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Sleep & Work Poll

Ian Delap — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:18:59 +0000

Work can be stressful. Have you ever gone to work in your sleep only to wake up and realize that you have to do it all over again? Only for real this time.

Do You Go To Work In Your Sleep? [POLL]

Ian Delap — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:11:02 +0000

Work can be stressful. The other day I was doing my normal routine, as usual, and things started going wrong. Mistakes were being made, problems were piling up all around me, and I was doing my best to keep up. The day was dragging on and it was starting to really stress me out, then i woke up. I was at home in my bed. PHEW! It was all dream! I was relieved until I realized that I had to get up and go to work for real after already doing it once. Do you ever go to work in your sleep?

Student Wakes Up During Class Due To Nightmare in Hilarious Video

John Riggs — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:26:54 +0000

It’s one thing to fall asleep during class, but it’s another thing to wake up, literally jumping from your seat, screaming because you had a nightmare like this poor sap did. The professor was carrying on about some boring lecture in something at Stony Brook University. Apparently, it was so boring that one of the [...]

How Much Sleep Should You Get to Keep Your Memory Sharp?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:12:31 +0000

We all know getting too little sleep isn’t good for us, but did you know getting too much shuteye can make your memory worse, too? A multi-year study of 15,000 women found that those who slept seven hours per night had the best memories, while those who slept five hours or less didn’t fare as [...]

You'll Be Shocked to Learn How Unhealthy Sleeping with the Lights On Can Be

Don Deane — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:40:16 +0000

It’s long been understood that darkness is most conducive to a good night’s sleep and helps spur the production of sleep-causing chemicals, but doctors recently revealed just how disruptive sleeping with lights on can be to a person’s health.

Is Your Mattress Good For Sex Or Sleep?

Jon Michaels — Mon, 21 May 2012 03:51:15 +0000

When it comes to your choice of mattress what factor is most important, good for sleep, or good for having great sex?You might be surprised that many Americans are choosing sleep over sex. Memory foam mattresses are becoming more and more popular on the market. The past eight years has seen growth from 14% to [...]

How Much Sleep You Get Can Have a Major Impact on Your Heart's Health

Shauna Wright — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:00:23 +0000

Most of us know our diets play a big part in heart health, but did you know the amount of sleep you get can have an impact, too? In findings presented at the American College of Cardiology conference in Chicago, research showed sleeping less than six hours a night — something six percent of Americans [...]

What Workers Are Most Likely to Fall Asleep On the Job?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:18:15 +0000

If you have a desk job, nodding off at your keyboard could get you a lousy performance review. But if you’re a transportation worker, on-the-job grogginess could actually put people’s lives at risk.

Working the Night Shift May Literally Increase Your Risk of Diabetes — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:05:11 +0000

All you ladies out there now have an excuse for getting out of working night shifts. A new study indicates women who work these hours could be increasing their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Who knew? Data from almost 200,000 female nurses over two decades found this risk to increase between 5 and 58 [...]

'Morning Person?' Laziness? There's a Gene for Them — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:50:58 +0000

If you’ve ever wondered why some people can get by on just a few hours of sleep while others need much more, scientists may have found an answer.

Research conducted on 4,000 Europeans discovered that those who had two copies of a particular variant of a gene called ABCC9, which influences sleep duration, generally reported sleeping less than those who had two copies of a different version of the gene.