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Lack of sleep leads to smoking, drinking alcohol
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Lack of sleep leads to smoking, drinking alcohol

Insomnia or sleep disturbance can increase the risk of smoking and drinking more in adolescents, according to a new study by Xianchen Liu of the University of Pittsburgh.

December 14, 2018
Good sleep helps the brain remember better.
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Good sleep helps the brain remember better.

According to a new experiment conducted by Harvard Medical University researchers, lack of sleep inhibits the brain's ability to learn new things.

December 14, 2018
Less sleep makes children more easily overweight
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Less sleep makes children more easily overweight

When children do not get enough sleep, their weight will be more difficult to control. Recent research by American scientists on more than 2,000 children has confirmed t…

December 14, 2018
How much sleep is enough?
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How much sleep is enough?

Life is getting more and more busy, especially those living in big cities, life and work are stressful, making them not have much time to sleep. Time of approaching Tet,…

December 14, 2018
Elderly people need to do to sleep well?
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Elderly people need to do to sleep well?

To ensure health, sanity, each person needs to maintain sleep to regenerate energy. In young people, the number of sleeping hours is often higher in the elderly from 2-3…

December 14, 2018
Sleep cycle disorders are easy to die early
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Sleep cycle disorders are easy to die early

The University of Virginia researchers in the United States claim that older mice that are frequently exposed to time zone differences are more likely to die early, sugg…

December 14, 2018
Wake up thanks to ... sleeping pills!
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Wake up thanks to ... sleeping pills!

Riaan Bolton has been stationary for the past three years. After a traffic accident, doctors said he could no longer see, hear or talk. Yet when his mother dissolved a t…

December 14, 2018
Social activists sleep more than ordinary people
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Social activists sleep more than ordinary people

It sounds absurd because it is clear that those who have roles and participate in many social activities do not have time to sleep. But science has proved the opposite.

December 14, 2018
Nature sleep
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Nature sleep

In 1953, Nathaniel Kleitman and his student Eugene Aserinsky, University of Chicago, discovered sleep marked by rapid eye movements, abbreviated as REM in English. It is…

December 14, 2018
People who eat while sleeping
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People who eat while sleeping

Leaving the bed in the middle of the night, rushing into the kitchen to find food and devour it while still asleep. It is unusual for a 22-year-old girl, Amy Koecheler,…

December 14, 2018
Lunch makes people sleepy
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Lunch makes people sleepy

Researchers have found that sugar in food, also called glucose, can prevent brain cells from making signals that help us stay awake, said Denis Burdakov at the Universit…

December 14, 2018