Category: Sleep

Study suggests sleep restriction may hinder information disclosure during criminal interviews

From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release: An experimental study suggests that sleep restriction may hinder information disclosure during criminal interviews, contradicting widespread assumptions about the effectiveness of… Read more »

Study suggests link between fear of being out of mobile phone contact and poor sleep health

From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release: A new study found that the fear of being out of mobile phone contact — “nomophobia” — is extremely common among… Read more »

Study suggests meditation-relaxation therapy may offer escape from the terror of sleep paralysis

From the University of Cambridge press release: Sleep paralysis — a condition thought to explain a number of mysterious experiences including alleged cases of alien abduction and demonic night-time visits… Read more »

Study suggests ADHD-like behavior helps spur entrepreneurial activity

From the University of Central Florida press release: Many people have experienced a few nights of bad sleep that resulted in shifting attention spans, impulsive tendencies and hyperactivity the next… Read more »

Study links poor sleep with higher risk of teenage depression

From the University of Reading press release: Teenagers who experience very poor sleep may be more likely to experience poor mental health in later life, according to a new study…. Read more »

Study links bedtime media use to less sleep in children who struggle to self-regulate behaviour

From the Arizona State University press release: For some children, screen time before bed translates to less sleep. According to a study from the Arizona State University Department of Psychology,… Read more »