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Monday, December 28, 2009 

Category: News and Politics
According to a recent Baltimore Sun article, when a Maryland high school student asked his friend serving in Afghanistan if there was anything he needed, his response was simple: a pillow. With that, North Harford High School senior Pat Garrett launched Operation Sleep Well, a campaign to send pillows to troops serving overseas. >>Read more
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Monday, December 14, 2009 
New research conducted at Northwestern University has found that sounds heard during deep sleep can influence the consolidation of memories. >>Read more
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Friday, December 11, 2009 
A recent article in USA Today looks at Minute Suites, a new service that lets travelers rent out small bedrooms at the airport for $30 an hour. >> Read more
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Friday, December 04, 2009 
Prior use of the drug methylenedioxymethamphetamine, known as ecstasy, could increase the risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study published in the journal Neurology. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine studied 71 recreational ecstasy users who were otherwise medically healthy and 62 non-users. >>Read more
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Monday, November 23, 2009 
Sleep deprivation can have an enormous impact on your health and happiness. Apparently, it can also affect your ability to make split-second decisions, according to a recent study in the journal SLEEP. >> Read more
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 
Research suggests that people with insomnia have a ten-fold risk of developing depression compared with those who sleep well. Now a new study by researchers at King's College London has found that depression can be as dangerous to your health as smoking. >>Read more
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Monday, November 16, 2009 
More often than not, you have a pretty good idea of what is keeping you awake at night — from the cat scratching at your bedroom door to the snoring partner next to you. But not all "sleep stealers" are obvious. Here are some big sleep stealers that could be keeping you up at night and you may not know it. >>Read more
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Friday, November 13, 2009 
If you think your sleeping environment isn't perfect, try the bottom of the ocean. A recent study in the journal Biology Letters found that elephant seals while migrating from their breeding colonies in California to their wintering areas further north will roll over and sink to the seabed below for rest. >>Read more
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 
Sleep affects how we look, feel and perform on a daily basis and can have a major impact on our overall quality of life. When your body doesn't get the rest it needs, it will let you know — whether it's through fatigue or sickness as a result of a weakened immune system. >>Read more
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Friday, November 06, 2009 
Nurses who work in intensive care units were found to have a low sleep quality, which might lead to more errors and affect patient safety, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians. >> Read more
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