If you’re having trouble sleeping or staying asleep, you’re certainly not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control 35% of American adults don’t get the recommended 7 hours of sleep each night and that can lead to a myriad of health problems. But a new pilot study examining the sleep habits of women in Appalachia may hold some important answers for drowsy folks everywhere.
Dr.Mairead Moloney is a faculty member in the UK Department of Sociology, who along with other colleagues has been working with women in Appalachia to discover the incidence and the prevalence of insomnia.