High-school seniors excessive daytime sleepiness have an increased risk bi13612094 ( American Academy of Medicine ) High school seniors were three times more likely to have strong depression symptoms (odds ratio = 3.04) they had excessive daytime iness. Fifty-two percent of participants had excessive daytime iness, 30 percent had strong depression symptoms and 32 percent had some symptoms of depression. Students reported a mean total time on school ..

First-time parents' daily sleep duration predicts relationship satisfac bi13612094 ( American Academy of Medicine ) Self-reported relationship satisfaction among new parents was strongly associated objective total time measured by actigraphy. This association was stronger than the association between subjectively reported and relationship satisfaction. Mothers significantly underestimated fathers' self-reported relationship satisfaction; fathers ..

Sleep colors your view of the world: Study suggests sleep may restore color p bi13612094 ( American Academy of Medicine ) Prior wakefulness caused the color gray to be classified as having a slightly but significantly greenish tint. Overnight restored perception to achromatic equilibrium so that gray was perceived as gray. The study involved five people who viewed a full-field, homogenous stimulus of either slightly reddish or greenish hue. The observers had to judge ..

Sleep preference can predict performance of Major League Baseball pitchers bi13612094 ( American Academy of Medicine ) In early games that started before 7 p.m., the earned run average (ERA) of pitchers who were morning types (3.06) was lower than the average ERA of pitchers who were evening types (3.49); however, games that started at 7 p.m. or later, pitchers who were evening types performed slightly better (4.07 ERA) than morning types (4.15 ERA). The study involved ..

CPAP therapy provides a memory boost for adults sleep apnea bi13612094 ( American Academy of Medicine ) On an overnight picture memory consolidation task, OSA patients being treated CPAP therapy outperformed both untreated OSA patients and a control group of people who did not have OSA, suggesting that CPAP effective at recouping memory abilities that are impaired by OSA. CPAP patients correctly identified more photographs after one night of ..

Sleep may help you become a 'Guitar Hero' bi13612094 ( American Academy of Medicine ) The improvement performance accuracy on "Guitar Hero III" was greater after a night of than after a similar length of daytime wakefulness. At acquisition participants played about 61 percent of the notes correctly. Performance accuracy improved to 63 percent the wake condition and 68 percent the condition. The study involved 15 college ..

More adults report excessive sleepiness the US than Europe bi13612094 ( American Academy of Medicine ) Results indicate that 19.5 percent of US adults reported having moderate to excessive iness, was comparable between men and women. Furthermore, 11 percent of participants reported severe iness, was more prevalent women (13 percent) than men (8.6 percent). The cross-sectional study involved a representative sample of 8,937 adults ..

Graduates Of US Dental Schools Unprepared To Screen For Sleep Disorders bi13612094 According to new research presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Medicine, the majority of U.S. dental schools have not adequately prepared graduates to screen for disorders, affect more than 70 million adults the U.S. Researchers from the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry surveyed each of the 58 U.S ..

Study links sleep apnea children and teens to lower academic grades bi13612094 ( American Academy of Medicine ) Moderate to severe obstructive apnea was linked to lower academic grades and behavioral concerns expressed by parents and teachers. Students moderate to severe OSA averaged a half-letter grade lower than those -disordered breathing, and none of the students moderate to severe OSA had an "A" average. OSA was particularly ..

Teen automobile crash rates are higher when school starts earlier bi13612094 ( American Academy of Medicine ) In 2008 the teen crash rate was about 41 percent higher Virginia Beach, Va., where high school classes began at 7:20 a.m., than adjacent Chesapeake, Va., where classes started more than an hour later at 8:40 a.m. There were 65.4 automobile crashes for every 1,000 teen drivers Virginia Beach, and 46.2 crashes for every 1,000 teen drivers ..

Moaner Nikki Grahame throws first tantrum over lack of sleep - Mirror.co.uk bi13612094 The Guardian (blog)Moaner Nikki Grahame throws first tantrum over lack of Mirror.co.ukThe 28-year-old woke up morning and moaned about having a headache due to lack of . She blasted: ?How much did we actually have? Lack of causes a stir on Ultimate Big BrotherSilentnight BedsUltimate Big Brother: Nikki Grahame moans about lack of Unreality TV (blog)UBB Chantelle Preston Get CosyFemaleFirst.co.ukThe Sun -Collective Review -Daily Starall 816 news articles »..

Digital Devices Detract From Sleep - Huffington Post (blog) bi13612094 Digital Devices Detract From Huffington Post (blog)That's right -- they cellphones. Some keep under the pillow, to awaken for late-night texts. Others use the built-in alarm to wake up. ..

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