sleep deprivation

The importance of more sleep for Dad, and a better diet, too

Daria Mironova

On this episode, program host Dr. Joe Sirven examines the effect of sleep deprivation and a poor diet on the health of fathers.

A new study from Florida International University found a link between teens sleeping four or fewer hours each night and their likelihood of carrying handguns.

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FIU Study: Sleep-Deprived Teens More Likely To Carry Handguns, Even To School

Jessica Bakeman

Sleep-deprived adolescents are more likely to carry handguns, even to school, according to new research from Florida International University. FIU...

More Americans have been getting less than seven hours of sleep a night in the past several years, especially in professions such as health care.

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Working Americans Are Getting Less Sleep, Especially Those Who Save Our Lives

Patti Neighmond

The number of workers getting less than seven hours of sleep a night is rising. Stress and our culture of constant connection may be to blame.

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Sleep Scientist Warns Against Walking Through Life 'In An Underslept State'

Terry Gross

"Human beings are the only species that deliberately deprive themselves of sleep for no apparent gain," says sleep scientist Matthew Walker.

Dominic D'Agostino (far left) and his fellow "aquanauts" pose outside the Aquarius Reef Base habitat, where the researchers' support team join them.

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USF Professor Joins NASA Research At The Bottom Of The Ocean

Mark Schreiner

Sixty feet beneath the water’s surface in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary sits one of the world’s three undersea research laboratories. And...

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Teen Night Owls Struggle To Learn And Control Emotions At School

Rob Stein

Findings provide new evidence pushing back school start times, to let adolescents sleep and wake up when it's more natural, researchers say. It's going to bed late that creates problems.

Nearly 90% of high school students report getting less than the 8.5-9+ hours of sleep doctors say they need.

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The Health Case For Starting High School Later

Rowan Moore Gerety

At the start of the school day, Rory Feinberg says "all anyone talks about is how tired they are."

"In the past 3 months, how often did you feel very tired or exhausted? Would you say never, some days, most days, or every day?" the CDC asked. People who said they were tired or exhausted on most days or every day were categorized as often feeling very tired or exhausted. Those percentages and error bars are plotted by age.

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Annals Of The Obvious: Women Way More Tired Than Men

Scott Hensley

More women than men said they felt very tired or exhausted most days or every day when government surveyors asked them. Overall, about 15 percent of women said they were worn out compared with 10 percent of the men.