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  • July 2008

    • A Good Night's Sleep Shores Up Memory

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 14, 08 5:00 PM CDT

      A Good Night's Sleep Shores Up Memory

      Nothing improves memory like a little shut-eye, a new study suggests. Researchers taught new information and skills to two groups of patients, and allowed one to sleep normally while giving the other none or only a nap. The sleepers tested better the next day–and scans revealed enhanced brain activity to match that performance. More »

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      research  • health study  • sleep  • sleep deprivation  • memory  • learning

  • May 2008

    • Erratic Sleepers Have More Health Problems: Study

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 7, 08 4:54 PM CDT

      Erratic Sleepers Have More Health Problems: Study

      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 likely to be obese than those who slept 6 to 9 hours. More »

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      obesity  • smoking  • sleep  • sleep deprivation  • CDC  • sleep disorder  • sleep loss

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Separate Beds: the Key to Happy Marriage?

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Mar 24, 08 7:50 PM CDT

      Separate Beds: the Key to Happy Marriage?

      Looking for lengthy love? It may be time to sleep single. More couples are opting for separate beds, and 60% of custom-built homes in the UK will have dual master bedrooms by 2015, the London Times reports. Many in modern times consider separate beds the end of love, but in fact sleep disturbance is what creates friction, researchers say. More »

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      sleep  • sleep deprivation  • sleep disorder  • couples  • sleep apnea  • sleeplessness  • deep sleep  • National Sleep Foundation

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

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 12, 08 9:00 AM CDT

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

      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 »

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      sleep  • sleep deprivation  • survey  • insomnia  • Census data  • University of Maryland  • National Sleep Foundation

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • Nasal Spray May Beat Caffeine

      newser  |  Wired  |  Dec 29, 07 2:22 PM CST

      Nasal Spray May Beat Caffeine

      Help may be on the way for tired Americans in the form of a nasal spray that eliminates sleepiness without apparent side effects, reports Wired . UCLA scientists testing the naturally occurring brain hormone orexin A found that when used as a spray, it allowed sleep-deprived monkeys to perform as well as rested monkeys. More »

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      science  • blood pressure  • sleep  • caffeine  • sleep deprivation

  • November 2007

    • Tired Pilots Wake Up Just in Time to Land Red-Eye

      newser  |  Rocky Mountain News  |  Nov 2, 07 4:40 PM CDT

      Tired Pilots Wake Up Just in Time to Land Red-Eye

      Two commercial pilots—one of whom had flown three straights nights—fell asleep on a red-eye flight from Baltimore to Denver in 2004 but woke up just in time to land safely, the Rocky Mountain News reports. The plane was coming in much too fast and high, but the captain roused himself at the last minute to correct the aircraft's course. More »

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      pilot  • airline safety  • sleep deprivation  • pilot fatigue

  • September 2007

    • Lack of Sleep Doubles Risk of Heart Disease

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Sep 24, 07 4:57 PM CDT

      Lack of Sleep Doubles Risk of Heart Disease

      Getting 7 hours of sleep a night is best, and people who consistently sleep less are risking their lives, a new study says. Researchers followed 10,000 civil servants for 17 years and found that those who reduced their sleep from 7 hours a night to 5 or less doubled their risk of dying from heart disease, Reuters reports. More »

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      United Kingdom  • heart disease  • blood pressure  • sleep  • sleep deprivation

    • Yawning Gap in Sleep Time Linked to Work, Cell Phones

      newser  |  Time  |  Sep 4, 07 3:25 AM CDT

      Yawning Gap in Sleep Time Linked to Work, Cell Phones

      Cell phones and long work hours are the biggest thieves of sleep, according to new studies in the journal Sleep . People who slept 4.5 hours or less per night worked about 1.5 hours more per weekday and nearly two hours more on weekends, researchers found. Almost two-thirds of teens who reported using their cell phones after bedtime were more tired than their peers. More »

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      health  • children  • cell phones  • teenagers  • sleep  • sleep deprivation

  • August 2007

    • Web, TV Cut Sleep Quality

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Aug 24, 07 5:07 PM CDT

      Web, TV Cut Sleep Quality

      Watching TV or surfing the web before bed can reduce the quality of sleep, a Japanese study has found. Reuters reports that people who unglue themselves from the screen before hitting the sheets reported less sleep, even though they sleep as much as the less addicted. More »

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      Internet  • television  • sleep  • sleep deprivation

    • Psychologists Won't Impose Gitmo Ban

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Aug 20, 07 8:38 AM CDT

      Psychologists Won't Impose Gitmo Ban

      The American Psychological Association has voted not to ban members from assisting with interrogations at Guantanamo and other military prisons, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Instead, the group approved a measure listing specific procedures members won't help with, including sleep deprivation and water-boarding. "If we remove psychologists from these facilities, people are going to die," said an Army psychologist. More »

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      Guantanamo Bay  • torture  • prison  • human rights  • psychology  • interrogation  • sleep deprivation  • American Psychological Association

    • Shrinks Fault CIA Torture Tactics

      newser  |  Salon  |  Aug 15, 07 9:50 AM CDT

      Shrinks Fault CIA Torture Tactics

      The American Psychological Association, long chummy with the CIA, is set to condemn tactics the spy agency has been using to interrogate terror detainees, writes Salon . Members have in the past worked with the CIA to design techniques: now the group wants to distance itself by formally opposing a long list of tactics they consider torture at the organization's yearly convention this weekend. More »

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      CIA  • torture  • psychology  • detainee  • abuse  • interrogation  • sleep deprivation  • water boarding  • torture list

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