Sleep Archives - The Westside Story

Sleep helps to repair DNA damage in neurons, new study shows

Mar 7, 2019

Sleep offers the brain a chance to repair damaged DNA that collects within neurons during the day, according to a new study, detailed in a report from The Scientist. Despite the fact that sleep is common amo...

Weekend catch-up won’t reverse health effects and weight gain from missed sleep

West Side Story

Mar 1, 2019

Health, Science

Only catching up on sleep on the weekends, after losing sleep during the week, can lead to weight gain and a higher risk of diabetes, a new study suggests. The researchers studied 36 healthy adults between t...

Studies associate extra sleep with improved memory in Alzheimer’s patient

Cody Gash

Apr 27, 2015

Health

Washington – A recent study has concluded that extra sleep can improve memory and also help the Alzheimer’s patients. The team of researchers from the Washington University of Medicine in St. Louis conducted th...

Sleeping for more than 8 hours increases your chances for strokes by 46%

Charles Omedo

Mar 3, 2015

Health

CAMBRIDGE – The National Sleep Foundation among thousands of medical doctors worldwide have already recommended a minimum of 8 hours sleep for normal adults, but a new study published by researchers from the Un...

Inadequate sleep can raise blood levels of free fatty acids, trigger pre-diabetic conditions

Amanda

Feb 20, 2015

Health

A new research reveals that lack of sleep can raise the levels of free fatty acids in the blood, together with temporary pre-diabetic conditions, a finding that now reiterates a 15 year old study that had earli...

University of Birmingham research suggests sleep patterns affect performance of athletes

Cody Gash

Jan 30, 2015

Innovation

Researchers at the University of Birmingham studied the sleeping patterns of professional game players to trace if sleep affects their performance. These days the timings for football matches vary hugely, depen...

Study says epilepsy patients should avoid prone position while sleeping

Cody Gash

Jan 22, 2015

Health

A recent study on the sleeping habits of epilepsy patients has revealed that they are prone to be at an increased risk of sudden death if they sleep on their chest. The findings also conclude that the event is ...

Prone sleeping position increases mortality rate among epilepsy patients

Amanda

Jan 22, 2015

Health

Sleeping in a particular position might put epileptic patients at a greater risk of death. The prone sleeping position or sleeping on the chest has been linked to a higher mortality rate among epilepsy patients...

Sleep-deprived teens more likely to develop drinking problems in life

Charles Omedo

Jan 19, 2015

Health

A new study suggests that teenagers aged 14 to 16 who have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep have nearly 50% chances of becoming binge drinkers later in life. This means sleep-deprived teens could lat...

Using e-readers in bed affects sleep, ruins next day: Study

Amanda

Dec 23, 2014

Health

e-readers have now become a must-have for all voracious readers. Most of them like to take their devices to bed with them and love devouring books over them till they finally doze off, often assisted by the ‘as...

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