Good Night's Sleep Puts Colds to Bed

Title: Good Night's Sleep Puts Colds to Bed
Category: Health News
Created: 1/13/2009
Last Editorial Review: 1/13/2009 Continue reading ...

In my last blog we discussed at length the different stages of sleep, namely non-REM and REM, the biological need for sleep to stay alive, and started discussing what some researchers believe may be the function of some portions of non-REM sleep.  We reviewed how there is some evidence linking declarative memory (memory of facts and figures) to slow wave sleep and procedural memory (the ability to perform tasks like riding a bike or playing... Continue reading ...

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”   - Anne Bradstreet, British poet   It’s that time of the year again.  Especially for those of us not fortunate enough to live in warmer climes- the winter is coming.  As we all know, along with the season comes shorter days and longer nights.  Some of us may... Continue reading ...

Title: Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Category: Health News
Created: 1/9/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/9/2009 Continue reading ...

In my last blog we were reviewing the fundamental question of why we sleep.  We left off trying to sort out the level of activity of the brain and body during different stages of sleep (i.e. Non-REM and REM).    During non-REM the body and brain are at their most relaxed state.  Ironically, most people think of REM as deep sleep, but actually during REM the level of brain activity resembles the awake state.  Our most... Continue reading ...