Forget about being man’s best friend. When it comes to a night’s rest, women do indeed prefer dogs as their sleeping companion. This unique relationship was discovered in a recent study published this past month by a team of researchers at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York.   A Study on Sleep Partners for Women […]

Doctors and therapists have long known that a lack of sleep can greatly affect your mood in a myriad of ways. But new research has shown that losing just a few hours of sleep can easily lead to an increase in anger and frustration during the day. A team of researchers at Iowa State University […]

It’s not unusual to wake up craving a glass of water or two. But if you regularly feel dehydrated in the mornings, (and this feeling tends to linger throughout the day), then it might be a symptom of a bad night’s rest.   A Study Showing Lack of Sleep Causing Dehydration Penn State University conducted […]

Achieving a great night’s sleep doesn’t just begin in the minutes leading up to bedtime. As it turns out, there are tons of little things we can do during the day to make it much easier to fall and stay asleep as soon as we hit the pillow. So if you want to maximize your […]

Doctors and researchers have long understood that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a dangerous condition. It links to a wide array of potentially fatal issues. These include heart attack and stroke. And undiagnosed OSA puts a patient at risk for a range of health problems that may take years to develop, but which can severely […]

It’s a question that has been asked a thousand times over, and which has been at the backbone of countless studies from universities and organizations around the world. Is the ideal amount of sleep just a textbook number? Scientists and researchers have tackled this question in a far-reaching range of ways, too, from MRI and […]

Everyone has had the occasional night when they just couldn’t catch up on the rest they need, but what happens if this occurs on a regular basis? There are all sorts of contributing factors when it comes to regular sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation could easily be because of a common medical condition, like obstructive sleep […]

Interested in climbing up the ladder at your workplace? There’s one easy thing you can do to advance your position and find new opportunities – namely, healthy sleep! Sleep is often overlooked as a key way to shine at the workplace. This is simply because it’s a common and false myth that the less sleep […]

Many health risks can develop as side effects of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In addition to heart problems, lower cognitive function, and depression, we can now add gout to the list of reasons it is so important to test for and treat sleep apnea. A recent study published in the medical journal, Arthritis & Rheumatology, […]

When it comes to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), there can be a lot of misinformation floating around. This exceptionally common condition affects millions of people around the country, with millions more undiagnosed. So it’s no why wonder so many people don’t have all the information they need for dealing with this life-threatening sleeping disorder. This […]