Long periods of sleep deprivation are often a way of life for members of essential services, including medical and military personnel. Sleep deprivation can lead to poor decisions, indecisiveness, accidents and even death.
For almost four years, Dr. Sean Drummond, researcher with the Department of Defense, has conducted a study into the effects of sleep deprivation on the brain and the recovery process.
The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of 64 hours of total sleep...
Health Day News today brought us some health tips about how to stay awake behind the wheel. Excellent advice. Dozing while driving is... Read more »
Recently, research by a team at the University of California, Berkeley, uncovered a link between sleep deprivation and psychiatric... Read more »
Sleep deprivation can undermine all areas of your physical and mental health. It weakens the immune system leaving us more susceptible to... Read more »
Today let's focus on other health effects of sleep deprivation on the body. It should be noted that much of the research in this area is... Read more »
Stress and sleep problems are closely associated - often feeding off one another. We’ve always considered a good night of sleep to be... Read more »
Higher anxiety levels New research shows that sleep loss significantly exaggerates anxiety and anticipation of impending emotional events. This is especially true of highly anxious people. The study looked at brain scans of 18 healthy adults in...
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