Pregnant women can cut down their risk of stillbirth by sleeping on their left side, suggest New Zealand researchers. Women sleeping on their back or right side during the advanced stages of their pregnancy could face a greater risk of stillbirth. The risk increases twofold in the last 3 months compared with women sleeping on [...] Read more…
A cool head could be just the thing for a good night’s sleep. Doctors have developed a cap containing tubes of cooled water that soothes over-active minds, letting the wearer to disconnect and get some quality shut eye. US researchers have discovered that insomniacs fell asleep quickly & had a restful night after wearing a special [...] Read more…
Excessive sleep or very little sleep tends to dull the brain in middle-aged people. Men and women who shift from sleeping 6-8 hours every night to sleeping more or less at the onset of middle-age score lower on practically every cognitive function test. The magnitude of this mental decline is equivalent to 4-7 years of aging. [...] Read more…
