If you're a loud snorer, you may have been on the receiving end of a few rude awakenings from your angry partner, and the issue may have even been the cause of a few arguments. Yet according to figures from MGM Advantage, your noisy problem could net you a bigger retirement income.
Those who suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea, which is a condition that causes loud snores, could receive almost £600 extra per year if they declare the condition when they come to buy an annuity - depending on the...
Does the thought of someone watching you while you sleep make you feel uneasy? Do you think that having your every movement analysed while you attempt to catch forty winks would leave you wide-eyed? But what if it was in the name of art….
Three Ibis hotels - in London, Berlin and Paris - are on the lookout for 40 volunteers to lie on a specially designed mattress and be sketched by a robotic arm as they sleep.
The mattresses will be covered in sensitive grids that measure heat, sound and press...
Missing a nap makes kids grumpy, doesn't it? Well, scientists who study sleep say next to nothing is known about how a sleep in the daytime impacts upon children's learning and behaviour.
But that could change, and teachers who see a daytime nap as vital for kids' development may soon have evidence to back them up. Neuroscientist Rebecca Spencer from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been awarded a five-year, $2 million grant (about £618,600) from the National Institute of Health's He...
According to a recent German study, smokers may enjoy less hours of sleep as well as a less beneficial amount of rest compared to non-smokers.
Out of approximately 1000 smokers surveyed, 17% said they got less than six hours of sleep per night compared to only 7% of non-smokers. Additionally, a lower percentage of non-smokers reported that they regularly endured poor sleep quality.
Using a questionnaire, the researchers at Charite Berlin medical school found that over a quarter of the smokers we...
When it comes to decorating a child's bedroom, you want the result to be fun, welcoming, and cheerful, but should you sacrifice longevity and your home's style to this end? Too often, this is just what a themed room requires: your little girl may love Disney princesses now, but will she feel the same in six months? Your son can't get enough of racing cars, but will this stand out from the country home style of your house like a sore thumb?
While decorating a themed bedroom can be a lot of fun, i...
More than 60 per cent of people questioned are disturbed by their partner's snoring, and more than half of those affected are woken up frequently each night because of it.
An online survey by The Daily Telegraph found that 70 per cent of the 1037 people questioned were married and 30 to 60 years old. This backs up research that shows snoring gets worse with age.
According to past research, twice as many men as women are liable to snore.
Dr David Hillman, Sleep Health Foundation chair, advises we...
Getting enough sleep can not only help you lose weight, it can help you maintain a healthy weight, according to a growing body of research.
Jean-Philippe Chaput, a specialist in preventive medicine who studies obesity in children at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario has discussed the role of sleep in weight maintenance along with his co-author Dr Angelo Tremblay from Laval University in Quebec City. Their commentary is published in the latest Canadian Medical Association Journal.
The ex...
Over the last 6-12 months, here at Storage Beds Direct, we have seen a huge jump in the sales of upholstered beds. Without doubt, popularity has now shifted to a bed upholstered in fabric, rather than leather - which were previously the biggest selling items on our website.
This type of bed is is now popular for two reasons - firstly, from a style point of view, trends have moved quickly this year in furniture design. At the moment, the soft, feminine look is in so a bed that is made o...
Behavioural training intended to help babies fall asleep more easily doesn't appear to harm them emotionally or developmentally in later years, although it doesn't benefit them long-term either, a recent study has found.
Of the 225 six-year-olds who were studied, those who were given sleep training as babies were no different, in terms of emotional health, to those who did not participate in the training.
The study, which was carried out by Australian researchers from The Royal Children's Hospit...
Stars In The Night – History's Most Famous Figures & Their Sleeping Patterns
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