Tag Archives: insomnia

Non-depressed individuals with insomnia have double the risk of developing future depression

March 8th, 2011 | No Comments

Depression and poor sleep are known to be strongly related, and until relatively recently insomnia has tended to be viewed as secondary to depressed mood. It has been documented however, that poor sleep can also pre-date the onset of depression, hinder response to treatments for depression, and remain long after... Read on ›

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Brief Behavioural Treatment Improves Chronic Sleep Disturbance in Elderly Adults

February 17th, 2011 | No Comments

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have recently published a study detailing the benefits of a behavioural intervention in improving sleep in older adults. The study team, led by Dr. Dan Buysse, randomly allocated 79 elderly patients with chronic insomnia (including those with insomnia and other co-occurring medical and psychiatric illness)... Read on ›

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Mental Health Foundation report reveals impact of poor sleep on health and happiness

January 27th, 2011 | 1 Comment

A new study released by the Mental Health Foundation and based on figures from our Great British Sleep Survey, shows that up to 30% of Brits suffer from insomnia. While sleep problems are often considered a “minor irritation”, this report highlights that sleep disorders put sufferers at significantly greater risk of developing... Read on ›

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Sleepio’s Prof Espie answers your questions in The Guardian live Q&A

January 26th, 2011 | No Comments

Got a burning question about sleep? Sleepio’s Professor Colin Espie knows a thing or two about the subject…and now you’ve got the chance to ask him yourself. Going to miss the chat? Take the Great British Sleep Survey to get a tailored sleep report from Sleepio & Professor Espie Prof Colin will be participating in... Read on ›

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Are you making these sleep mistakes?

December 29th, 2010 | No Comments

For some people, sleep just comes naturally and they have no problems.  For others, sleep can be a struggle and it takes a real effort to get enough.  If the latter sounds like your situation, here are the sleep mistakes you need to avoid… We recently came across this article which... Read on ›

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Risk of early grave for men that can’t sleep

September 15th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Some frightening news for male insomnia sufferers – you are 4 times more likely to die young than men that sleep well. In a recently published study at Pennsylvania State College in the US, 741 men with an average age of 50 were monitored over a 14 year time period.  At... Read on ›

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Not enough (and too much) sleep linked to obesity, diabetes and heart disease

August 12th, 2010 | No Comments

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 ›

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Talking squirrels

August 9th, 2010 | No Comments

From the excellent xkcd:

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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 ›

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Worried about your weight? You need a good night’s sleep.

July 6th, 2010 | No Comments

We all know a balanced diet and exercise are essential in maintaining a healthy weight, but now women need to add plenty of sleep to that list as well. New research published in the International Journal of Obesity shows females that don’t sleep well are more likely to gain weight than... Read on ›

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