Couples’ sleep quality linked to quality of their relationship

October 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Long-term alcoholism can have detrimental effects on a person's sleep despite long periods of abstinence, according to a study. And the above pattern is similar in both men and women.

September 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A drug initially used to treat seizures improves sleep quality in menopausal women with hot flashes, claims a new study. University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have reported the finding online and in the September issue of the Journal of Women's Health.

September 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - German researchers are sure that compression technologies can put an end to the poor images and sound quality that are often encountered by people during video and telephone conferencing sessions. At this year's IFA international consumer electronics exhibition in Berlin, researchers from four Fraunhofer Institutes will demonstrate the power and flexibility of these new technologies by holding games sessions in which players compete against each other via the Internet.

July 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The US embassy in Beijing has set up its own air monitoring station out of concern for the health of its staff. The embassy has been releasing its own private air quality reports since last year, which differ significantly from the ones issued by the Beijing Government, spokesperson Susan Stevenson said in an interview last week with Canwest News Service.

June 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - According to a new study, Body Mass Index (BMI) varies as a function of habitual sleep duration. The study has been presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

June 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - No matter how much a person works out during the day, their exertion fails to translate into increased total sleep time at night, according to a study. The researchers observed that days with increased activity were followed by nights with lower total sleep time (TST), while nights with lower TST were followed by increased activities during the next day.

June 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Television watching may be an important determinant of bedtime and may contribute to sleep debt, according to the latest research. The study included 21,475 people aged 15 or older.

June 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Men who eat large amounts of fruits and vegetables have good seminal quality, a new study has found. According to the research, which was carried out in two infertility centres in Alicante and Murcia, low antioxidant intake is associated with low reproductive capacity in semen.

June 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study by Robert Morris University researchers in Pennsylvania suggests that the current practice of offering short and low quality samples of digital music on the Internet may not be a great marketing strategy. Yanbin Tu in the Department of Marketing at the university and Min Lu in the Department of Finance and Economics think that an effective digital music free sample strategy should involve high-quality, long samples of the music being marketed.

June 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Despite the absence of right to marry, gay and lesbian couples are forming long-term and committed relationships, suggests a new US study. However, they would get married if they could in order to secure legal rights - such as retirement and healthcare benefits.

April 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - If you're planning to make your relationship eternal by getting married, then you should sit down for a moment and give the idea a second thought, suggests a new study. Northwestern University study is based on the question: Will the partner who supports your hopes and aspirations while you are dating also help you fulfill important responsibilities and obligations that come with marriage? The answer to that question could make a difference in how satisfied you are after tying the knot.

April 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Will the man or woman you are dating be equally supportive after marriage? The answer to that could make the difference in how satisfied you are after tying the knot. Believing a partner is there to help you grow into the person you aspire to be predicted higher relationship satisfaction for both dating and married couples, a study conducted by Daniel Molden, assistant professor of psychology at Northwestern University, showed.

April 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Parents who have lost a premature baby tend to hold the child in a central place in their lives even after two to six years of the baby's death, says a new study. Stefan Buchi, M.D., lead author of the study, said that how such parents share this grief and suffering depends on the emotional exchange and communication they share as a couple.

April 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Thought marriage, money and kids were the cornerstone of happiness? Well, in that case, here's a news flash for you: having children can send martial bliss in a downward spiral. According to researchers at the University of Denver (DU) and Texas A and M, children can add problems and stress to a marriage.

January 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Video games can erode young adults' ties with family and friends. The finding, based on information from 813 college students, shows that as they devoted more time to video games, the quality of relationships with peers and parents went down.