Sleep in General

The attached link is to an animated presentation about the Sleep Wake Cycles and how they are affected by age, shift work, caffeine, alcohol, and stress.

This presentation is located on the National Sleep Foundation web site.

Breaking News/Related Story: Short and Long Sleep Linked to Increased Risk for Diabetes, Insulin Resistance

Research based on the Sleep Heart Health study funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and conducted by lead author Dr. Daniel Gottlieb of Boston University Medical School was reported in this week's Archives of Internal Medicine, a publication of the American Medical Association. When compared to subjects who slept 7-8 hours per night, the study found that among 1,486 patients between the