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☆ Why fighting the urge to sleep may be bad for our health
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +17 min

What happens when we sleep Sleep itself has cycles, in which the brain and body move through phases, marked by varying brain activity. Moving into REM sleep A region in the upper brainstem kickstarts the move into REM sleep. Waking up After cycling through non-REM and REM sleep around 4 to 5 times, the basal forebrain and other structures receive signals to start exiting sleep. Then we transition back to lighter sleep, into REM sleep and back down again, and so on until we wake up. Tips for better sleep Good sleep habits can contribute to better sleep, studies have found.

More young children are getting sick from inadvertently eating marijuana edibles, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics. Eating too much can lead to serious health problems in young children, including confusion, hallucinations, fast heart rate and vomiting, experts said. Nearly a quarter of the children were admitted to the hospital, 8.1% of whom who needed intensive care, the study found. Wang called for regulation of how marijuana manufacturers can advertise their products, including regulations that ensure the advertising doesn't appeal to children. Osterhoudt went a step further: "The safest thing for a parent of young children to do would be not to bring edible THC products into their homes."

☆ Pain relief from marijuana may come from believing it helps, study says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A 2020 study, for example, found using marijuana before entering the hospital for a surgical procedure made pain during recovery significantly worse. In fact, the optimistic attitude generated by a placebo can be powerful enough to affect study results dramatically. A unique part of the study looked at the role of news and social media for the placebo effect in cannabis clinical trials, Jensen said. Researchers found positive media coverage after each of the cannabis clinical trials, even when the study results were less than spectacular, she said. “I don’t think you can explain the placebo effect or blame it on social media.

☆ Poor sleep can make you prickly. Here’s what to do
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Develop a sleep debt from those worries, and you’ll pay a price in your ability to think, plan and manage your emotions. “Sleep debt, also called a sleep deficit, is the difference between the amount of sleep someone needs and the amount they actually get,” said sleep specialist Dr. Raj Dasgupta, an associate professor of clinical medicine at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine. Research has found many people have little idea how much poor sleep has affected their mood and coping skills, said Dr. Bhanu Prakash Kolla, a sleep medicine specialist in the Center for Sleep Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Loss of sleep can directly affect your ability to control emotions and manage expectations, said Dr. Bhanu Prakash Kolla of the Mayo Clinic. “Sleep medications are seldom the solution for chronically poor sleep and impaired daytime functioning,” he said.

☆ Turkey isn’t the reason you’re sleepy – really
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The US Department of Agriculture recommends planning for one pound of turkey meat per person when preparing a holiday meal. “Tryptophan from turkey is unlikely to enter the brain and make enough serotonin to make us sleepy,” Malin said. “Turkey doesn’t really make us sleepy,” Knutson said. “Remember all the delicious side dishes surrounding the center piece of turkey, such as sweet potato pie, casseroles and yummy desserts,” he said. “Alcohol slows down your brain and relaxes your muscles so after a few drinks you’ll likely feel sleepy.”

☆ Does turkey make you sleepy? Here's what causes your food coma
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Why we feel sleepy after a big Thanksgiving mealSerotonin is one of the “feel-good” hormones, which can calm and relax the body. The US Department of Agriculture recommends planning for 1 pound of turkey meat per person when preparing a holiday meal. “Tryptophan from turkey is unlikely to enter the brain and make enough serotonin to make us sleepy,” Malin said. “These tasty dishes contain a high amount of carbohydrates, which also contribute to post-meal sleepiness.”Another reason you feel sleepy after a meal is a change in blood flow from the head to the digestive system. “Alcohol slows down your brain and relaxes your muscles, so after a few drinks you’ll likely feel sleepy.”

Persons: ”, Raj Dasgupta, Steven Malin, ” Malin, Kristen Knutson, ” Knutson, ” Overeating, Dasgupta, ” Dasgupta Organizations: CNN, University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine, National Library of Medicine, Rutgers University, Adobe Stock, US Department of Agriculture, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine Locations: New Jersey, Turkey

☆ How to save your sleep from the holidays
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“You will enjoy the holidays more if you can protect your sleep time — and you may actually get more done if you aren’t tired and inefficient from sleep deprivation, she said. Watch your alcohol intakeWhile many of us believe that alcohol helps us fall asleep, it actually impairs sleep quality, Dasgupta said. “Remember, alcohol can make you fall asleep faster and sleep heavier during the first portion of the night. “Exercising improves sleep by reducing sleep onset, meaning it takes less time to fall asleep and decreases the amount of time you are lying in bed awake during the night,” Dasgupta said. “Studies have shown that exercise enables individuals with insomnia to fall asleep faster, sleep longer, and enjoy better sleep quality,” he said.

☆ At the Trump Org. trial, 3 jurors closed their eyes and appeared to briefly fall asleep during dense testimony about taxes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

During a morning of dense financial testimony, three jurors and one alternate closed their eyes. The apparent sleepiness hit as a state tax investigator described auditing CFO Allen Weisselberg. Jurors in the Trump Organization's ongoing criminal tax-fraud trial struggled to stay awake during dense financial testimony on Monday morning. Their eyes closed and their heads nodded forward — or, in one female juror's case, tilted backward — at points in the testimony. Prosecutors had called their final witness, a state tax investigator, to the stand to describe how he audited the company's former chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg.

☆ Sleep deprivation affects nearly half of American adults, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The analysis also found over 30% of adults reported an hour of sleep debt -— when you sleep less than your body needs — while nearly 1 in 10 adults had a sleep debt of two hours or more. “This is a well done study examining a very large and representative sample,” said Dr. Bhanu Prakash Kolla, a sleep medicine specialist in the Center for Sleep Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Social jet lagIn addition, nearly half of the adults in the study reported social jet lag – a bad fit between the sleep timing preferred by a person’s inner biological clock and the one dictated by society. Over 46% of the survey participants reported at least 1 hour of social jet lag, while 19.3% experienced at least 2 hours. Untreated social jet lag can have serious consequences, including insomnia, early waking or excessive sleepiness, daytime fatigue, difficulty concentrating, constipation or diarrhea and increased cortisol levels.

☆ Sleep may be just as important to heart health as diet and physical activity, research finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

In June, the American Heart Association added sleep duration to its cardiovascular health checklist, now called “Life’s Essential 8.” These science-based guidelines were created to help all Americans improve their heart health. Other research has also shown connections between short sleep and chronic diseases that could also hurt heart health. Those poor health behaviors also contribute to poor heart health. Poor sleep is also linked to a lower engagement in physical activity, Makarem said. So it is not a surprise that poor sleep would increase future heart disease risk,” Makarem added.

☆ Former Balderton and XAnge principals launch $146 million early-stage fund Resonance to back startups in sleepy European market
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Resonance, a new $146 million fund that will focus on early-stage startups, has launched in Paris. Former Balderton and XAnge principals Maxime Le Dantec and Alban Oudin established the fund. "The sleepiness of the market is our opportunity at the moment," Oudin told Insider. A new $146 million fund that will invest in early-stage European startups in areas like fintech, consumer tech, and B2B SaaS has launched in Paris. Resonance, founded by former Balderton and XAnge principals Maxime Le Dantec and Alban Oudin, has become the early-stage tech arm of French investment firm Otium Capital.

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