Adequate sleep key to marital blissIJ
Couples who get a good night's sleep are more satisfied with their marriage — at least the following day, a new study suggests. “The universality of our findings is important. That is, we know all people need sleep,” said Jim McNulty from Florida State University in the US. “Regardless of the stage at which a couple is in their relationship or the cultural context in which they are embedded, each member of the couple can be adversely affected by not getting enough sleep,” said McNulty. The study highlights the significance of sleep as it relates to self-regulation or self-control, which influences how married couples feel and think about their partner. Self-control requires energy that can be replenished when our bodies are in the resting period which is known as sleep. In other words, sleep offers self-regulatory benefits to relationships, researchers said. “Up to one-third of married or cohabiting adults report that sleep problems burden their relationship,” they said.
Facebook to help treat Alzheimer’s
A group of medical researchers are taking forward a new study about developing a new-fangled Facebook app to see it can help to deliver much-needed shore up to voluntary caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s illness. As per the sourced report, a team of researchers at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, US is searching for honorary people to take part in a pilot study which is based on developing idea about if a caregiver of a person with Alzheimer’s can use social networking site like Facebook meaningfully. The team also has developed a volunteer social micro web application, especially for Facebook which will help their finding the right conclusion for this online study.
Women less concerned about weight
Women appear to be accepting their bodies more than in the past, especially regarding weight, according to a new research. Body dissatisfaction is not only a common predictor of eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and binge eating, but also can play a role in the development of depression. Men reported more body dissatisfaction than women when it came to muscularity. “While women consistently report being more dissatisfied with their bodies than men, that dissatisfaction has decreased over the 31-year period we studied,” said Bryan Karazsia, researcher at the College of Wooster in a statement. The researchers conducted a meta-analysis of more than 250 studies representing 100,228 participants to analyse trends in how people felt about their bodies, specifically in regard to weight.