NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION LAUNCHES NEW INSIDE YOUR BEDROOM WEBSITE
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Washington, DC, July 17, 2012—The National Sleep Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its new “Inside Your Bedroom, Use Your Senses!” website. It is the first site to use sleep science and the five senses to help people create their best individual sleep environment. |
Sleep deprivation effect on the immune system mirrors physical stress
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Study looks at white blood cell counts following 29 hours of continual wakefulness Severe sleep loss jolts the immune system into action, reflecting the same type of immediate response shown during exposure to stress, a new study reports. |
Smoking, head injury, pesticide use may be risk factors for rare sleep disorder
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Smoking, head injury, pesticide exposure, farming and less education may be risk factors for a rare sleep disorder that causes people to kick or punch during sleep, according to a study published in the June 27, 2012, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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Does night work put women's health at risk?
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Breast cancer is the number one cause of female mortality. It affects 100 out of 100,000 women per year in developed countries. Each year, more than 1.3 million new cases are diagnosed, 53,000 of these in France. The risk factors of breast cancer are varied. |
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