Baby is here and it seems he or she has taken over the household.
Babies do tend to be the center of attention, at least for the first
few months. But my! Doesn't the little one sleep a lot?
For the first three to four months, babies tend to sleep sixteen to
eighteen hours a day, but that sleep seems to come in spurts - sleep
two or... Read more
Don't get me wrong. I love animals. I have two cats, and I'd be lost without them. However, All Headline News (AHN) tells us that: "Children who are exposed to pet dogs, cats or other furry friends at home can develop problem snoring when they grow up, a new study has revealed." Heavy snoring can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke... Read more
We all know, I'm sure, the effects of sleep deprivation, the damage a lack of sleep can do to the body, both mental and physical.
When it comes to sleep deprivation, parents, and in particular, mothers, are high on the list. Babies sleep - well, like babies. The problem is, babies and toddlers may not be on the same sleep schedule as... Read more
University of Oxford researchers have discovered that sleepiness is controlled by nerves in the eye. By turning off certain cells in the eyes of mice, the effects of light on sleep and alertness is completely abolished.
"If we can mimic the effect of light pharmacologically, we could turn sleep on and off," lead researcher Russell Foster... Read more
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