News tagged with nighttime sleep

Short nighttime sleep duration among infants, young children associated with obesity in later life

Insufficient amounts of nighttime sleep among infants and preschool-aged children may be a significant risk factor for developing childhood obesity, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & ...

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created Sep 06, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Perception of poor sleep may predict postpartum mood disturbances in healthy new mothers

A study of healthy new mothers in the April 1 issue of the journal Sleep found that the perception of poor sleep and the conscious awareness of its impact on daytime functioning might be stronger predictors of immediate postpa ...

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created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lack of morning light keeping teenagers up at night

The first field study on the impact of light on teenagers' sleeping habits finds that insufficient daily morning light exposure contributes to teenagers not getting enough sleep.

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created Feb 16, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Working overnights by physicians not linked to significantly increased risk of complications

Attending surgeons and obstetricians/gynecologists who worked nighttime hours did not have a significantly greater rate of complications for procedures performed the next day, but having less than six hours of opportunity ...

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0