Article: EVEN NIGHT OWLS CAN LEARN TO GET GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP

Article: Sleep
Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence;      700+ words ...Sleep Definition Sleep is a biological imperative critical to the maintenance of mental and ... activity during which the organism slows down and repairs itself. The sleep cycle involves two distinct phases that alternate cyclically from light ...

Article: To sleep or not to sleep: the ecology of ...
BMC Ecology;  May 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... variation in the duration of sleep. In mammals, for example ... Chaetophractus villous ) can sleep up to 20 hours per day [6 ... giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis ) sleeps for only two hours per day ... exhibit variation in the timing of sleep throughout the day. One obvious ...

Sleep apnea.(Adult Health Advisor 2007)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Clinical Reference Systems;  May 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... will be measured while you sleep. The study will help determine if the movement of air slows during sleep or if your air movement stops ... change the brain chemistry and help muscle tone increase during sleep * pacemakers that sense when ...

Dictionary definition: sleep
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English;      700+ words ... ... she thought it wise to let him sleep off his hangover. ∎ ... known as the city that never sleeps. ∎  poetic ... peace in death; lie buried: he sleeps beneath the silver birches ... could do something in one's sleep inf. one regards something ...

Article: Sleep problems of parents of typically developing children ...
Journal of Genetic Psychology;  September 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION (2004), children in the United States and their parents are not getting enough sleep (see also National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, 2003). Researchers have indicated ...

Article: The sleep connection: poor sleep can hurt more than ...
Vibrant Life;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... half (43 percent) say their sleep problems interfere with daily ... there are treatments for most sleep problems. But first you need ... simple lifestyle changes will help ensure adequate rest. But if ... million Americans suffering from a sleep disorder such as sleep apnea ...

Article: Sleep Well, Your Life May Depend on it - Central ...
Business Wire;  December 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ...CHICAGO -- Sleep disorders are one of the most significant medical problems ... have. An estimated 15 million Americans have obstructive sleep apnea and many individuals have other sleep disorders as well. Sleep apnea is the most serious sleep ...