sleep

Losing TONGUE fat could help treat sleep apnea, study suggests

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Loud snoring from sleep apnea may be caused by having a fat tongue, new research suggests.  Scientists have long known that losing weight can help the condition, but now they know why. University of Pennsylvania researchers say it explains why losing weight reduces the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): by trimming fat down from … Read more

Sleep is vital for teenagers’ mental and physical development, experts tell parents

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Parents should set strict bedtimes for teenagers right up until the age of 18, sleep experts say. Getting enough sleep in the teenage years is vital for mental and physical development. Yet increasingly independent teens, equipped with smartphones and computer games, are staying up deep into the night in what experts call an ‘epidemic of … Read more

Taylor Swift’s sleep eating condition, explained

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Taylor Swift doesn’t want to eat in the middle of the night – but she does while she’s asleep, the singer revealed Wednesday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.  She seems to suffer from a sleep-related eating disorder, an unusual condition that rouses her from bed and steers her involuntarily to the fridge where she is … Read more