Sleepy drivers increase road death toll
Researchers say that driving when sleepy increases the risk of a car crash resulting in serious injury or death by eight times.A team at the University of Auckland studied 500 drivers and passengers admitted to hospital, or who had died, between 1999 and 2000.// A furthe r400 drivers using the region's roads in the same period were used as a control group. Drivers reporting sleepiness...Children With ADHD May Just Be Sleepy
Researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Sleep Laboratory had reported that children who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may need more sleep than others instead of drugs // to cure them of their problem. ADHD is considered an issue of over alertness and nervousness, with affected children being fidgety and over stimulated. Yet, the...Sleepy After A Heavy Lunch? Here's Why
University of Manchester researchers have found out why people tend to nap after a heavy lunch. When people are hungry, there is a lack of glucose// and nerve cells in the brain send signals that keep a person alert. However after lunch there is an influx of glucose, which prevents the nerve cells from sending alert signals and hence people feel droopy. The University of Manchester tea...Start School Later in the Morning, Say Sleepy Teens
A survey of sleep-deprived teens finds they think that a later start time for school and tests given later in the school day would result in better grades . The survey of 280 high school students confirmed what most parents with a teenager know: they are not getting enough sleep. More sleep would translate into improved academic performance, according to the teens questioned. They a...Reason Behind Sleepy Feeling During Sickness Found
Researchers have found that the immune protein - tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is the reason why people feel sleepy while sick . The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by Thomas Birchler at the University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland. The protein was known to set off inflammation in response to infection and some chronic diseases like rheum...