Sleep Deprivation
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Parents are losing a shocking amount of sleep in their child's first year
*yawns*
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Beauty sleep really does exist, according to research
This might make you want to go to bed earlier tonight.
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Here's why a bad night's sleep makes you hungry
Forget puffy eyes and poor productivity, lack of sleep can play havoc with your hunger levels!
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Can you actually train your body to need less sleep?
Should we be focussing on the quality not quantity of sleep we’re getting? Well, that might just be doable as according to one sleep expert it is actually possible to train your body to need less sleep. Professor Jim Horne, sleep neuroscientist at Loughborough University, claims that most of us can actually make do with just six hours shut eye a night.
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Why do we sleep? To forget irrelevant memories, study says
Studies suggest sleep is vital toward restoring the correct balance of synapses. Now, new research shows that sleep may help the brain forget irrelevant memories in order to make room for new information. Two new papers published in the journal Science suggest that sleep is vital toward restoring the correct balance of synapses — the connecting points between neurons in the brain.
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Sleep deprived? You may eat an extra 385 calories today because of this
Sleep deprivation is a terrible thing, with many annoying consequences – one of which is excessive amounts of eating. According to a study by King’s College London, a bad night’s sleep may cause you to consume more calories during the following day. Researchers combined the findings of many previous studies to conclude that sleep-deprived people consumed an average of 385 calories per day extra – equivalent to about four-and-a-half slices of bread.
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The world’s first smart crib will rock your baby back to sleep for you
Introducing the world’s smartest bassinet [Photo: Happiest Baby]