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U.S. adults underestimate time slept

16 Oct 2007
NewsDaily, 16.10.07 U.S. adults overestimate how much they sleep when compared to measures by a sleep test, a study found. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, found self-reports of total sleep times tend... more»

Pulling the plug on wasteful lighting

10 Oct 2007
BBC News, 10.10.07 Once the symbol for inspiration or a eureka moment, the incandescent lightbulb has taken on a whole new iconic status - that of public enemy number one in the battle against climate change. In a speech to the... more»

The SAD truth about those winter blues

25 Sep 2007
The Daily Mail, 25th Sept 2007 More people than ever say they suffer from seasonal depression, but some experts now believe it's little more than hypochondria. So who's right? When Eva Nahlik arrived back in Britain after living... more»

Chemical clue sheds light on winter depression

19 Sep 2007
NewScientist.com The brains of people with seasonal depression may be too efficient at bundling away a key chemical, a new study suggests. The finding in people with (SAD) backs the prevailing theory about the biochemical causes of... more»

NIH grant supports research to study links between lighting, sleep, psychosocial Stress

11 Sep 2007
www.medicalnewstoday.com Scientists have long known that the human body runs like clockwork, guided by a circadian system that responds to daily patterns of light and darkness. Now a team of researchers is developing a personal device... more»

Children too wired for sleep

1 Sep 2007
Herald SunTECH-savvy teens are getting more screen time than slumber time, losing out on half an hour's sleep a night, research has found. A study that looked at the sleeping patterns of 28,000 children and teenagers confirmed young... more»

Genetic link between body clocks and blood pressure

31 Aug 2007
Physorg.comA region of DNA involved in the body's inbuilt 24 hour cycle (the circadian rhythm) is also involved in controlling blood pressure, report scientists from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics (WTCHG) at the University... more»