While some people may use aromatherapy as their form of health resources for dealing with stress, there are others who simply let their stress build.
But what they don’t realize is that they may be taking out their aggression in their sleep. According to a new study published in Head & Face Medicine, people who are stressed by problems in their daily lives or constantly having trouble at work may be more likely to grind their teeth at night. Read the rest of this entry »
The purpose of sleep remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in science. Although we spend roughly one-third of life asleep, researchers still do not know why.
While sleep is often thought to have evolved to play an unknown but vital role inside the body, a new theory now suggests it actually developed as a method to better deal with the outside world. Read the rest of this entry »
U.S. researchers said: One night of good sleep is not enough to recover from chronic sleep deficit, which over time hinders a person’s ability to stay alert and attentive.
Many nights of too little sleep when the body’s rhythm says it is time to snooze have cumulative detrimental effects on how a person performs and could be a safety risk, the researchers wrote in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
A urine test that can differentiate between dangerous and safe snoring is possible, say researchers at the University of Chicago.
They looked at 90 children referred to a clinic to be evaluated for breathing problems in sleep, and 30 controls.
A number of proteins were increased in the urine of the children diagnosed with dangerous snoring.
The research is published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Read the rest of this entry »
A new study suggests that older men who suffer from restless leg syndrome (RLS) may also be at risk for erectile dysfunction.
A new study published in the journal Sleep suggests that erectile dysfunction was 16 percent more prevalent in men who suffered from restless leg syndrome symptoms between five and 14 times a month. Similarly, those who had RLS symptoms more than 15 times a year were 78 percent more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction. Read the rest of this entry »
Teenagers when going to bed earlier protects against depression and suicidal thoughts, New York research suggests.
Of 15,500 12 to 18-year-olds studied, those who went to bed after midnight were 24% more likely to have depression than those who went before 2200.
And those who slept fewer than five hours a night had a 71% higher risk of depression than those who slept eight hours, the journal Sleep reports. Read the rest of this entry »
