Posts Tagged ‘Sleep News’

Sleep Deprivation May Increase Cancer Risk

12/15/2008

Here is yet another reason that sleeping problems can have serious long term repercussions - researchers at the National Cancer Institute have reported that women who consistently slept less than seven hours a night have a 47% higher risk of cancer.
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Sleep Links of the Week

12/12/2008

As always, here are the Speed Sleep team’s favorite sleep related articles and blog posts from around the web.

Postpartum Progress describes how sleep deprivation worsens postpartum depression.
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Sleep Links of the Week: Happy Halloween!

10/31/2008

Happy Halloween!  And remember, nothing is scarier than not getting enough sleep.  Here are our favorite sleep related links this week:

Starling Fitness gives us all the straight facts on sleep and obesity.
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Speed Sleep Links of the Week

10/24/2008

As always, here are our favorite sleep related links of the week:

Newswise Medical reports that even mild sleep apnea increases the risk of heart problems.
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Ambien Linked to Erratic Behavior: One More Reason to Use Natural Sleep Aids

09/29/2008

Several studies have linked Zolpidem, the active ingredient in the world’s most popular prescription sleep aid Ambien, to driving impairment and erratic behavior.
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Speed Sleep Links of the Week

09/12/2008

As always, here are our favorite sleep related links of the week:

But You Don’t Look Sick reviews Dr. William Dement’s (a legend in the world of sleep research) amazing book on the subject of quality sleep, The Promise of Sleep.
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Sleep Links of the Week: Sleep Therapy, Ways to Improve your Sleep, and more

09/05/2008

As always, here are our favorite sleep related links of the week:

Research performed at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience in Amsterdam has shown that sleep therapy helps to restore brain function in insomnia patients.
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Sleep Links of the Week! Sleep Quality, Sleep Tips, and Insomnia Fixes

08/29/2008

As always, here are the Speed Sleep team’s favorite sleep-related links of the week:

Reuters Health reports that sleep quality may drop with age, but the harmful effects might be diminished.
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Sleep Links of the Week from Speed Sleep

08/22/2008

Every Friday we post our favorite sleep related links - here are this week’s top picks from around the web:

Are you a new mother Participate in an important sleep study about new motherhood, fatigue, and sleep quality.
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Sleep Deprivation Linked To Weight Gain

08/18/2008

A new study has found that children and teens who get less sleep or suffer from sleep problems are more likely to be overweight or even obese, according to a report from the Archives of General Psychiatry (a JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - publication).
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