National Sleep Foundation (NSF) Creates Sleep Shop, the One-Stop Place for Patient and Doctor Sleep Supplies
Arlington, VA, October 2, 2012 – The National Sleep Foundation, a 501(c)3 charitable, educational, and scientific not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving sleep health and safety, today announced the addition of a one-stop sleep shop to its website www.sleepfoundation.org. |
NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION LAUNCHES NEW INSIDE YOUR BEDROOM WEBSITE
Washington, DC, July 17, 2012—The National Sleep Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its new “Inside Your Bedroom, Use Your Senses!” website. It is the first site to use sleep science and the five senses to help people create their best individual sleep environment. |
Sleep deprivation effect on the immune system mirrors physical stress
Study looks at white blood cell counts following 29 hours of continual wakefulness Severe sleep loss jolts the immune system into action, reflecting the same type of immediate response shown during exposure to stress, a new study reports. |
Smoking, head injury, pesticide use may be risk factors for rare sleep disorder
Smoking, head injury, pesticide exposure, farming and less education may be risk factors for a rare sleep disorder that causes people to kick or punch during sleep, according to a study published in the June 27, 2012, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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