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New York Times Examines Body Temperature, Age
 Heat can have a negative effect on your sleep. Research suggests that a hot sleeping environment leads to more wake time and lighter sleep at night. In general, sleep scientists recommend keeping your room slightly cool. However, opinions about what constitutes as "hot" and "cold" vary because everyone is different. |
Foundation Launches Interactive Sleep Top 100
 The holidays are a good time for making lists, whether they are for gifts, resolutions or your favorite moments from the past year. That’s why the National Sleep Foundation has launched a new section of its site to find out which sleep-related songs, lullabies and movies visitors love the most. |
Student Launches Pillow Drive for Soldiers
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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. |
Washington Post Looks at Sleepwalking in Children
 A recent article in the Washington Post looks at sleepwalking in children and how it's common and not as dangerous as you think. Sleepwalking, formally known as somnambulism, is a behavior disorder that originates during deep sleep and results in walking or performing other complex behaviors while asleep. |
Build Your Own Bed Bug Detector
 Bed bugs are pests that you don't want to deal with. According to the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, they are small, brown-ish insects with flattened bodies that hide close to where people sleep, feeding on blood. And when you get an infestation, getting rid of them can be expensive. |
Blood Pressure Test Might Affect Sleep, Findings
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An ambulatory blood pressure monitoring test that is used to measure changes in blood pressure from daytime to nighttime might actually interfere with sleep, affecting the test's findings, according to a study in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. |
Coping With Jet Lag During the Travel Season
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The holidays can be a busy and stressful time for travelers. Adding jet lag to that mix is enough to drive someone to say, "Bah humbug!" The following are some simple behavior adjustments you can use to help minimize the effects of traveling from one time zone to another: |
Sound Can Influence Consolidation of Memories
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New research conducted at Northwestern University has found that sounds heard during deep sleep can influence the consolidation of memories. |
Sleeping in Style at the Airport?
 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. The rooms, which opened this month at Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta, are seven feet by eight feet and include such amenities as a daybed, pillows, fresh linens, a desk and a computer with Internet access. |
Urine Sample Could Help Detect Apnea in Kids
 When doctors look for indicators of obstructive sleep apnea, chronic snoring usually attracts a lot of attention. But some estimate that only about 20 to 30 percent of children who snore actually have sleep apnea. Researchers at the University of Chicago have discovered that a urine sample might be able to tell the difference between a snorer and a child with a serious disorder. |
