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History: Dreaming Since Beginning of Time

History: Dreaming Since Beginning of Time

What’s in a dream? According to Dream Moods, humans have been trying to properly interpret their dreams since 3000-4000 B.C, using clay tablets to record their nighttime trips. These personal, mysterious experiences are sometimes vivid and full of strong of emotions, while others seem to fade from memory in minutes, making writing down dream content—emotions, […]

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What Twitter Data Reveals About Sleep Disorders

What Twitter Data Reveals About Sleep Disorders

While social media normally helps us stay connected, Twitter has recently given researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital a whole new social insight on sleep disorders. Published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, the research is one of the first to explore the relationship between social media usage and sleep problems. Additionally, the researchers also were […]

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Frequent Nightmares Linked Children Being Bullied

Frequent Nightmares Linked to Children Being Bullied

It is very common for children who are bullied to keep their suffering to themselves. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics reports that parents and physicians may be able to identify victims before serious mental health problems cause the trauma of depression, anxiety, psychotic episodes, and suicide. While nightmares are common during childhood, night terrors […]

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14-Year Study Ties Poor Sleep to Heart Attack and Stroke Risk

14-Year Study Ties Poor Sleep to Heart Attack and Stroke Risk

New research is strengthening the link between poor sleep and the increased risk of heart attack and stroke. According to a press release shared by the European Society of Cardiology, the research was a part of a long-term World Health Organization (WHO) program and an additional “psychosocial” sub-study. “Mortality from cardiovascular diseases accounts for nearly […]

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Access to Electricity Linked to Shorter Sleep

Access to Electricity Linked to Shorter Sleep

Does electricity and artificial light hold us all back from getting more quality sleep? Researchers from the University of Washington believe so, and they’ve got new research to back it up! Published online in the Journal of Biological Rhythms, the study compared the days of traditional hunter-gatherer living conditions to our modern environment, revealing that […]

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Need Better Sleep? Try These Specific Physical Activities

Need Better Sleep? Try These Specific Physical Activities

According to new research, there are numerous forms of exercise that can help you sleep better, compared to not exercising at all. Presented at SLEEP 2015, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shared their findings, showing that physical activities such as biking, golfing, running, weight-lifting, yoga/Pilates, gardening, aerobics/calisthenics, and […]

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Study: Disrupted Sleep Could Lead to Eating More

Study: Disrupted Sleep Could Lead to Eating More

In your quest to maintain a healthy weight and a fantastic summer body, you may want consider getting more quality sleep. Published in the SAGE journal, Journal of Health Psychology, a new paper suggests that sleep disruptions can lead you to consume excessive calories, thereby increasing your risk for chronic health conditions. In addition, the paper […]

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