Health Bulletin

Poor sleep may lead to worse grades for college students

Instead of staying up studying all night, college students might want to try a new way to improve their grades: get a good night's sleep.
Researchers report in a study published in the journal Sleep that having trouble sleeping is as strong a predictor of falling grades as binge drinking or smoking marijuana. They noted that undergrads who do not sleep well are much more likely to have lower grades or withdraw from a class than other students who get enough sleep.

When school's out, weight can pile on

As the school year ends, many children feel they are gaining two months of freedom. But new research study published in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease suggests many will gain something else: unwanted weight.