Sentences with phrase «short sleeper»

The limited sleep duration occurs naturally for a short sleeper.

That more than likely means you can't train yourself to be a «short sleeper» — and you're fooling yourself if you think you've done it.

An interesting note: Whether your baby is a night owl or a morning lark, a long sleeper or short sleeper, she'll probably stay that way throughout childhood.

Based on self - reports, 30 % of the respondents were considered «short sleepers,» sleeping less than 7 hours a night; 31 % were «optimal sleepers,» sleeping about 7 hours a night; and 39 % were «long sleepers,» sleeping more than 7 hours a night.

Among black respondents, 37 % were short sleepers; among whites, 28 %.

Orzech and her team compared three outcomes between longer and shorter sleepers: number of illness bouts, illness duration, and school absences related to illness.

To learn more, scientists artificially bred 13 generations of wild fruit flies to produce flies that were either long sleepers (sleeping 18 hours each day) or short sleepers (sleeping three hours each day).

Put differently, the vast majority of short sleepers are not obese.

Graph showing sleep duration (in minutes) of wild fruit flies — long sleepers, normal sleepers, and short sleepers — artificially bred across 13 generations.

A survey of about 500 subjects has already been conducted, and some people who are suspected to be short sleepers have been identified.

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture — A large - scale survey is under way to find «long sleepers» who require 10 hours or more sleep per night, and «short sleepers» who need five hours or less, potentially helping find a cure for sleep disorders.

According to Yanagisawa, adults usually require six to eight hours of sleep per night, but there are rarities who are either naturally long or short sleepers.

There are long sleepers and there are short sleepers.

«That's tantalizing because it suggests that maybe one of the things the short sleepers are doing in the scanner is performing memory consolidation more efficiently than non-short sleepers,» Dr. Anderson said.

The researchers saw something interesting in the brain scans of short sleepers that they didn't see in the «normal» group: During their time in the MRI, their brain waves exhibited patterns more typically of sleep than of wakefulness.

These patterns were seen in both sub-groups of short sleepers, regardless of whether they reported suffering daytime dysfunction.

There was some good news for short sleepers, though.

And short sleepers were 80 percent more likely to have had a flu, ear infection, or pneumonia in the past month than those who slept at least seven or eight hours.

Short sleepers, typically defined as people who get less than six hours of sleep a night, as well as people who don't spend enough time in the deepest stages of sleep, are at higher risk of heart attacks and strokes than those who get at least seven hours.

Studies suggest that short sleepers may have a gene mutation that enables them to function well on less than 6 hours of nightly sleep.

One meta - analysis of nearly 700 published studies showed that both adults and children who are short sleepers have an increased risk of obesity.1 In a different study, 12 men were allowed a full night of sleep (8 hours) followed by a partial night of sleep (4 hours); after the latter, the men were hungrier upon waking up and ate more during the day (22 %).2 Acute partial sleep leads to increased serum levels of ghrelin (a hunger hormone) and decreased levels of leptin (a satiety hormone).

In contrast, short sleepers have no complaints about sleep problems.

But short sleepers do not need more sleep.

Short sleepers function normally during the day despite their short sleep duration.

But most of them are not short sleepers.

But a small percentage of adults are short sleepers.

But those who logged eight hours or more in bed each night also showed a bigger fat gain, although it was less substantial than that seen in «short sleepers.»

People who sleep less but have no residual daytime sleepiness are called short sleepers and do not have a sleep problem.

Not exact matches

Stanford researchers have found that exposing sleepers to an hour of short bursts of light made it possible for bodies to adjust.

The rest are a mixed bunch, tall and short, strong - armed and finesse - driven, less recognized, sleepers hoping to upset the pre-combine quarterback order.

Our sleepers last season included Tom Brady and Mike Wallace who both outperformed their average draft position; however, we had several big misses including Ray Rice (yikes), Cecil Shorts and Eli Manning.

Our little girl is a great sleeper, but often her naps get cut way short by the really loud noises going on around us.

She is a heavy sleeper and I am hoping that she sleeps for the short flight.

Some sleeper attachments are «mini» sized, which means they're only going to work for a short time.

So now he isn't on a eat / wake / sleep cycle anymore since his naps are still so short... He really is a very good baby and is very easygoing, but he just isn't a sleeper at all and seems to constantly be overtired!!

If you're part of the fortunate few, your baby will be a great sleeper, but even if they are not, they will eventually fall asleep even if only for a short time.

If the weather is hot, and you're wearing shorts and a t - shirt, don't bundle your baby up in a flannel blanket or sleeper.

Yes, in the short term, your five - month - old child will find the resistance of the Slumber Sleeper frustrating, but that is far better than gambling against SIDS.

Within a very short period, your child will have the strength and dexterity to turn forward and backward within the Slumber Sleeper and can sleep as they wish.

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Studies have shown that inconsistent noises, such those from a tv show or a mobile playing a lullaby, inhibit sleep.The ideal noise for sleepers is called pink noise, whose consistent short - wave patterns promote more restorative sleep.

'' If you honestly think that's true you should visit somewhere like Brighton where homelessness has gone up almost fourfold since 2010 Just yesterday I waled past over six rough sleepers on my short 5 minute journey from the supermarket to my home»

Sleepers who tolerated louder sounds before waking showed a higher frequency of «sleep spindles» — short bursts of activity of specific wavelength — during non-REM sleep than those who woke more easily.

In the first bleary - eyed moments of wakefulness, cognitive function and short - term memory may be more muddled for 8 - hour - a-night sleepers than for the sleep - deprived, a new study suggests.

When the scientists find short or long sleepers through the survey, they ask them to provide blood samples along with others from their family members for further genetic tests.

More than 85 % of mammalian species are polyphasic sleepers, meaning that they sleep for short periods throughout the day.

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If all I have is an hour during naptime, or worse 15 minutes during naptime because neither of my boys are good sleepers, I can write actual books during those short spurts of creativity.

According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), more than 85 percent of mammals are «polyphasic sleepers,» meaning they doze off for short periods throughout the day.

Save the 1st Class Sleeper for the long hauls and try something a little less bulky for shorter trips.