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Shorter Sleep Can Lead to Dehydration

November 6, 2018

Researchers looked at how sleep affected hydration status and risk of dehydration in US and Chinese adults

New Research Heralds a Blood Test for Drowsy Driving

September 24, 2018

A machine learning algorithm identified a subset of 68 genes, and with 92 percent accuracy could detect whether a sample was ...

How Sleep Loss May Contribute to Adverse Weight Gain

August 28, 2018

Epidemiological studies have shown that the risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes is elevated in those who suffer from chronic...

Can't Sleep? Could Be Down to Genetics

March 9, 2018

Specific genes may trigger the development of sleep problems, confirming that insomnia is hereditary

Screen Time Before Bed Linked With Less Sleep, Higher BMIs in Kids

December 14, 2017

Using digital devices before bed may contribute to sleep and nutrition problems in children

Eating Your Feelings? The Link between Job Stress, Junk Food, and Sleep

June 23, 2017

A good night's sleep can serve as a protecting factor between job stress and unhealthy eating in the evening, indicates a new...

Timing Meals Later at Night Can Cause Weight Gain and Impair Fat Metabolism

June 6, 2017

Findings provide first experimental evidence of prolonged delayed eating versus daytime eating, showing that delayed eating c...

To Improve Chronic Pain, Get More Sleep (Coffee Helps Too)

May 9, 2017

In sleep-deprived mice, caffeine and other drugs to promote wakefulness ease pain better than analgesics

Researchers Press Snooze on a Sleep Myth

January 11, 2017

Stockpiling sleep can actually improve performance, which could be a boon to the chronically sleep deprived

Skipping Breakfast and Not Enough Sleep Can Make Children Overweight

November 11, 2016

Mothers smoking in pregnancy, children skipping breakfast and not having a regular bedtime or sufficient sleep all appear to ...

Sleep Deprivation May Cause People to Eat More Calories

November 4, 2016

A meta-analysis found that sleep-deprived people consumed an average of 385 kcal per day extra, which is equivalent to the ca...

Researchers Find Possible Missing Link Between Sleep and Improved Memory

June 16, 2016

New study by UC Riverside psychologist Sara C. Mednick may explain why sleep improves memory

Fruit Fly Brains Shed Light on Why We Get Tired When We Stay Up Too Late

May 23, 2016

The findings may offer insight into human sleep disorders and open up new strategies to promote long-lasting sleep for those ...

Fatty Diets Lead to Daytime Sleepiness, Poor Sleep

April 21, 2016

"This has significant implications for alertness and concentration, which would be of particular concern to workers." ...

Sleep Loss Boosts Hunger and Unhealthy Food Choices

March 2, 2016

Mechanism mimics the marijuana "munchies."

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