Not exact matches
«This is one of the first pieces of evidence that social media use really can impact your
sleep,» commented lead author Jessica C. Levenson, though the
researchers acknowledged further study is definitely
needed.
Though the
researcher said there
needs to be more research into the exact mechanisms of why that is, they concluded that «healthy
sleep appears to play an important role in maintaining brain health with age, and may play a key role in [Alzheimer's disease] prevention.»
In one recent study,
researchers found marital disagreements tended to result in hostility far more often when one or both partners were consistently skipping
needed sleep.
,
researchers found marital disagreements tended to result in hostility far more often when one or both partners were consistently skipping
needed sleep.
And the assumption by pediatric
sleep researchers that there is one ideal
sleeping arrangement for all, or that cosleeping is harmful and detrimental or that infants
need to «consolidate their
sleep as soon in life as is possible» is not only fallacious but harmful and it explains why western parents are the most exhausted, disappointed least satisfied, (yet, most educated and well read), I am convinced, than any other parents on the planet, as regards their infant's
sleep.
Yet
sleep «experts» and some
sleep researchers are so focused on the
need for an infant to
sleep through the night, they ignore the evidence that talks about the benefits of waking.
She also instinctively bends her legs completing the protective space around the baby, making it impossible for another person to roll onto the baby without first coming into contact with her legs.15, 16 A breastfeeding mother who co-sleeps with her baby (and has not consumed alcohol, illegal or
sleep - inducing drugs or extreme fatigue) also tends to be highly responsive to her baby's
needs.17, 18 Studies show more frequent arousals in both mothers and babies when they co-
sleep, and some
researchers have suggested that this may be protective against sudden unexpected infant deaths.19 — 21 Babies are checked by their mother and breastfeed more frequently when co-sleeping than when room - sharing.22, 23
The
researchers say these findings suggest supine
sleep position may be an additional risk for late - pregnancy, especially in vulnerable cases and more research is
needed.
The study reinforced the idea that the processes of
sleep and eating
need to be studied together, explained the scientists, especially as a growing number of
researchers investigate the relationship between
sleep and metabolic disorders.
Regarding
sleep more generally among adolescents, RAND
researchers suggest that both individual - level prevention strategies as well as policy - level strategies are
needed to improve adolescent
sleep.
Researchers from Warwick Medical School found that adolescent cannabis use is an independent risk factor for future hypomania — periods of elated mood, over-active and excited behaviour, and reduced
need for
sleep that are often experienced as part of bipolar disorder, and have a significant impact on day - to - day life.
The
researchers caution that the findings
need to be replicated and that there is still a long way to go in the fight against chronic, widespread
sleep loss.
«The study doesn't tell us how a good night's
sleep might keep amyloid levels at bay, while the
researchers suggest that
sleep helps clear the protein from the brain, other potential explanations also
need to be explored.
The
researchers also note the
need to look more closely at how drugs that are known to prevent homeostatic scaling down, including benzodiazepines and other sedatives or
sleep aids, interfere with learning and memory.
The
researchers asked participants how much
sleep they thought they
needed at night and how much
sleep they managed to get on weeknights and weekends.
Researchers now
need to study whether treating
sleep disturbances reduces plaque buildup, he added.
Interestingly,
sleeping pills don't provide the deep
sleep that's
needed to counteract this decline, so
researchers are now questioning why older adults, who typically spend less time in deep
sleep than younger ones, simply aren't getting the rest they
need.
As the
researchers acknowledge, larger and longer studies will be
needed to elucidate just how
sleep restriction might impede dieting, especially in real - world settings.
The
sleep study will focus on GCSE students from year's 10 and 11 and the
researchers are asking secondary schools to get in touch if they would like to be a part of the programme and to help collaborate on what
needs to be done for a later start time to become feasible in practice.
In fact,
researchers have found that, the more a person's
sleep is interrupted, the more they
need to nap.
According to Linda Graham, MFT, «
Researchers have found that 97.5 % of the population
need between 7 and 9 hours of
sleep a night yet, on the average, Americans get 6.5 hours of
sleep per night.»
Although more studies are certainly
needed to replicate and extend these findings (particularly given the cross-sectional design and limited measurement of
sleep and outcome domains), this study offers an important reminder to
researchers to not overstate findings from any single study that is unable to consider all potential confounds.
How we
sleep, and how much shut - eye we
need, has become the new buzz - worthy topic for both
researchers and news media.