Sleepless in West Virginia
Not getting enough sleep? If you live in West Virginia, there’s a good chance that you’re part of the 20% of the population who suffer from insomnia:
West Virginians’ lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts said.
Nearly 1 in 5 West Virginians said they did not get a single good night’s sleep in the previous month. The national average was about 1 in 10, according to a federal health survey conducted last year and released Thursday.
Tennessee, Kentucky and Oklahoma also were notably above average in their reported lack of sleep. In contrast, North Dakota had fewer problems sleeping, with only 1 in 13 reporting that degree of sleeplessness.
Health officials do not know the exact reasons for the differences.
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Sleeping In Separate Beds May Help Marriages
A new study shows that sleeping in separate beds can help your health and your relationship. Dr. Neil Stanley, a sleep researcher, believes that by not sharing a bed with your partner you may be decreasing the risks of divorce, heart problems, stroke and suicidal behavior.
“Intimacy is important for emotional health. But good sleep is important for physical, emotional and mental health.”
What do you guys think? Would you sleep away from your love so you can actually improve your sleep?
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Early Risers Are Mutants
Frustrated with those around office who brag about how early they got up? It appears that genetics plays a role in one’s sleep habits … and that the tendency of getting up early is caused by a mutation:
In 2001, geneticist Ying-Hui Fu and colleagues identified a mutation in a gene called Per2 that appeared to cause familial advanced sleep-phase syndrome (FASPS).
In 2005, they uncovered another mutation associated with FASPS. And now they say they have found the first genetic mutation in humans that appears to affect sleep duration rather than sleep timing. The mutation lies in DEC2, a gene that codes for a protein that helps turn off expression of other genes, including some that control circadian rhythm, the internal clock that regulates a person’s sleep-wake cycle.
The findings, says Fu, could lead to better treatments for sleep disorders.
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Hamster Dreaming In His Sleep
What do you think this little guy is dreaming about? Feilds of food and fluffy bedding? Whatever it is, it certainly seems to be delicious and fun.
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19 Reasons to Take a Nap
As if you need that many reasons to take a snooze.
Studies show that not only will you feel better almost immediately, says Sara Mednick, PhD, a sleep medicine researcher at the University of California at San Diego and author of Take a Nap! Change Your Life, but a daily nap of between 20 and 90 minutes before 4:00 pm will also increase your mental performance, reduce your chances of gaining weight, and make you feel a whole lot more like having sex after dinner than you probably do now. What’s more, it won’t affect your nighttime sleep.
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Zzz-mailing
Sleep researchers at the University of Toledo, Ohio, reported the first case of someone using the Internet while asleep. A 44-year-old woman had gone to bed about 10 p.m., then got up a few hours later, logged on to her computer with her username and password, and composed three e-mails to friends inviting them over for drinks. She only found out about it when they called the next day to accept.
Her e-mails contained a mix of upper- and lowercase characters, were badly formatted and contained odd expressions. One read: "Come tomorrow and sort this hell hole out. Dinner and drinks, 4 pm. Bring wine and caviar only." Another e-mail said only: "What the …"
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New Car Feature Alerts Drivers When They Fall Asleep
I can think of a couple of times when I’ve nodded off while driving. This feature would’ve come in handy. Special sensors in the steering wheels of new Mercedes E-Class cars will detect inattentiveness by the driver and sound an alarm.
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