Category: Sleep
Circadian rhythm.
Nighttime exposure to artificial light disrupts melatonin levels in the body which may stimulate the growth of breast tumors. (via)
Post date: Monday, June 19th, 2006.
SLEEPTRACKER.
Wristwatch that monitors body signals during sleep and wakes you when you’re most alert. (via)
Post date: Friday, June 9th, 2006.
Triple talaq.
Muslim couple forced to separate after the husband dreams of divorce.
Post date: Tuesday, March 28th, 2006.
StopSnor.
Ring that massages a pressure point in the pinky on the left hand and helps stop snoring. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, March 1st, 2006.
Prolonged insomnia.
Vietnamese man has not slept since 1973. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, February 14th, 2006.
Orexin-RA-1.
Drug that increases dreaming during sleep with a side effect of weight loss. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, February 7th, 2006.
Schlafgras.
Sleeping grass: ‘personalized nap landscape‘. (via)
Post date: Thursday, February 2nd, 2006.
Short wavelength light.
Researchers find that exposure to blue light improves alertness and reduces fatigue .
Post date: Wednesday, February 1st, 2006.
Quantum Sleeper.
Bulletproof bed that protects you from terrorist attacks, stalkers, and natural disasters. (via)
Post date: Thursday, October 20th, 2005.
Sleep ain’t cheap.
Nap for 70 cents a minute at the Mall of America in Minneapolis.
Post date: Friday, August 26th, 2005.
Up all night.
Woman has to rough-up her husband to get him to stop snoring.
Post date: Friday, June 17th, 2005.
Learning to fly.
Sleepwalking man lucky to be alive after walking off of his roof.
Post date: Thursday, June 16th, 2005.