Poor sleep tied to excess pounds in children

Overweight children tend to sleep less than their thinner peers, spending less time in the "dream" stage of sleep in particular, according to a study published Monday. More at...

Suggestions for more comfortable rest More at...

Sleep tends to help people better remember aspects of a negative event while allowing memory of background information to fade, researchers have found. More at...

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It's that time of year again and all over the nation, schools are back in session. Suddenly it all hits you - school, homework, maybe a job, dating, family, sports, and on and on. How on earth can you fit it all in?   Did you notice anything missing in the above list? Right! Sleep. Unfortunately, that one commodity is also often missing from a teen's life. Maybe not entirely, but the majority of teens don't get the hours of sleep they... More at...