TED演讲:和老年痴呆症说再见(6)

What about sleep? In slow-wave deep sleep, our glial cells rinse cerebral spinal fluid throughout our brains, 关于睡眠呢？在慢波深度睡眠时，我们的神经胶质细胞冲洗着我们大脑中的脑脊液， clearing away metabolic wast

SSS 2009-06-29

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Numerous studies have shown that lack of sleep hurtsit can lead to weight gain, diseases, and of course weakened cognitive functioning. But a bad night

为什么总感觉睡不够?

人的一生中，将近三分之一的时间是用于睡觉的。刚出生的婴儿几乎每天要睡20个小时；即使成年后，每夭至少要睡 6～7小时。 不管睡眠时间长短如何，睡觉看来是人必不可少的行为。这一点

睡觉为了学习

Rob: Hello, Im Rob and this is 6 Minute English and Im joined this week by Finn. Hello Finn. Finn: Hello Rob. Rob: This week, were discussing sleep. New research has shown that not getting enough sleep - or sleep deprivation - can have a negative eff

企业竟然激励员工睡眠

Turns out a good night's rest is good for business. 原来，夜晚的良好睡眠对企业有利。 One-third of American workers aren't sleeping enough to function at peak levels, and that chronic exhaustion is costing billions of dollars in lost p

注意力不集中的6大罪魁祸首

There are many reasons why your mind might wander in class or during homework. Some of the most common factors are non-medical and simple, and they can be treated by making small changes in your routine. 在课堂上或者做作业时，思想不集中

VOA标准英语2012--Are Sleep Problems a Growing Epidemic?

Are Sleep Problems a Growing Epidemic? New research shows that a lack of sleep is a growing health problem around the world. Sleeplessness has been linked to such chronic illnesses as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Lack of sleep is not just a p

60秒科学:Genetic Protection against Sleep Deprivation

Genetic Protection against Sleep Deprivation A study in The Journal of Neuroscience finds that people with a particular version of a gene called Period 3 are better able to handle sleep deprivation because more of their brains get involved in counte

科学研究表明，9件事使你缺乏吸引力

There are plenty of traits and behaviors that can make you look worse and chances are, youre guilty of at least one. 有许多特点和行为使你吸引力降低，至少你可能会对其中的一个行为感到愧疚。 Read on and find out how yo

Why Don't Snorers Wake Themselves Up?

Why Don't Snorers Wake Themselves Up? Anyone who's ever slept in the same room as a loud snorer knows how infuriating it is to have to suffer through all that noise while the offending party remains blissfully oblivious and asleep. Loud snorers can w

每天睡眠低于6小时易英年早逝

科学家研究发现，与夜晚睡眠6至8小时的人相比，夜晚睡眠不足(sleep deprivation)6小时的人在65岁之前早逝的可能性增加12％。但这并不表明睡眠时间越长越好。研究人员还发现，夜晚睡眠超过9小

VOA常速英语2008年-US Study Shows Sleep Deprivation Affects Work,

By Melinda Smith Washington 06 March 2008 Have you ever wished you could put aside your work just for a short nap? If so, you may be sleep deprived. Sleep experts saysleep deprivationis a common problem among many people who put in long hours on the

Seven hours sleep enough for teenagers: study

BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- How much sleep do teenagers need? The more, the better? Not really. Researchers from Brigham Young University found that seven-hour sleepers do better academically than their 9-hour counterparts, even though guidelines

9个职场小诀窍，摆脱疲倦的困扰

You know all about the dangers of burnout. You even know that working too many hours, like multi-tasking, clobbers your productivity. And yet. There's always that one more task that needs finishing, one more email to write, or one more impatient cust

英语美文：写给妈妈们

For Moms This is for all the mothers who DIDNT win Mother of the Year last year, all the runners-up and all the wannabes, in- cluding the mothers too tired to enter or too busy to care. This is for all the mothers who froze their buns off on metal bl

与“睡眠问题”相关的英语词汇

你是否遭遇过失眠带来的痛苦？繁忙的生活节奏给很多人造成压力，导致各种睡眠问题，今天就来盘点一下睡眠问题的各种英文说法。 1. sleeplessness/insomnia 失眠 例句：People who suffer trauma may e

Get enough sleep

Get enough sleep I have a theory about sleep. My theory is this: everyone who routinely uses an alarm clock suffers from chronic sleep deprivation. Using an alarm clock a few times a year (to catch a plane or have a phone call with someone in another

研究：交通噪声缩短寿命

Traffic noise can shorten your life, new research suggests. Having to endure rumbling lorries, honking horns and screeching tyres has been linked to shorter life expectancy and a higher risk of stroke. 一项新研究表明，交通噪音可能会让你

睡眠不足的女性容易发胖

A study conducted on more than 68,000 middle-aged US women suggests that females who don't get enough sleep may end up adding some extra pounds over years. Researchers followed 68,183 middle-aged women for 16 years and found that those who slept 5 ho

8招教你睡个好觉

It's being described as the next health hazard after junk food binging and sedentary living: chronic sleep deprivation. 慢性失眠一度被认为是继垃圾食品和久坐不动之后的又一健康杀手。 At a major sleep conference in Boston t