Thanks to previous studies we know that when students take a nap after learning a new task, they are more likely to remember it. Researchers at Brown University are detailing exactly how the brain uses sleep to learn a visual task. The evidence shows that during sleep our minds emit brainwaves of specific frequencies to […]
Our society often shows great leaders working long hours and being proud of their lack of sleep. Exhaustion is a demonstration of their work ethic and contribution, giving others the impression that a lack of sleep equals success. What we don’t see is what happens behind the scenes, the joint pains, lapses in judgment, memory […]
According to a small study, sleep efficiency may predict the survival time of women with advanced breast cancer. Sleep efficiency is defined as the ratio between how much time a person spends in bed and how much time they spend sleeping. Conducted by researchers from Stanford University, The Huffington Post reports that the study included […]
Sleep quality is just as important as how many hours you tuck in, and sleep disturbances do set you back. Men especially should take note of new research that suggests that sleep disturbances increases their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia, the study included more than 1,000 men who […]
If you are sitting behind your desk right now, struggling to keep your eyes open, you may want to consider how sleep affects your career. Not getting enough sleep does more than just make you irritable and sluggish, it hurts your overall work productivity. Here’s what The Huffington Post has to say about sleep and […]
Poor sleep habits can lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in adolescents. As a result of poor quality sleep, many young adults lack energy and adopt poor lifestyle habits like using caffeine to stay awake, spending too much time on screens. A lack of quality sleep can affect your short-term memory and learning abilities according to CNN’s The Chart. Adolescents […]
Scientists haven’t exactly figured out why we need to sleep, but they have figured out some specific skills that get stronger with shut-eye. Here’s what the Business Insider informed us we can get better at with sleep: Learn a foreign language: In a recent German study, native German speaking participants began learning basic Dutch vocabulary. […]
How do you feel after a great night of sleep? A more recent study suggests that not only does sleep play a role in how you feel, but how well you perform academically. The Huffington Post tells us that researchers in Belgium from KU Leuven and Ghent universities, teamed up to interview 621 college freshmen about […]
Although we may easily forget, sleep does play an important role when we get behind the wheel of our vehicle every day. One study that was conducted by researchers from the University of Granada was able to demonstrate that our individual chronotypes that determines if a person is a “morning person,” or “evening person,” directly has […]
Chronic sleep loss could be adding more lows and stressful situations to your weekday without you ever taking notice. When you don’t sleep enough, factors like cancer, high blood pressure, obesity, heart disease, and even an early death could cut your future plans short, and the short-term effects aren’t exactly ideal either. What would happen […]
