Children Suffering From Chronic Sleep Deprivation More Likely To Have Psychosis As Young Adults: Study
The researchers discovered that children who consistently slept fewer hours had a roughly four-fold increased risk of experiencing a psychotic episode and a more than two-fold increased risk of developing a psychotic condition in early adulthood.
May 21, 2024, 13:15 PM IST
Heat, Air Pollution Leading To Poor Sleep Quality: Study
In addition to work and family obligations that compete with sleep for time, a quickly changing environment due to growing urbanisation and climate change seems to have made it harder to get a good night's sleep, the researchers said
Apr 19, 2023, 13:36 PM IST
The Dangers of Poor Sleep: What You Need to Know As Per New Study
A new study revealed that poor quality sleep may increase a person's genetic predisposition to asthma, potentially doubling their chance of being diagnosed with the illness. Read more to know about the big study.
Apr 09, 2023, 20:23 PM IST
Poor Sleep: 4 Tips To Function Well After A Bad Night's Sleep
The study reveals that lack of sleep makes employees more likely to procrastinate and engage in unethical behaviour.
Apr 03, 2023, 12:18 PM IST
Poor Sleep Increases Heart Disease Risk, Premature Death: Study
The study reveals that over time, regular poor sleep can lead to significantly compromised cardiovascular health in middle and old age.
Mar 09, 2023, 20:11 PM IST
Popping up painkillers may lead to obesity, poor sleep
If you are regularly in the habit of popping up painkillers, beware, you may be at risk of becoming obese as well as have poor sleep, a study has revealed.
Dec 07, 2017, 15:04 PM IST
Sleeping with pet in bed affects quality of sleep
According to researchers, do not let your canines crawl under the covers with you. The sleep benefit extends only to having dogs in your bedroom, not in your bed, as adults who snuggled up to their pups in bed sacrificed quality sleep.
Sep 08, 2017, 11:28 AM IST
Here's another reason for ADHD – Poor sleep
Struggling to concentrate, having too much energy and being unable to control behaviour - the main manifestations of ADHD. ADHD sufferers often show greater alertness in the evening, which is the opposite of what is found in the general population.
Sep 04, 2017, 20:00 PM IST
Poor sleep may make you fat, raise diabetes risk
The findings showed that people who were sleeping an average of six hours a night had a waist measurement that was 3 cm greater than individuals who were getting nine hours of sleep a night.
Jul 28, 2017, 16:10 PM IST
Sleep problems may signal Alzheimer's risk: Study
Amyloid is a protein that can fold and form into plaques. Tau is a protein that forms into tangles. These plaques and tangles are found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease.
Jul 08, 2017, 17:28 PM IST
New wearable patch can detect sleep disorders
Researchers analysed patch recordings from about 174 subjects. They found that 38 out of 39 users were successful in activating the diagnostic patch and collecting at least 4 hours of sleep data while relying only on the instructions included with the device.
Jun 04, 2017, 17:12 PM IST
Not sleeping well? Air pollution could be the reason behind it
Now, researchers have linked air pollution to poor sleep, adding that greater exposure to nitrogen dioxide and small particulates known as PM 2.5s may disrupt your sleep.
May 22, 2017, 13:55 PM IST
Lonely teens may have poor quality sleep
In the study, lonelier people were also 24 per cent more likely to feel tired and have difficulty concentrating during the day.
May 17, 2017, 16:44 PM IST
People with poor sleep are more likely to see things negatively: Study
Researchers have found that people with poor sleep may find it harder to see things in a postive light.
Apr 20, 2017, 01:00 AM IST
Brain's unable to form new memories when you're sleep deprived
Studying mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins have fortified evidence that a key purpose of sleep is to recalibrate the brain cells responsible for learning and memory so the animals can "solidify" lessons learned and use them when they awaken -- in the case of nocturnal mice, the next evening.
Feb 12, 2017, 14:55 PM IST
Bad relationship leads to poor sleep
One of the most important functions of sleep is to protect us against deteriorations in physical health.
Aug 18, 2016, 16:47 PM IST
Revealed: Why women need more sleep than men!
Poor sleep is strongly associated with high levels of psychological distress and greater feelings of hostility, depression, and anger in women.
Mar 15, 2016, 22:18 PM IST
Poor sleep can give you `marijuana munchies`
The effects of sleep loss on appetite were most powerful in the late afternoon and early evening, times when snacking has been linked to weight gain.
Mar 07, 2016, 09:03 AM IST
Poor sleep may lead to extreme gestational weight gain
The study involved 751 nulliparous women with a singleton gestation.
Feb 02, 2016, 11:08 AM IST
Poor sleep in old age linked to hardened brain arteries
These findings were independent of other cardiovascular risk factors, such as body mass, smoking history, diabetes, and hypertension, or other medical conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, pain, depression or heart failure.
Jan 15, 2016, 18:53 PM IST
