active in scoring and assisting physicians in interpretation
of sleep studies.
There are thousands
of sleep studies, and while we are constantly learning new and amazing things about the benefits of sleep, much about sleep remains illusive and still requires more study.
«Not getting restorative sleep may do more than just affect our functioning the next day; it might also influence the rate at which our biological clock ticks,» said Judith Carroll, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, and first author
of the sleep study.
Neeson plays Dr.Marrow, a shrink who brings Eleanor (Taylor), Theo (Zeta - Jones), and Luke Sannerson (Owen Wilson) to a creepy old house under the pretense
of a sleep study.
He invites three insomniacs to a giant mansion under the pretense
of a sleep study.
Not exact matches
The
study, which included 88 leaders and their subordinates, asked leaders to complete surveys at the beginning
of each workday for two weeks, which asked about their
sleep the night before and their self - control at that moment.
Shorn
of human weaknesses like the need to eat or
sleep, computers are now speed - reading through not only the vast academic literature but also CT scans, electronic medical records, and mountains
of data from clinical trials and genomic
studies.
But BresoDX, a self - administered home test for
sleep apnea, developed by Toronto - based company Bresotec, is likely to complete the
study portion
of the process in early 2016.
Jeff Chapin, Casper's chief product officer, told me that after doing a massive
sleep study he felt that the pillow he made would satisfy 95 %
of his customers.
In a German
study, researchers gave two groups
of subjects, one well - rested and one
sleep - deprived, a math test.
Ever new
studies feed the flow
of novelties, such as pillows and duvets filled with Swiss stone pine strands that, according to the University
of Graz, induce better
sleep.
After
studying 670 participants, Dr. Calvin Kai - Ching Yu
of Hong Kong Shue Yan University found that those who
sleep on their stomachs have positive and wilder dreams.
«A number
of studies have shown that gratitude promotes physiologically restorative behaviors, chief
of which is better
sleep,» he wrote recently in Greater Good Magazine.
But don't
sleep too late: A
study of 367 students discovered that early risers do achieve more.
Not only is that sort
of chronic
sleep deprivation terrible for your body, other
studies have shown it makes you less charismatic, more paranoid, and can even reduce your IQ as much as being drunk.
She points to a 2011
study by the Technion - Israel Institute
of Technology, which found that students who started school at 8:30 a.m. got almost an hour more
sleep and performed better on tests measuring attention levels than peers who started at 7:30 a.m.
Several
studies published in recent months examined the financial impact
of a
sleep - deprived workforce.
And if you need more motivation to increase your shut - eye time, there are plenty
of studies available that indicate that people who don't get enough
sleep age faster, experience a loss
of brain power in mid-life and don't grow as tall as people who are well - rested.
«Short
sleep was more important than any other factor in predicting subjects» likelihood
of catching cold,» said Aric Prather, assistant professor
of psychiatry at UC San Francisco and the
study's lead author.
Study researchers suspect that exhausted people's brains may be forced to «go offline» and take a period
of local
sleep in shifts to continue to function throughout the day, so a good night's slumber may be the key to limiting these episodes.
Another
study found that when people
slept under six hours a night for a prolonged period
of time, they ended up, in cognitive terms, legally drunk.
«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.
Another
study on the «placebo» effect and
sleep found essentially that you can fake your way out
of exhaustion after a bad night's
sleep by simply telling yourself you feel OK.
An April
study of more than 3,300 people by the National Research Center for the Working Environment discovered that people subjected to bullying in the workplace were more likely to report
sleeping difficulties.
According to the
study of 715 parents, every hour
of touchscreen use results in 15.6 minutes less
of sleep, or 26.4 minutes less total per night and 10.8 minutes more during the day, on average.
A
study released in November
of 12 participants who spent two weeks in a Boston
sleep - research lab discovered that using light - emitting e-reader devices can have negative effects on
sleep quality.
A 2013
study by the American Academy
of Sleep Medicine found 49 daytime workers experienced a better quality
of life after exposure to more daylight in the office.
While this reads like a marketing gimmick, the NiH has independently
studied and found benefits
of doing so, which is why it's a natural choice for
sleep products (in fact, Amerisleep's technology also uses Celiant to do so) and sleepwear.
This year's new offering: dog beds that, according to Casper's website, resulted from 11 months
of dog
sleep studies.
They've been
studying deep
sleep — the tier beyond light
sleep and REM
sleep — and found that using certain sounds to stimulate subjects» deep
sleep can elevate the number
of long - burst brain waves they experience.
There are more than 11,000
studies that show how an attitude
of gratitude helps improve
sleep quality, increase optimism and creativity, enhance productivity and reduce stress.
One pretty effective way to get the message across is telling them this: regardless
of where you
sleep, getting more
sleep can lead to getting more sex, at least for women, according to a 2015
study.
«It isn't a massive amount when you're
sleeping 10 to 12 hours a day in total, but every minute matters in young development because
of the benefits
of sleep,»
study co-author Dr. Tim Smith told the BBC.
In November, Swan Medical's «
Sleep in Business America» study revealed that more than 50 percent of some 30,000 employees surveyed at five U.S. corporations didn't receive adequate s
Sleep in Business America»
study revealed that more than 50 percent
of some 30,000 employees surveyed at five U.S. corporations didn't receive adequate
sleepsleep.
Studies have shown that getting between 7 - 9 hours
of sleep per night relieves stress, reduces the risk
of chronic diseases and even helps muscles and the brain repair and restore proper function.
As the International Buiness Times points out, recent
studies «found that disrupted
sleep schedules
of six - hour bouts decreased metabolism in volunteers, which could translate to annual weight gain
of 10 pounds.»
The
study subjects were then asked how many
of the pairings they recalled 30 minutes after the memorization session, compared to after
sleeping through the night with the distressing images still percolating in their brains.
The results showed that, after
sleeping on the images, the
study subjects were significantly less able to repress thoughts
of the unsettling pictures.
The participants were
studied after a week
of nine hours
of sleep a night and then after a week
of four hours
of sleep a night.
And if you're wondering how much
sleep is enough, here's a rough guide: One
of the most acclaimed
sleep researchers, Daniel Kripke, found in a recent
study that «people who
sleep between 6.5 hours and 7.5 hours a night, live the longest, are happier, and most productive.»
In my article on how to get better
sleep, I shared a
study from the University
of Pennsylvania, which revealed the incredible impact
of sleep on mental performance.
In 2016, a meta - analysis, a «
study of studies,» on work - and -
sleep research looked at research starting with the 1970s and continuing up to the present day.
«Because brain cells release amyloid beta during activity, we think if the brain cells can't rest the way they're supposed to and get that deep
sleep, they produce a relative excess
of amyloid,» Dr. Yo - El Ju
of Washington University, an author
of that
study, told Reuters.
In a commentary published alongside the Neurology
study, two doctors — Adam Spira
of Johns Hopkins University and Yo - El Ju
of Washington University — emphasized the potential benefits
of facilitating better
sleep.
And according to several newly published
studies, there are a number
of connections between disrupted
sleep and the presence
of biological signs and risk factors
of Alzheimer's disease.
Studies have shown that the prefrontal cortex
of the brain, the backbone
of your willpower, is most active when you wake up — meaning that creative activity is highest during and immediately after
sleep.
In a
study of isolated rats, they exhibited less slow - wave
sleep.
A 2014 review
of observational
studies found that poor
sleep is a risk factor for cognitive decline and Alzheimer's.
The LED screens
of our smartphones, tablets, and laptops give off what is called blue light, which
studies have shown can damage vision and suppress production
of melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate the
sleep cycle.
A new
study by Ceridian indicated that 53 percent
of organizations surveyed create schedules that actively encourage
sleep deficiency.