
Baby Owls Sleep Like Baby Humans: Owlets Spend More Time in REM Sleep Than Adult Owls
Baby birds have sleep
patterns similar to baby
mammals, and their sleep
changes in the same way when
growing up. This is what a
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A Week's Worth of Camping Synchs Internal Clock to Sunrise and Sunset
Spending just one week
exposed only to natural
light while camping in the
Rocky Mountains was enough
to synch the circadian
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Bad Night's Sleep? The Moon Could Be to Blame
Many people complain about
poor sleep around the full
moon, and now a report
offers some of the first
convincing scientific
evidence to suggest that
this really is true. The
... > full story

Sleep Deprivation Linked to Aging Skin, Study Suggests
In a first-of-its-kind
clinical trial,
physician-scientists found
that sleep quality impacts
skin function and aging. The
study, commissioned by
... > full story
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Good Eating and Sleep Habits Help Kids Succeed in School
July 26, 2013 A good night’s sleep and filling breakfast means more for your child’s academic performance than you may ... > full story -
Kids' Sleep Patterns Affected by Electronic Media Time and Media Presence in the Bedroom
July 25, 2013 Children’s sleep disruption is worse with increased time spent watching TV or playing on the computer, finds new ... > full story -
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Poor Sleep in Pregnancy Can Disrupt the Immune System and Cause Birth-Related Complications
July 17, 2013 Poor sleep quality and quantity during pregnancy can disrupt normal immune processes and lead to lower birth weights and other complications, a new study finds. Women with depression also are more ... > full story -
Tots Who Sleep Less Have More Behavior Problems, Study Finds
July 10, 2013 Four-year-olds with shorter than average sleep times have increased rates of "externalizing" behavior problems, a new study ... > full story -
Sleepless Nights Can Turn Lovers Into Fighters
July 9, 2013 Relationship problems can keep us awake at night. But new research suggests that sleepless nights also can worsen lovers' ... > full story -
Women Working Shifts Are at Greater Risk of Miscarriage, Menstrual Disruption and Subfertility
July 9, 2013 Shift work, which encourages sleep deprivation and patterns of activity outside the circadian rhythm, has been associated with a greater risk of ill health and loss of well-being in some studies. ... > full story -
CPAP Therapy Reduces Nightmares in Veterans With PTSD and Sleep Apnea
July 8, 2013 A new study suggests that CPAP therapy reduces nightmares in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and obstructive sleep ... > full story -
New Clue to Cause of Human Narcolepsy
July 3, 2013 Researchers have found that an excess number of brain cells that produce the chemical histamine may cause the loss of other cells that produce hypocretin, the neuropeptide that keeps us awake, ... > full story -
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A Good Night's Sleep Increases the Cardiovascular Benefits of a Healthy Lifestyle
July 2, 2013 A good night's sleep can increase the benefit of exercise, healthy diet, moderate alcohol consumption and non-smoking in their protection against cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to results of ... > full story -
Long Term Night Shifts Linked to Doubling of Breast Cancer Risk
July 1, 2013 Working night shifts for 30 or more years doubles the risk of developing breast cancer, and is not confined to nurses as previous research has indicated, a new study ... > full story
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