Professor Horne, director of Loughborough University’s Sleep Research Centre is of the rather controversial opinion that sleep-deprivation is a myth. According to his study, how alert a person is in the morning doesn’t depend on his sleep but his genes!

Writing in the New Scientist, he said: “The fact is most adults get enough sleep, and our collective sleep debt, if it exists at all, has not worsened in recent times. “My assertion is that the vast majority of people sleep perfectly adequately. That’s not to say that sleep deprivation doesn’t exist. But in general we’ve never had it so good.”

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Sleep Deprivation a Myth?

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc has posted their 2Q earnings and is happy to report a share price growth. KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Bradley Thomas told investors in a research note that he believes the retailer faces risks in the second half of the year.

“(Bed Bath & Beyond) remains one of the most expensive stocks in our coverage universe, and appears priced for perfection at a time when most retailers are struggling,” Thomas told investors. “While (they’re) clearly a best-in-class retailer, we believe expectations going into earnings in the next several quarters will be set high. Given our cautious view on the consumer, lofty valuation for the stock, and high expectations from investors, we continue to have a negative view on shares.”

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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc 2Q Earnings Optimistic

According to Friedman, Billings, Ramsey analyst Stephen Chick, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is not performing as well as expected. He gave the home retailer a rating of “Underperform” and a $26.50 per-share price target.

“We think that Bed Bath & Beyond’s financial struggles (under way since 3Q05) are more structural than the general consensus realizes,” Chick wrote Friday in a research note.

Via Forbes

Bed Bath & Beyond Underperforming?

According to an article by the UCLA Cousins Center research in the September 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry, even losing sleep for one night can trigger vital cellular pathway that produces tissue-damaging inflammation. So for the sake of your immune system don’t forget to get a good nights sleep!

“Physical and psychological stress brought on in part by grinding work, school and social schedules is keeping millions of Americans up at night,” said Dr. Irwin, lead author and director of the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at the Semel Institute

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Sleep Good for Immune System