Too much sleep may be as bad for you as too little
Researchers found that people who sleep more than the recommended seven or eight hours a night may also become cognitively impaired.
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Nurses among many who must contend with shift work disorder
Constant rotations between 12-hour day shifts and 12-hour night shifts can easily lead to “physical, emotional and mental exhaustion, combined with doubts about your competence,” says a NICU nurse at Grand River Hospital.
Take sleep deprived quiz
By CHRISTEL ALLISON Although sleep is not a luxury, there are reasons why we sleep. Russell Foster, a U.S. circadian neuroscientist, highlighted restoration as one of the reasons why we sleep during his TED talk. It’s the idea of restoring all that humans have burned off during the day. It’s been shown that a few genes that are associated with restoration and metabolic pathways are only turned on during sleep. Foster … Continued
The importance of sleep and why you should be getting more
BY ETHAN KOMPF This is the first of a three-part series about sleep. This part covers the importance of sleep and the negative effects of lack of sleep. The second and third parts will cover the barriers to sleep and how to overcome them and the cultural shifts in sleep patterns. Sleep is one of the parts of our lives that little is known about. Scientists know what happens when … Continued
Are you sleep deprived? Blame your phone
BY BECKY SHEASBY As students there can be a lot of contributing factors to being sleep deprived. Stress, job, school work and life all bundle up into a nice package that ends up weighing on their brains every night. However, there is one thing that many people do that causes a bad night’s sleep that is actually easily avoidable – using your cellphone. Using your phone before bed can prevent … Continued
