A new study published this week has identified a link between sleep duration and some of the world’s biggest killer diseases – obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The study published in Social Science & Medicine has found that 7-8 hours of sleep per night is ideal and anything less or... Read on ›
Monthly Archives: August, 2010
Not enough (and too much) sleep linked to obesity, diabetes and heart disease
August 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Posted in Insomnia Information, Science, Sleep News | Tagged: insomnia, Science, sleep, study
Nine years of sleep visualised
August 9th, 2010 | No Comments
A gentleman called Dominic Szablewski from PhobosLab has plotted his sleep pattern over the past 9 years – by analysing when his computer was connected to the web. “For the last ten years or so, I used to turn on my PC when I came home from school or work and shut it... Read on ›
Posted in Interesting..., Science, Sleep News, Sleep in Culture
Talking squirrels
August 9th, 2010 | No Comments
From the excellent xkcd:
Posted in Interesting..., Sleep in Culture | Tagged: cartoon, deprivation, funny, insomnia, sleep
Art, trifles and pseudo-science at the Serpentine Sleepover
August 4th, 2010 | 1 Comment
Last Friday night the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London was taken over for an all-night programme of sleep culture and science. Sleepio went along to check it out. As darkness fell, a mob descended on the big red tent with a simple aim: to explore what sleep – and the lack... Read on ›
Posted in Interesting..., Sleep in Culture | Tagged: art, insomnia, Insomnia Information, sleep, sleep art, Sleep News
Weekend sleep-ins are good for your health
August 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
We all love a lie-on on the weekends and now you’ve got a real excuse to do it – it’s vital to your health! According to a report by GMTV, sleeping is more than just a luxury to be indulged on weekends. It is actually essential in order to catch up... Read on ›
Posted in Science, Sleep News | Tagged: sleep, Sleep News
