Sleepless Dangers

The French First Lady was hospitalized for exhaustion. I’m in search of the insurance billing code for being bone-tired.

Yesterday, it was announced that France’s First Lady, Valerie Trierweiler, was hospitalized with exhaustion. I read this news having only had four hours of sleep myself, so I could totally relate! How can I get hospitalized for exhaustion?, I wondered. Because, let’s face it, I, like you—and like all those other tired celebrities who’ve ever been hospitalized (Demi Moore, Lindsay Lohan, Lady ...

Consistently sleeping well plays a big role in keeping day-to-day thinking sharp, as well as protecting the brain against memory problems down the line, like Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia.

If you want to preserve and protect your memory, sleep on it. That advice comes from researchers who study the inextricable link between sleep, thinking, and memory.

Our sleep is part of our fundamental biology, says Michael Twery, MD, director of the National Center of Sleep Disorders Research at the ...

A new study has found that relationship skills in your twenties may bear on your slumber quality for years to come.

Many of us view the relationships we have in our early twenties as a time to make mistakes and figure out what not to do in the future. New research suggests, however, that those early bonds may be more important than we think and may even have lasting effects that “get under our skin” and influence our stress levels and ...

Brain regions involved in our pain response appear to function differently when we skimp on shut-eye.

Pain and sleep are poor bedfellows. Among people with recurring pain from problems like back strain, arthritis, and diabetes, as many as two-thirds report having sleep problems, according to a National Sleep Foundation poll.

Multiple studies have found associations between pain and poor sleep, including a study published in 2018 in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry that suggested that the relationship is bidirectional — people report ...

Too much sleep may be a sign of underlying health problems.

You know sleeping too little can bring consequences to your health and well-being. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that extremely long sleepers are the picture of health.

New research suggests that sleeping for more than six to eight hours a day (including naps), is linked to a higher risk of death and cardiovascular disease, according to a large study published in the European Heart Journal on December 5, 2018.

The researchers note ...

Shifting your sleep schedule may trigger changes in the body that can eventually lead to obesity, diabetes, and other serious problems.

You know sleep is important. We’ve all heard about the harmful effects of regularly not getting enough restful sleep, such as increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, obesity, and more. But new research offers new evidence on why when we sleep may be of utmost importance when it comes to how those poor-sleep-related problems actually develop.

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Ever wonder how long you can go without sleep? Find out what’s happening to you physically and mentally as you wrestle to stay awake.

All-night study sessions, important business deals, new babies — most people will experience a taste of sleep deprivation at some point in life. While the occasional lack of sleep may not seem like a big deal, the impact of sleep deprivation can be intense and its effects can linger. In extreme circumstances, sleep deprivation can ultimately lead ...

More than 80 percent of women surveyed in the Women’s Wellness Report 2017 say they have trouble getting a good night’s sleep on a daily basis.

What if there was a magic pill that you could take once a day that gave you more energy, made you less likely to get sick, made you happier, made you less likely to stress out, made fitting in regular exercise less challenging, and also lowered your risk of chronic health problems, like heart disease, ...

Seriously Amazing Reasons to Snag a Good Night’s Sleep

Chances are, someone in your life — a parent, a partner, a doctor — has told you to “get some sleep.” From cutting your heart attack risk to improving your complexion to boosting your memory, here’s why you should heed their advice tonight.

You know you feel great after a good night’s sleep. But do you know just how important good sleep is for your health? It may even save your life, according ...

We’re only getting 6.8 hours of sleep a night. Here’s why.

Feeling sleepy? You’re not alone. Americans get less and less sleep every year, a recent Gallup poll found. Today, we average just 6.8 hours a night, less than the doctor-recommended 7-9, and down by over an hour from 1942, when Americans got closer to 8 hours per night.

Why Don’t Americans Sleep Enough?

Reasons why we’re not getting enough sleep abound, but one of the biggest changes behind the sleep ...