Sleep

Activity trackers may overestimate sleep time

Wearable activity trackers that promise to monitor physical activity, sleep and other behaviours may be good at counting steps but bad at measuring sleep, says a new study.

Dec 28, 2015, 21:13 PM IST

Simple ways to get rid of Migraine pain

Zee Media Bureau/Irengbam Jenny

New Delhi: Migraine headaches are the most common and painful things that a person can experience.

Dec 23, 2015, 16:29 PM IST

Why dieting helps you get sounder sleep

You may want to switch to a healthier diet as a recent study has suggested that weight loss through diet changes can improve sleep at any body weight.

Dec 17, 2015, 23:40 PM IST

Have sleep problems? Drink a glass of milk taken from cows at night!

According to researchers, milk collected during night time has high amounts of tryptophan and melatonin, supplements proven to aid sleep and reduce anxiety.

Dec 16, 2015, 19:40 PM IST

Lack of sleep can make you feel grumpy: Study

Do you know what lack of sleep can do to you?

Dec 10, 2015, 14:36 PM IST

Lack of sleep can make your emotions go haywire

This is a bad news for adults who get less than six hours of sleep in night.

Dec 09, 2015, 14:06 PM IST

Sleeping on the right side of bed makes us grumpy: Study

It's better to sleep on the left side of the bed if we want to get the day off to a good start, according to the findings of a survey.

Nov 26, 2015, 12:03 PM IST

Sleeping for eight hours can enhance memory

A new study suggests that sleep after new learning activities may help improve memory.

Nov 25, 2015, 12:02 PM IST

Get eight-hour sleep to enhance memory

Do you want to better remember new names and faces? Go, hit the sack. According to researchers, people are better at remembering faces and names if they get eight-hour sound sleep after seeing those faces and names for the first time.

Nov 24, 2015, 13:16 PM IST

Sleep-deprived life is `kidney-buster`, indeed

The researchers found that women sleeping less than 5 hours per night had a 65 percent increased likelihood of experiencing a rapid decline in kidney function compared with women sleeping 7 to 8 hours per night, after controlling for various factors.

Nov 16, 2015, 13:38 PM IST

Can't sleep? Blame your phone

The study concluded that there was a clear trend for new devices to be bigger, brighter, have higher levels of contrast and emit more blue light.

Nov 15, 2015, 16:14 PM IST

Better sleep, tai chi cut inflammation

Insomnia, one of the most common sleep disorders, is associated with increased risk for depression, medical comorbidities, and mortality.

Nov 07, 2015, 10:17 AM IST

Less sleep may affect kidney

Shorter sleep duration can lead to a more rapid decline in kidney function, says a new study.

Nov 06, 2015, 16:49 PM IST

Lack of sleep ups diabetes risk

Lack of sleep reduces the body's sensitivity to insulin, impairing the ability to regulate blood sugar and increasing the risk of diabetes, the researchers explained.

Nov 06, 2015, 11:30 AM IST

Masculinity, energy drink use, sleep problems linked

Energy drinks have grown in popularity for many Americans, but there is growing concern about the health risks of consuming them in large quantities.

Nov 05, 2015, 11:06 AM IST

Increased sleep, chronic short sleep linked to diabetes in women

The researchers found that chronically sleeping six hours or less per day as well as increases in sleep duration of more than two hours per day were associated with modest increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Nov 03, 2015, 10:17 AM IST

Five simple tips for reducing forgetfulness!

Here are a few tips that can help sharpen your memory and reduce forgetfulness.

Nov 02, 2015, 22:17 PM IST

Lack of sleep may zap cell growth, brain activity

Although the research was conducted in plants, the concepts may well translate to humans, according the researchers.

Oct 31, 2015, 15:41 PM IST

Sleep interruptions not good for your mood

It was also found that the forced awakening group had shorter periods of deep, slow-wave sleep and that interrupted sleep affected different domains of positive mood; it reduced not only energy levels, but also feelings of sympathy and friendliness.

Oct 31, 2015, 13:44 PM IST