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CNN News Aug. 10, 2022

8 reasons why you wake up tired, and how to fix it

You usually sleep for seven to eight hours, yet still feel extremely sleepy in the morning. What causes this, and how can you change it? Sleep experts weigh in on possible culprits and share how you can get better quality rest.

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J Sleep Res JAN. 1, 2015

Sleep inertia, sleep homeostatic and circadian influences on higher-order cognitive functions

TM Burke et al

Sleep inertia, sleep homeostatic and circadian processes modulate cognition, including reaction time, memory, mood and alertness. How these processes influence higher-ord …

Ind Health DEC. 7, 2016

Time to wake up: reactive countermeasures to sleep inertia

CJ Hilditch et al

Sleep inertia is the period of impaired performance and grogginess experienced after waking. This period of impairment is of concern to workers who are on-call, or nap du …

Sleep Med Rev JAN. 1, 2017

Waking up is the hardest thing I do all day: Sleep inertia and sleep drunkenness

LM Trotti

The transition from sleep to wake is marked by sleep inertia, a distinct state that is measurably different from wakefulness and manifests as performance impairments and …

Front Psychol MAY 20, 2021

Impact of Sleep Deprivation on Emotional Regulation and the Immune System of Healthcare Workers as a Risk Factor for COVID 19: Practical Recommendations From a Task Force of the Latin American Association of Sleep Psychology

KM de Almondes et al

Healthcare workers who are on the front line of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and are also undergoing shift schedules face long work hours with few pauses, experien …

Br J Nutr JAN. 28, 2013

Influence of progressive fluid restriction on mood and physiological markers of dehydration in women

N Pross et al

The present study evaluated, using a well-controlled dehydration protocol, the effects of 24 h fluid deprivation (FD) on selected mood and physiological parameters. In th …

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