Author: Erin Elizabeth

There’s been such a rise in health issues at Dewey High and Middle schools, that administrators have had to address the issue. While superintendent Vincent did not go into details about what the medical issues have been, in order to protect the privacy of students, he did say that school officials hadn’t received info leading anyone to believe the school buildings or campus was unsafe. He also made it clear that nothing has suggested there were any environmental or contagious issues within the district. “The district had water samples tested, and tested for mold in specific areas of concern. No health...

A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience has found that sound sleep “might protect against fear and distress, while a person’s tendency to sleep fitfully can make them more likely to be traumatized later on.” 3RELATED STORY: Nobel Prize-Winning science highlights importance of good sleep for health A team of researchers from Rutgers University gave 17 subjects sleep-monitoring devices (headbands to monitor brain waves, wristbands to track arm movements, and sleep logs) and sent them home. Their instructions were to sleep as normal for a week. Researchers wanted to know how much sleep the subjects were getting...