Sleep deprivation

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

Overeating may be caused by lack of sleep: Study

A new study has said that sleep deprivation might be the reason behind you feeling munchy most of the time.  

Mar 02, 2016, 13:19 PM IST

Teenage sleep loss puts boys at diabetes risk

Slow-wave sleep (SWS) is an important stage of sleep that is involved in memory consolidation and recovery after sleep deprivation, and is also associated with reduced cortisol and inflammation.

Feb 14, 2016, 10:42 AM IST

Sleep deprivation can lead to false confessions

Participants were asked to sign the statement, check a box confirming its accuracy and sign their name.

Feb 11, 2016, 12:38 PM IST

Lack of sleep can make your emotions go haywire

This is a bad news for adults who get less than six hours of sleep in night.

Dec 09, 2015, 14:06 PM IST

Sleep-deprived life is `kidney-buster`, indeed

The researchers found that women sleeping less than 5 hours per night had a 65 percent increased likelihood of experiencing a rapid decline in kidney function compared with women sleeping 7 to 8 hours per night, after controlling for various factors.

Nov 16, 2015, 13:38 PM IST

Can't sleep? Blame your phone

The study concluded that there was a clear trend for new devices to be bigger, brighter, have higher levels of contrast and emit more blue light.

Nov 15, 2015, 16:14 PM IST

Sound sleep boosts immune system 'memory' too

 A good night's sleep not only strengthens your memory but also strengthens the response-memory of your immune system when it comes to killing bad bacteria and viruses as they enter your body, new research reveals.

Sep 30, 2015, 18:35 PM IST

School timings adversely affect physical, mental growth of kids: Study

In a latest research, a British scientist has found that school timings are depriving children of much-needed sleep as they start early which puts an adverse affect on their physical and mental growth.

Sep 20, 2015, 15:26 PM IST