Compulsive Facebook Usage Linked to Acute Sleep Deprivation, Study Finds

Compulsive Facebook Usage Linked to Acute Sleep Deprivation, Study Finds

The less you sleep, the more time you spend on Facebook

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 2nd, 2015
Not Getting Enough Sleep Makes People Eat More, Study Finds

Not Getting Enough Sleep Makes People Eat More, Study Finds

Sleep deprivation found to influence food choices

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 1st, 2014
Mutation Explains Why Some Need Less than 6 Hours of Sleep per Night

Mutation Explains Why Some Need Less than 6 Hours of Sleep per Night

The same mutation makes people more resilient to the effects of sleep deprivation

Watch: Video Explains How Much Sleep Each of Us Needs

Watch: Video Explains How Much Sleep Each of Us Needs

The average human spends as much as 24 years of their life sleeping

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 8th, 2014
Sleep Deprivation Linked to Schizophrenia-like Symptoms

Sleep Deprivation Linked to Schizophrenia-like Symptoms

Staying awake for 24 hours in a row found to greatly alter brain activity patterns

Sleep Deprivation Kills Man Watching the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Sleep Deprivation Kills Man Watching the 2014 FIFA World Cup

The man did not get any rest for several nights in a row, stayed up to watch the games

Watch: Lack of Sleep Can Kill, Video Explains Why

Watch: Lack of Sleep Can Kill, Video Explains Why

Severe sleep deprivation makes the body's organs shut down

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 6th, 2013
Sleep Deprivation Curbs Willpower, Fosters Weight Gain

Sleep Deprivation Curbs Willpower, Fosters Weight Gain

People who don't get enough sleep have trouble controlling what and how much they eat

Exercise Can Cure Insomnia, Researchers Find

Exercise Can Cure Insomnia, Researchers Find

On the downside, it takes about 4 months before this treatment starts to work

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 7th, 2013
Lack of Sleep Makes People Crave Junk Food

Lack of Sleep Makes People Crave Junk Food

Researchers find people who don't get enough sleep are more likely to be obese

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 12th, 2013
Sleep Deprivation Causes Rapid Weight Gain

Sleep Deprivation Causes Rapid Weight Gain

People who don't get enough sleep crave fats and carbohydrates, researchers warn

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 4th, 2011
Lack of Sleep Boosts ADHD Symptoms

Lack of Sleep Boosts ADHD Symptoms

Whatever You Do, Don't Sleep on It

Whatever You Do, Don't Sleep on It

 
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