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
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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