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Too little sleep increases your risk of diabetes
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Too little sleep increases your risk of diabetes

People who sleep too little often face fatigue and irritability. In the long term, insomnia also increases the risk of health risks, including obesity and type 2 diabete…

December 14, 2018
Lack of sleep can make you
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Lack of sleep can make you

According to researchers, just 2 hours of sleep deprivation is enough to stop your brain from censoring and storing memories. And work

December 14, 2018
The secret to a good night's sleep
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The secret to a good night's sleep

According to the Daily Mail news, insomnia affects 30% of the world's population - with more than 12 million prescriptions each year. However, for those who do not often…

December 14, 2018
Crying helps children sleep better
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Crying helps children sleep better

Many instinctive parents often come to their children to comfort them when they hear the baby cry, but scientists at the University of Melbourne recommend letting childr…

December 14, 2018
Human smell still works when sleeping
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Human smell still works when sleeping

Scientists in Israel discovered that the olfactory system of people still works even when sleeping, according to New Scientist. Anat Arzi and colleagues at the Weizmann…

December 14, 2018
Do you know: Sleep more dreamily to sex?
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Do you know: Sleep more dreamily to sex?

A new study by scientists at the University of Hong Kong indicates that people who sleep in a prone position often experience more sexual dreams and persecution than sle…

December 14, 2018
Breastfeeding will reduce snoring in children
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Breastfeeding will reduce snoring in children

According to scientists, snoring babies are more likely to have behavioral problems such as hyperactivity, depression or other psychological problems compared to normal…

December 14, 2018
Every night, 7 hours of sleep is ideal
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Every night, 7 hours of sleep is ideal

In Nurses' Health study by scientist Elizabeth Devore at Brigham Hospital in Boston (USA), using data of 15,000 women every night to sleep 5 hours and less shows a lower…

December 14, 2018
Lack of sleep easily irritated
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Lack of sleep easily irritated

People who are sleep deprived tend to be more anxious as well as more irritable than those who get enough sleep, because the brain is inherently sensitive to things that…

December 14, 2018
Sleep helps reduce symptoms of Parkinson's disease
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Sleep helps reduce symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Dutch scientists found that sleep improves the motor nerve function of Parkinson's patients, according to Healthday. In the study, scientists asked 243 patients about un…

December 14, 2018
Frequent lack of sleep increases the risk of stroke
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Frequent lack of sleep increases the risk of stroke

According to a study presented June 11 at the SLEEP 2012 conference, regular sleep less than 6 hours per night significantly increases the risk of stroke symptoms in mid…

December 14, 2018
Alarm on 'new HIV' in America
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Alarm on 'new HIV' in America

Chagas disease, which is a tropical disease caused by parasites, is transmitted to humans through blood-sucking insects, considered to be

December 14, 2018
Chinese children learn a lot, lack of sleep
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Chinese children learn a lot, lack of sleep

Gymboree, an organization that provides educational services for children, conducted a survey of 7,500 families in 14 countries in early 2012. Survey results were publis…

December 14, 2018