According to the National Sleep Foundation‚ sixty percent of Americans have sleep deprivation‚ an outcome of today’s advanced technology. Improvements of the technology and realization of the imaginations offer people more choices to expend their limited amount of time: for example‚ cell phones‚ which are among the greatest inventions in the twenty-first century‚ let people listen to music‚ take pictures‚ and even watch TV shows. Because of those innumerable entertainment options‚ they leave their
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Jazmeen Floyd IB Biology March 9‚ y The genetic disorder I choose was Smith-Magenis syndrome which is a developmental disorder that affects many parts of the body. This disorder occurs when the chromosome 17 gets deleted which contains the retinoic acid-induced 1 (RAI1) gene or due to mutation of RAI1 .It happens spontaneously at conception‚ which means it is almost never inherited. Some of the major symptoms that are brought forward with this disorder Distinct facial features brachycephaly which means
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sleeping disorder called narcolepsy. It ’s challenging to live with and has no cure at this time (Dement and Vaughan 205). Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder caused by the brain ’s inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally. It is only diagnosed in one out of 2000 Americans (National Sleep Foundation). The main symptom is excessive and overwhelming daytime sleepiness. When I am supposed to be awake‚ my brain tells me I ’m tired. Even after adequate nighttime sleep‚ I still
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laugh‚ because it’s not that serious to me no more. I have two favorite situations that have happened to me in my lifetime. One of my funniest situations is last weekend when I went back home to Memphis and my second funniest moment‚ is when I was sleep one night one of my homeboys put mustard in my hand and made me rub my face. My last but not least favorite moment is when my little brother scared my grandma by acting like a ghost. First‚ Last weekend on Sept.14‚ 2013 me and some friends went back
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envionrment Surveyrs have consisntely linked sleep and exercise- One study by Urponen who assessed a random smaple of adults in Finlan‚ used open ended questions such as ‘Please state 3 habits that promote sleep’. What was found was : 1. Exercise was grasped as most important habit 33%men 30% female 2. Reading/Listening to music 14%men and 23%women 3. Sauna/Shower 9%men and 9% women 400 hospital and 400 outpatients‚ any habit that helps you sleep ? 1. >2 times per week‚ 83% listed
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occurrence for people to blame their miscalculated mistakes on the lack of sleep they obtained the night before. Typically when a person makes a small‚ often embarrassing‚ mistake the excuse that person will give is “I am running on no sleep”. Most people generally relate to this saying‚ and excuse small mistakes caused by lack of sleep because it is an occurrence that happens to almost every person. If the excuse “I am running on no sleep” is an accurate excuse‚ then therefore it must have some type of true
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snooze button every morning in order to wake up on time is more than likely‚ suffering from sleep deprivation. It is a problem that can cause harm to the body and personality. Some of the most common health issues a person will endure is cognitive deficiencies‚ hypertension and weight gain. It has even been argued that sleep deprivation can affect you just as much as being drunk. Unfortunately‚ with lack of sleep come many unwanted side effects‚ including impaired cognitive skills needed to function
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Probably‚ the most important advance in the history of sleep medicine was the discovery of sleep apnea in 1965. For years‚ specialists looked into obstruction sleep apnea (OSA) as a simple‚ intermittent closure of the upper airway; hence; early treatments focused mainly on eliminating airway obstruction. Sleep apnea is a breathing pause for brief period during sleep. This sleep disorder causes irregular breathing and snoring patterns which is where person momentarily stops breathing. It
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Sleep My Little One The story “Sleep my Little One” by Lois Tilton is a science fiction look at what family life might be like if people did not have to sleep every night. It was written from the view of the mother‚ named Sara‚ and her 2 children Michael (7 years old) and Holly (2 years old). Sara wanted the best for her family and would do anything for them. Even though this story is a fantasy in today’s world‚ some of the family issues Sara struggled with are some of the same ones families
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High school is stressful as it is and when we don’t get to sleep well at night it’s even more stressful. Then wake up early the next day it’s hard for someone to focus completely. Having hours of homework‚ doing chores‚ and just spending time with family after school can’t be done .When you have to go to bed early and wake up at six o’clock the next day. If students would be able to get at least one more hour of sleep it would decrease many health issues‚ attendances issues ‚accidents and maybe even
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