Tag: Sleep

Study suggests that 9 hours of sleep a day may not optimise academic performance in high schoolers

From the BYU press release: Whether or not you know any high school students that actually get nine hours of sleep each night, that’s what federal guidelines currently prescribe. A… Read more »

Study suggests sleep can preserve and enhance unpleasant emotional memories

From the University of Massachussetts Amherst press release: A recent study by sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the first to suggest that a person’s emotional response… Read more »

When babies awake: New study shows surprise regarding important hormone level

From the University of Georgia press release by Philip Williams: Cortisol may be the Swiss Army knife of hormones in the human body-just when scientists think they understand what it… Read more »