Poor Sleep and Your Smartphone

If you’re habitually scrolling through your tablet or smartphone before you go to bed, you might want to rethink that. Researchers at the University of Houston College of Optometry, in a study published in Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, found that blue light emitted from those devices could contribute to the high prevalence of reported sleep… Continue reading Poor Sleep and Your Smartphone

Everyone Eats Fast Food – Even Rich People

The commonly held belief that only poor people eat fast food is a myth, according to researchers. Investigators from the Ohio State University and the University of Michigan-Dearborn reached that conclusion after conducting a new nationwide study of young baby boomers. Results showed that middle-income Americans were most likely to eat fast food, although the… Continue reading Everyone Eats Fast Food – Even Rich People

Memory Loss Linked to Poor Sleep

A lack of sleep among older people elevates risk of memory loss as well as a number of physical and mental disorders, according to new research. UC Berkeley researchers published their conclusion in the journal Neuron. “Nearly every disease killing us in later life has a causal link to lack of sleep,” said the article’s… Continue reading Memory Loss Linked to Poor Sleep