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Today Show Looks at Drowsy Teen Drivers
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The Today Show recently featured a segment on drowsy driving among teenagers. According to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2006 Sleep in America poll, 51 percent of all adolescents who drive reported that they had driven drowsy at least once in the past year. |
Sleep Disorders Can Be Serious for Pets
 A recent video on YouTube showing a sleepwalking dog that runs into a wall may be comical but it also highlights potentially serious sleep disorders that can affect pets, according to a press release by Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. |
Sleep May Be Best Prevention for Cold, Flu
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If you're looking to avoid the cold or the flu this fall, make time for sleep! Studies show that sleep deprivation has an adverse effect on immune function, and chronic sleep loss can increase an individual's vulnerability to infectious diseases. |
Parental Expectations May Play Role in Infants' Sleep
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A study conducted by researchers at Tel Aviv University suggests that infant sleep patterns might be a response to parental expectations, according to the New York Times' Motherlode blog. |
Sleep Can Reduce False Memories
 If you've ever lost a bet because you forgot something or remembered an event incorrectly, take note: Sleep can reduce false memories and even increase accuracy of episodic memory, according to a study in the journal Learning and Memory. |
Blogger Offers Tips for Sleepy College Students
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We've written a lot in the past couple of weeks about how going back to school can affect the sleep-wake patterns of teens and younger children. But what about older students who face a more rigorous academic and social schedule? Late-night studying and partying can take a toll on college students, Dr. Michael J. Breus recently wrote on the news site the Huffington Post. |
A Look at School Start Times
 Did you know that for teenagers to function best, it is suggested that they get nine and a half hours of sleep every night? With the school bell ringing as early as 7 a.m., your child would need to be in bed around 9 p.m. in order to leave enough time for getting ready in the morning. For most parents, it would be an amazing feat to get your child into bed that early. |
Former Foundation Secretary Appointed to NTSB
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The president has designated former National Sleep Foundation Secretary Christopher A. Hart as the National Transportation Safety Board's new vice chairman, according to a press release by the agency. |
Back-to-School Sleep Tips
 As the new school year approaches, the National Sleep Foundation encourages parents and kids to put healthy sleep on the list of back-to-school necessities. Kids tend to sleep and wake up later during the summer, making the transition to the school-year sleep schedule difficult. |
Runner's World Profiles Marathoner with Insomnia
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The September issue of Runner's World profiles Tera Moody, one of the best female long-distance runners in the United States, and her struggle with insomnia. Latin for "no sleep," insomnia is the inability to fall asleep or remain asleep. Insomnia is also used to describe the condition of waking up not feeling restored or refreshed. |
