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Shorter Sleep Durations May Increase Genetic Risks for Obesity
June 15, 2011 — A recent study found that the heritability of self-reported, habitual sleep duration was 32 percent, and shared environmental influences on sleep duration were negligible. Longer sleep duration was ... > full story -
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Weekend Sleep Fails to Improve Performance, but Women Handle Workweek Sleep Loss Better
June 15, 2011 — Performance decreases significantly after six nights of sleep restriction and did not improve after two nights of recovery sleep, a new study has found. Sleep restriction also caused subjective and ... > full story -
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Bad Sleep Habits Are Associated With Lower Grades from High School Through College
June 15, 2011 — Poor sleep hygiene in college tend to persist through the senior year, a new study suggests. Students whose sleep hygiene worsened during college also showed a greater decline in their GPA. "Night ... > full story -
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Polysomnography for Sleep-Disordered Breathing Prior to Tonsillectomy in Children
June 15, 2011 — A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline, "Polysomnography for Sleep-Disordered Breathing Prior to Tonsillectomy in Children" will be published as a supplement to the July issue of ... > full story -
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Daytime Sleepiness Is Associated With an Increased Craving for Carbs Among Teens
June 14, 2011 — In a new study, the intensity of self-reported craving for carbohydrates among 262 high school seniors increased in a linear relationship with the severity of subjective daytime sleepiness. The odds ... > full story -
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White Adolescent Girls May Be Losing Sleep from the Pressure to Be Thin
June 14, 2011 — Pressures to be thin from girlfriends and the media significantly predict sleep duration, accounting for 4.5 percent of the variance in hours of sleep for adolescent girls, according to a new study. ... > full story -
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Sleep Loss in Early Childhood May Contribute to the Development of ADHD Symptoms
June 14, 2011 — Less sleep in preschool-age children significantly predicted worse parent-reported hyperactivity and inattention at kindergarten. In contrast, hyperactivity and inattention at preschool did not ... > full story -
The Good Life: Good Sleepers Have Better Quality of Life and Less Depression
June 14, 2011 — People with a "normal" sleep duration of six to nine hours per night had higher self-reported scores for quality of life and lower scores for depression severity compared to short and long sleepers. ... > full story -
College Students Sleep Longer but Drink More and Get Lower Grades When Classes Start Later
June 14, 2011 — Later class start times were associated with a delayed sleep schedule, which led to poorer sleep, more daytime sleepiness, and a lower grade-point average. Students with later class start times also ... > full story -
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Can Reduce Suicidal Ideation
June 14, 2011 — The study involved 303 community outpatients between 18 and 88 years of age who completed group cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. About 21 percent of participants reported having suicidal ... > full story
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