Author: Rose Rimler

Doctor Takes on Sleep Questions

In a piece for the Atlantic, medical writer James Hamblin takes on some common questions about sleep like “How much sleep do I actually need?” and “Can I train myself to need less sleep?” Since my...

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Many Elite Athletes Don’t Sleep Well

Researchers in the UK conducted a metastudy to find out what we know about the sleeping habits of top athletes, reports the Huffington Post. The researchers focused on symptoms of insomnia, which is characterized by trouble...

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GI Trouble? Consider Fragmented Sleep

A professor of medicine in Virginia recently wrote an editorial on Medscape.com encouraging other doctors to consider fragmented sleep as a possible explanation for GI discomfort and other complaints. Sleep is very critical here...

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