What with cramming and partying, among other activities, college students have always been skilled in the art of staying up late. TV’s, video-game systems, and dorm-room Internet connections make it even easier for them to while away the wee hours. That behavior should raise some red flags, researchers say.
A report by the National Sleep Foundation argues that high-school students, too, are being enticed by technology into extended wakefulness. About one in four high-school students nods off in class at least once a week, according to the study. If that’s true, it seems likely that college students — whose all-nighters can go virtually unsupervised — would be even more inclined to sacrifice sleep for gaming or Web surfing. (Monterey Herald)
