Sleep Deprived
Sleep deprivation and your health
Sleep deprivation can undermine all areas of your physical and mental health. It weakens the immune system leaving us more susceptible to diseases and disorders like diabetes, cancer and even the common cold.
It is not uncommon for people who suffer from sleep deprivation due to sleep disorders - sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia, etc. - to also suffer from other problems including diabetes, asthma or a second sleep disorder.
Sleep deprivation destroys not only physical health, but mental ...
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Expert & Community Posts
Mild Sleep Deprivation
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...fatigue. But those apply to folks who are really sleep deprived, who only get four or five hours... Read more »
The Sleep Deprived Brain
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...lobe, did not function when the subject was severely sleep deprived. However, other parts of the... Read more »
Sleep Deprivation and Athletes
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...particularly important for endurance athletes. Those who are sleep deprived may experience... Read more »
How Sleep Deprivation Affects Your Health
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health ExpertToday let's focus on other health effects of sleep deprivation on the body. It should be noted... Read more »
Neural Link found between Sleep Deprivation and Psychiatric Disorders
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...series of disturbing visual images. Those who were not sleep deprived showed normal neural... Read more »
Health Guide
All About Jet Lag
...lag was not treated as a medical condition. It is now included as one of the 84 known or suspected sleep disorders and affects millions of people each year.Jet lag occurs when the body's... Read more »Napping Benefits
...important aspect of many cultures.As a nation, the United States appears to be becoming more and more sleep deprived. And it may be our busy lifestyle that keeps us from napping. While naps do not... Read more »All About Shift Work
...many inherent risks. Some of the most serious and persistent problems shift workers face are frequent sleep disturbance and associated excessive sleepiness. Sleepiness/fatigue in the work place... Read more »The First 48 Hours: Insomnia
After months of long, sleepless nights and sluggish, unproductive days, you’ve finally made it to the doctor to learn that your suspicions are confirmed: you’ve been suffering from insomnia. ... Read more »Sleep Part 1: Mastering the Master Clock
...Frederick Goodwin MD, former director of the NIMH, speak to a DBSA group in Washington DC.Managing sleep, he told the gathering, is vital to managing one’s bipolar. He went on to say that it was... Read more »Images
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Related News
Sleep deprivation can identify sleepwalkers
October 03, 2008A small study suggests that sleep deprivation can help diagnose sleepwalking. In a study of 40 people who were thought to be sleepwalkers,... Read summary »
Uncovering Neurodegenerative Diseases
January 22, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Scientists have discovered a genetic defect that may help explain the cause of many neurodegenerative disorders, including... Read summary »
Lack of sleep disrupts emotional control
October 03, 2008Psychiatric disorders may be caused by a lack of sleep, according to a new Harvard Medical School study. Scientists used to think mental problems... Read summary »
Sleep problems linked to obesity
October 03, 2008A small study has found poor sleep habits disrupt two hormones associated with appetite. Test subjects deprived of sleep reported craving... Read summary »
Doctor: Dads need more sleep too
October 03, 2008A sleep researcher says that shift work, jet lag, and bad sleep habits create sleep problems for many men. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine... Read summary »
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