A new report published by UK charity the Mental Health Foundation has reinforced how important it is for workers to get a good night's sleep.
The Sleeps Matters report found that up to a third of the population currently suffers from insomnia, and that those who have problems sleeping are three times more likely to strug...
Lack of sleep impacting businesses
A new report published by UK charity the Mental Health Foundation has reinforced how important it is for workers to get a good night's sleep.
The Sleeps Matters report found that up to a third of the population currently suffers from insomnia, and that those who have problems sleeping are three times more likely to strug...
The UK charity, The Mental Health Foundation, has launched a major campaign to raise awareness of the importance of sleep for the mental health of the nation.
The Sleep Matters report, featuring data from the largest ever survey of the nation's sleep, has revealed a startling impact of poor sleep on health and wellbeing....
If there are two things us Brits love its snuggling up in our beds, and spending time with pets. However, it’s best not to combine them according to new advice.
In an article in the February 2011 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases scientists from California claim that letting your pet sleep in your b...
Parents understand the importance of sleep for their child’s development and wellbeing and most strive to put their kids to bed at a reasonable hour each night.
A new study has found a link between lack of sleep and unhealthy bodyweight, giving parents an additional motivation to get their child in a ro...
Students are often warned against staying up late to study the night before an exam, but new research suggests that having a nap after a good study sesh can help you remember what you’ve learnt.
Research by the University of Lubeck recently published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, reveals the brain stores informat...
Workers in the US are resorting to taking cheeky naps in the office because they aren’t getting a good enough night’s rest according to a recent poll.
In a survey of 1,000 people carried out by Braun Research for Philips Consumer Lifestyle, nearly one quarter of employees admitted to trying to get some shut eye in t...
Ricky Martin has been giving advice to new father Elton John on the importance of getting enough sleep as a parent.
Elton and his partner David Furnish welcomed their first child, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, on Christmas Day.
The 39-year-old Puerto Rican pop star is openly gay, and is father to two-year...
It seems that even celebrities recognise the importance of sleep. It is reported in a recent Now! article that Cheryl Cole’s New Year’s resolution is to ‘have more sleep’.
Cheryl can enjoy her snooze time in her recently purchased £400,000 condo in LA. BBF Derek Hough, 25-year-old dancer, bought the state-of-the...
Researchers at Colorado University’s Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory have quantified the amount of energy lost during a night of sleep deprivation.
They found that missing just one night of sleep burns roughly 135 calories, the equivalent of two slices of bread or a 225ml glass of semi-skimmed milk. Puttin...
A US study has found that adults who take one of the world’s most prescribed sleeping pills are at greater risk of having a night time fall or injuring themselves.
The study carried out by the University of Colorado at Boulder found that adults who had taken popular sleeping drug zolpidem suffered from...
