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Sleeper Fact # 25

Sleeping directly after learning something new will improve your ability to remember it effectively.

Source:

Memory for Semantically Related and Unrelated Declarative Information: The Benefit of Sleep, The Cost of Wake

by

Jessica D. Payne, Matthew A. Tucker, Jeffrey M. Ellenbogen, Erin J. Wamsley, Matthew P. Walker, Daniel L. Schacter, Robert Stickgold

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Sleeper Fact # 24

In a study of orthopedic surgical residents, it is estimated that fatigue may increase the risk of medical error by 22% overall compared with historical cases.

Source:

Surgeon FatigueA Prospective Analysis of the Incidence, Risk, and Intervals of Predicted Fatigue-Related Impairment in Residents

Frank McCormick, MD; John Kadzielski, MD; Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, MPH; Brady Evans, BS; James H. Herndon, MD, MBA; Harry E. Rubash, MD

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Sleeper Fact # 23

33% of those who drink 4 or more caffeinated beverages daily are designated at risk for sleep apnea.

Source: National Sleep Foundation

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Sleeper Fact # 21

Men are more likely than women to drive while drowsy (56% vs. 45%) and are almost twice as likely as women to fall asleep while driving (22% vs. 12%).

Source: National Sleep Foundation via drowsydriving.org

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Sleeper Fact # 19

Sleep apnea is associated with increased cancer mortality.

Source: 

Sleep disordered breathing and cancer mortality: results from the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study

by 

F. Javier Nieto, 

Paul E Peppard, 

Terry Young, 

Laurel Finn, 

Khin Mae Hla and 

Ramon Farré

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Sleeper Fact # 19

When you don’t get enough rest, your bodies release extra cortisol, the “stress hormone.” Too much cortisol breaks down the collagen in your skin—the substance that keeps it smooth and elastic.

Source: Lisa Collier Cool / Yahoo Health

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Sleeper Fact # 18

Ten per cent of snorers have sleep apnoea, a disorder which causes sufferers to stop breathing up to 300 times a night and significantly increases the risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke.

Source: Australia's National Sleep Research Project

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Sleeper Fact # 17

The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes during a rocking chair marathon. The record holder reported hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech and memory and concentration lapses.

Source: Australia's National Sleep Research Project