Using a sleep tracking device? It may be having an adverse impact on your sleep!
The study shows that the increasingly popular devices "are unable to accurately discriminate stages of sleep."
Mar 05, 2017, 23:00 PM IST
The shortest sleeping mammals: African elephants sleep just two hours daily (Watch)
For the study, the team monitored two free-roaming African elephant matriarchs in Chobe National Park in Botswana for 35 days.
Mar 02, 2017, 14:14 PM IST
Having kids at home may mean less sleep for women
Researchers looked at age, race, education, marital status, number of children in the household, income, body mass index, exercise, employment and snoring as possible factors linked to sleep deprivation.
Feb 27, 2017, 10:51 AM IST
Are you a victim of inadequate sleep? Dietary prebiotics might help you out!
When beneficial bacteria digest prebiotic fiber, they not only multiply, improving overall gut health, but they also release metabolic byproducts.
Feb 25, 2017, 09:35 AM IST
Napping: Why you need to take a nap everyday, tips and tricks
A number of studies has shown that napping can help boost alertness, increase productivity and improve creativity.
Feb 22, 2017, 12:43 PM IST
Revealed – How air conditioner affects your health, sleep
As new study suggests that airflow from an air conditioner stimulates the human body while sleeping as it may increase the heart rate and impact sleep conditions even if the mean airflow velocity is lower than an insensible level.
Feb 17, 2017, 10:51 AM IST
Five simple things to do before going to bed - Watch
In this Video, we will share with you five simple things you can do before going to bed:
Feb 16, 2017, 15:16 PM IST
Regular naps may help toddlers learn language better
The findings showed that three-year-olds who napped within about an hour of learning a new verb performed better than those who stayed awake for at least five hours after learning, regardless of whether they were habitual nappers.
Feb 09, 2017, 12:02 PM IST
Need stress relief? Adopt these three simple healthy habits
Making few changes in your lifestyle such as, maintaining a healthy, balanced lifestyle habits is one of the best ways to find relief from stress.
Feb 09, 2017, 11:45 AM IST
Not losing weight? Watch out for these six common reasons
Losing weight is not that simple, in fact it involves or depends on a wide range of factors such as – diet, physical activity, stress, sleep habits - which can be controlled.
Feb 08, 2017, 10:20 AM IST
Trouble waking up in the morning? Useful tips, health benefits of early rising
But, rising early does provide many health benefits – from improving your physical and mental health to making you more productive and successful in life.
Feb 07, 2017, 10:26 AM IST
Several brain-based immune proteins may regulate sleep: Study
A new study reveals that sleep may be regulated in part by several brain-based immune proteins which could pave the way for new therapies to treat chronic sleep disorders and sleep disturbances secondary to other diseases.
Feb 03, 2017, 21:44 PM IST
Creative people face disturbed sleep: Study
Thirty undergraduate students participated in the study, half of whom were majoring only in art and half of whom were majoring only in the social sciences.
Jan 31, 2017, 00:38 AM IST
Sound sleep can make your immune system strong
The findings, published in the journal Sleep, showed that chronic short sleep shuts down programs involved in immune response of circulating white blood cells.
Jan 28, 2017, 11:53 AM IST
What is healthy sleep? Why it's important!
People who fall asleep within 30 minutes or less and wake up no more than once at night qualify for several health benefits associated with good sleep.
Jan 24, 2017, 15:57 PM IST
Yoga, exercise may not promote sleep in middle-aged women with hot flashes
The findings showed that neither yoga nor aerobic exercises had a statistically significant effect on objective measures of sleep duration or sleep quality.
Jan 24, 2017, 15:09 PM IST
Suffering from back pain? Try these simple tips to get relief from it!
Do you often suffer from back pain? Well, this is one of the irritating problem which most of us have experienced at some point.
Jan 23, 2017, 00:23 AM IST
Store sleep' before all-nighters to boost performance!
There are many consequences for not getting enough sleep, from driving performance (falling asleep at the wheel) to obesity, diabetes and increased risk of other diseases.
Jan 22, 2017, 17:46 PM IST
Working 9 to 9? Here are 7 survival tips to stay healthy, succeed in career
Dr Gowri Kulkarni shares a few tips that can help you stay healthy as well as achieve a successful career.
Jan 19, 2017, 15:57 PM IST
Research shows teens losing sleep over social media
Researchers at Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) in the UK also found that girls are much more likely to access their social media accounts during the night than boys.
Jan 18, 2017, 00:24 AM IST
