If you’re a young athlete or a parent of a budding superstar, you may assume that practice is the only way to improve. Sure, regular practice and strength training routines are key for becoming a better athlete, but they are only a few pieces of the pie. One oft-overlooked aspect of athletic performance is sleep […]
Getting Patients Home After Surgery Can Help Them Sleep Better
If you undergo an elective or corrective procedure, you probably want to get out of the surgical center and back to the comfort of your home as soon as possible for a number of different reasons. Sure, it’s helpful to have a professional nearby in the immediate aftermath of your operation, but there are also […]
Regular Sleep Key To Better School Grades
New research published in the journal Scientific Reports suggests that sleep consistency is more important than pulling all-nighters to cram when it comes to earning a better grades in school. For their study, researchers had 61 students at Harvard keep an online diary of their sleep schedule for 30 days. Based on this data, students […]
Smartphones Inhibit Sleep For Teens and Children
As a society, we’ve become more attached to our smartphones over the last few years. Whether we’re checking them to send a work email, check sports scores or text a friend, we rarely go anywhere without our phones. That sentiment is even more true for children and teenagers. However, new research suggests that those same smartphones […]
Poor Sleep Linked to Heart Disease
A new study published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology suggests that poor sleep quality may be linked to an increased risk of heart disease. Researchers believe that inadequate sleep was associated with heightened levels of calcium in the coronary arteries and arterial stiffness. “Inadequate sleep is a common problem and a likely source of poor health, […]