching Zs isn't so easy in a society all about hard work and an active lifestyle. Forbes runs down some reasons Americans aren't getting enough quality time with their pillows. Marital problems: A bad marriage makes for poor shut-eye. Happy wives fell asleep easier and have a more restful slumber, according to one study. More »

More about:  health • sleep • lifestyle • anxiety • insomnia • sleep apnea • sleeplessness • workaholic

Are We Getting More Zzzs? Experts Have to Sleep on It

Surveys differ on whether Americans get enough sleep

Washington Post Washington Post Mar 12, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Americans slept more in 2005 than in 2000, according to a new study that counters claims of widespread sleep-deprivation. Yanks averaged 59 weekly hours of sleep in 2005, up from 56 hours in 2000, say University of Maryland researchers using Census data that account for every minute of the day. But a National Sleep Foundation survey counted just 48 hours. More »

Chronic Pain Rewires the Brain

Researchers find suffering constant pain can cause permanent changes

Reuters Reuters Feb 6, 08 5:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers studying the brains of people suffering from chronic pain have found that  an area of their cortex is permanently active when it should sometimes deactivate, Reuters reports. That part of the brain, usually associated with emotion, stays on "full throttle" at all times. Researchers say this could explain why people who endure chronic pain are also more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, sleeplessness, and shortened attention spans.  More »

More about:  depression • brain • neurology • neuroscience • anxiety • insomnia • neurons • chronic pain • sleeplessness

Ledger Autopsy Inconclusive

Coroner needs 10 days, further tests; actor's roles took toll, caused insomnia

Associated Press Associated Press Jan 23, 08 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - An autopsy on actor Heath Ledger was inconclusive, the AP reports, and a medical examiner's office spokeswoman says that further needed tests will take about 10 days. Meanwhile, Ledger's family echoed earlier police statements that the actor had not committed suicide—rather, his death was “tragic, untimely, and accidental," his father said. More »

More about:  Heath Ledger • autopsy • the Joker • insomnia • sleeping pills

Become an Insomniac!

Follow these 6 steps for a night of tossing and turning (and not the fun kind)

Newsweek Newsweek Aug 21, 07 5:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sleeping too well? Waking up with excessive energy and vigor? Embrace these common errors cataloged by Newsweek, and you'll be back to counting sheep in no time. Go to bed too early. Load up on electronics in the bedroom. More »

More about:  list • sleep • insomnia • bedtime • bed

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