Monthly Archives: July 2011

Portishead on mission to keep fans awake at gigs

89152331Mercury Prize winners Portishead spoken of how they are making a concerted effort to ensure their fans don't drift off to sleep during their gigs over the summer. According to group creator Geoff Barrow, the trip-hop band are not playing a number of their songs live for fear of making their fans feel sleepy. Musical num...

Bed push aims to raise money for charity

76038235A local team of workers at one of the country's leading pharmacy companies is to undertake an epic 28-mile "crazy bed push" all in the name of charity. The Burton Mail revealed that operations manager Vince Cooke, along with 12 of his colleagues working at the local Boots warehouse, are hoping to raise a whopping £5,00...

Dementia risk 'elevated by fragmented sleep'

Dementia is a major issue facing the nation as a whole and a new study has found another reason why people may develop cognitive decline. Dr Luis de Lecea and his team at Stanford University looked into links between fragmented sleep patterns and dementia, discovering that it affects the ability to build memories. 200066596-001

Tips offered for sleeping over at a friend's house

200271390-001Whether you're best friends with someone or not, sleeping at someone's house requires decorum. Your sole focus should remain on being the best possible guest, says Reuters lifestyle reporter Anna Post. As such, the expert recommended a number of ways for you to be the perfect guest when sleeping in their guest b...

More sleep means less weight gain, says research

sb10063680as-001It could be the case that a simple change to sleep hygiene could lead to keeping weight gain at bay, new research has claimed. A new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition revealed that people who got very little sleep tended to eat more but didn't burn extra calories. Marie-Pierre St-Onge, ...

Crowne Plaza hotels employ "snore patrols"

stk84601corInternational hotel chain Crowne Plaza has announced that it has introduced "snore patrols" and "snore absorption rooms" at several hotels across the world, ensuring that its patrons are able to get plenty of rest. Crowne Plaza installed its first few "snore absorption" rooms at ten hotels around Europe and the M...

Top baby sleep tips discussed

74951773New and experienced parents alike will often find it difficult to get their baby to sleep. Luckily for them, there are a number of ways that the youngest members of the family can get good rest. According to the Independent Online, it's actually pretty easy once you establish a routine. Firstly, people should avoid usin...

Bed racing crosses Atlantic once again, hits Minneapolis

200512535-001While many people may not see their mattresses as a fast-moving platform, it certainly seems to be turning into one of the more popular means of transport. Last weekend (July 16th), racers in Minneapolis once again held a contest to see whose bed could get down the streets of Maple Grove in the quickest time. ...

Supersized beds ordered for London 2012 training camp

rbs2_48After a recent study revealed the importance of sleep for athletes, extra-long beds have reportedly been ordered to accommodate the Jamaican athletes attending the pre-London 2012 training camp at the University of Birmingham. According to an article in the Daily Telegraph, Games planners are making special preparations f...

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