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Sleep Preference Can Predict Performance of Major League Baseball Pitchers
June 9, 2010 — In early games that started before 7 p.m., the earned run average (ERA) of pitchers who were morning types (3.06) was lower than the average ERA of pitchers who were evening types (3.49); however, in ... > full story -
High-School Seniors With Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Have an Increased Risk of Depression
June 9, 2010 — High school seniors were three times more likely to have strong depression symptoms (odds ratio = 3.04) if they had excessive daytime sleepiness. Fifty-two percent of participants had excessive ... > full story -
Sleep Colors Your View of the World: Study Suggests Sleep May Restore Color Perception
June 9, 2010 — Prior wakefulness caused the color gray to be classified as having a slightly but significantly greenish tint. Overnight sleep restored perception to achromatic equilibrium so that gray was perceived ... > full story -
Sleep May Help You Become a 'Guitar Hero'
June 9, 2010 — The improvement in performance accuracy on "Guitar Hero III" was greater after a night of sleep than after a similar length of daytime wakefulness. At acquisition participants played about 61 percent ... > full story -
Getting Extra Sleep Improves the Athletic Performance of Collegiate Football Players
June 8, 2010 — Football players' sprint times improved significantly after seven to eight weeks of sleep extension. Average sprint time in the 20-yard shuttle improved from 4.71 seconds to 4.61 seconds, and average ... > full story -
The Best and Worst Work Schedules: Shift Start Times Can Impact Sleep and Alertness
June 8, 2010 — Mathematical modeling showed that estimated sleep durations varied from 4.5 hours to eight hours according to the start time of the work shift. Maximum estimated sleep duration occurred when the work ... > full story -
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Sleep Apnea in Children and Teens to Linked to Lower Academic Grades
June 8, 2010 — Moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea was linked to lower academic grades and behavioral concerns expressed by parents and teachers. Students with moderate to severe OSA averaged a half-letter ... > full story -
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More Adults Report Excessive Sleepiness in the US Than in Europe
June 8, 2010 — Results indicate that 19.5 percent of US adults reported having moderate to excessive sleepiness, which was comparable between men and women. Furthermore, 11 percent of participants reported severe ... > full story -
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Sleep-Deprived Nurses May Struggle to Remain Vigilant During 12-Hour Shifts
June 8, 2010 — Among nurses working successive 12-hour shifts, 39 percent had moderate lapses of attention on a vigilance test and seven percent had frequent lapses. Factors associated with lapses included sleep ... > full story -
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Traffic Noise Disturbs Sleep, Affects Morning Performance
June 8, 2010 — Mean reaction time on a morning psychomotor vigilance task slowed significantly by 3.6 ms after exposure to recorded traffic noise during sleep, and slowed reactions were directly and significantly ... > full story
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