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Sleep and Weight, Part 2
May 1, 2012 By Brian Abaluck MD Leave a Comment
If your parents or siblings are heavy, how can you stay slim? How can you beat your genes? I previously wrote that inadequate sleep may contribute to weight gain. A new study explored the relationship between sleep and weight with a registry of identical twins, who always share genetic material. Researchers looked at the standard [...]
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- Sleep and Weight, Part 2
- The Practical Challenges of Shift Work
- Sleep in the Blind
- Death By Ambien?
- Prepare for Daylight Savings Time
- Guest Blog: How to choose the Perfect Bed Mattress
- Sleep Creates Beauty
- Should you sleep after emotional trauma?
- Sleep and Exercise
- Novel Frameworks of Healthcare Delivery in Sleep Medicine
- On Mattresses
- Going Both Ways: The Relationship of Stress and Sleep
- To Serve, to Protect, and Perchance to Dream: Police Officers and Sleep Disorders
- Turning a Blind Eye to Sleep Apnea
- Take Control of Your Sleep!
- Help for Night Owls: A Day by Day Process
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- How Does Science Interpret Dreams?
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- Sleep and Alzheimer’s Disease
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