Tag: SLEEP

It's been said that today's teenagers are getting "junk sleep" thanks to their gadgets, with 30-percent of students indicating they only get four to seven hours' worth on an average night. Now, some researchers have examined the health implications of such limited sleep in a new study showing that sleepless teens were three-times more likely to have high blood pressure than those dozing for a ...

These are the lights that never go out. They blink, they flicker and they can be annoying as all heck. They are your gadget lights, and you'll find them everywhere. Just to name a few, you'll discover lights on your TV, stereo, alarm clock, cell phone, laptop and Internet router. They pay no mind to time of day or your sleep schedule -- wake up in the middle of the night, and you most likely ...

We've all heard of sleepwalkers -- people who wander the house (or neighborhood) at night completely unaware of what they're up to. There have been claims of other similarly motivated sleepers, too, like dozing drivers or even snoozing cooks, but a new supposed disorder has some experts crying foul: sleep texting, the act of sending text messages while asleep and without remembering a thing in the ...

When it's time to drag your groggy head out of sleepy land in the morning, what do you rely on: a classic beeping or blaring alarm clock, or your mobile phone's built-in alarm instead? More and more people are depending on the alarm functions on their phones, over a third of the respondents in a recent British poll, in fact. A more impressive-sized 71-percent of the respondents indicated that ...

Over the past couple of years, we've seen a number of automated systems that are designed to keep drivers awake. The latest and currently most advanced, from Toyota, uses cameras to monitor whether drivers' heads are up and their eyes are open. Start to doze off in the latest models from Lexus and an alarm will sound, which should help to save lives. However, it's not exactly what we'd call ...

There have been many claims and supposed findings about the impacts of electromagnetic radiation from cell phones and your health. So far, none of these studies have come up with hard proof that shows any real negative link. Now, a new study -- which found that the amount of radiation given off by a cell phone can disrupt your sleep -- is adding a little more gas to the fire, The study, which ...

Is your computer still on the fritz and that helpdesk worker you called a week ago still hasn't shown up? We know what's keeping him. A new online survey indicates that nearly half of IT workers have fallen asleep on the job. About the same number have kissed a co-worker -- on the job. That first statistic should be no surprise to any techie who has pulled an all-nighter or come in at an ...

Having trouble waking up in the morning? Your daily battle against the Zs might not be a function of being a bad or heavy sleeper, but could simply be that you're trying to wake up during a particularly deep moment of rest. The $149 SleepTracker wristwatch monitors your nightly sleep cycles and wakes you up in the morning during an optimal moment of light sleep, which, according to the ...

Teenagers can sometimes be a miserable bunch. According to British researchers, that may have something to do with a lack of quality sleep. The culprit of this "junk sleep?" Electronics, of course. According to a survey done by The Sleep Council, a full 30 percent of children between 12 and 16 years old only get 4-7 hours of sleep a night as opposed to the recommended 8-9. Almost 25 percent ...

If you have problems sleeping, you may want to think about packing up and moving to Japan. No, we're not encouraging you drink yourself to sleep with Sake every night, rather it's a new experimental system from Panasonic that may make your life a lot more restful. Dubbed the Sleep Assist system, it's a series of sensors and controllers that work to assure a gentle night's sleep. The system ...

When it comes to daytime dozing-off, what gear could you possibly need other than a whiskey flask and a pair of those glasses with open eyes painted on them? It's funny you should ask, because the sleep lovers at Oh Gizmo have put together a roundup of the five best napping inventions of all time. We're not going to give it all away, but we couldn't resist showing you this guy drooling on ...