Archive for the ‘Sleep Disorders’ Category

Alternative treatment needed for insomniacs

Monday, January 30th, 2012

According to researchers, sleeping tablets are more trouble than they’re worth and can even cause additional problems. We are a nation of troubled sleepers with one in four of us reporting dissatisfaction with our sleeping patterns, and one in 10 suffering from a diagnosed sleeping disorder. The nation-wide preoccupation with insomnia is, according to experts, read more »

Nine hours of sleep is the minimum requirement for primary pupils, reveals study

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

According to research carried out by the Autonomous University of Barcelona, children who sleep for between nine and eleven hours each night are likely to be better learners than peers who receive less sleep. The study revealed that children who had less than nine hours sleep stood a higher risk of struggling at school compared read more »