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Need a Lot of Sleep? Blame It on Body Clock
17 Oct 2007PakTribune, 17.10.07 If you feel like you need a lot more sleep than your peers, you may find the results of a new study comforting. The study suggests that the body's internal clock programs some people to sleep longer than others,... more»
U.S. adults underestimate time slept
16 Oct 2007NewsDaily, 16.10.07 U.S. adults overestimate how much they sleep when compared to measures by a sleep test, a study found. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, found self-reports of total sleep times tend... more»
Pulling the plug on wasteful lighting
10 Oct 2007BBC News, 10.10.07 Once the symbol for inspiration or a eureka moment, the incandescent lightbulb has taken on a whole new iconic status - that of public enemy number one in the battle against climate change. In a speech to the... more»
The SAD truth about those winter blues
25 Sep 2007The Daily Mail, 25th Sept 2007 More people than ever say they suffer from seasonal depression, but some experts now believe it's little more than hypochondria. So who's right? When Eva Nahlik arrived back in Britain after living... more»
Chemical clue sheds light on winter depression
19 Sep 2007NewScientist.com The brains of people with seasonal depression may be too efficient at bundling away a key chemical, a new study suggests. The finding in people with (SAD) backs the prevailing theory about the biochemical causes of... more»
NIH grant supports research to study links between lighting, sleep, psychosocial Stress
11 Sep 2007www.medicalnewstoday.com Scientists have long known that the human body runs like clockwork, guided by a circadian system that responds to daily patterns of light and darkness. Now a team of researchers is developing a personal device... more»
Children too wired for sleep
1 Sep 2007Herald SunTECH-savvy teens are getting more screen time than slumber time, losing out on half an hour's sleep a night, research has found. A study that looked at the sleeping patterns of 28,000 children and teenagers confirmed young... more»
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