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April 17, 2024

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Research Uncovers Differences Between Men and Women in Sleep, Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism

Apr. 10, 2024 — A new review of research evidence has explored the key differences in how women and men sleep, variations in their body clocks, and how this affects their ...

Getting Too Little Sleep Linked to High Blood Pressure

Mar. 27, 2024 — Sleeping fewer than seven hours is associated with a higher risk of developing high blood pressure over time, according to a new ...

Want to Feel Young? Protect Your Sleep

Mar. 27, 2024 — Do you ever find yourself longing for the energy and vitality of your younger years? Feeling young is not just a matter of perception it is actually related to objective health outcomes. Previous studies have shown that feeling younger than one s ...

Multiple Unsafe Sleep Practices Found in Most Sudden Infant Deaths

Mar. 22, 2024 — More than three-quarters of Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths analyzed in a new study featured multiple unsafe sleep practices. The researchers are urging care providers to take a more active role in educating new parents on safe-sleep practices and ...

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Simulated Microgravity Effects Cause Marked Changes in Gene Expression Rhythms in Humans, Study Finds

Mar. 19, 2024 — Simulated effects of microgravity, created by 60 days of constant bed rest, severely disrupts rhythmic gene expression in humans, according to a new ...

Sleep Apnea Solution Could Be Right Under Your Nose

Mar. 15, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that a bedtime nasal spray has the potential to reduce the severity of sleep apnea in people and lower their blood pressure. The new research offers hope to millions of ...

Poor Sleep Linked to Migraine Attacks

Mar. 13, 2024 — A new study has identified a link between poor sleep and migraine attacks that suggests improving sleep health may diminish migraine attacks in people with ...

Hope for Treating Sleep Disorders, No Pills Required

Mar. 13, 2024 — Are sleeping pills the only solution for insomnia? Not according to a researcher who says that using self-guided digital behavioral therapy is an alternative solution that should be ...

Researchers Identify Distinct Sleep Types and Their Impact on Long-Term Health

Mar. 12, 2024 — Poor sleep habits are strongly associated with long-term chronic health conditions, according to decades of research. To better understand this ...

Blood-Based Marker Developed to Identify Sleep Deprivation

Mar. 10, 2024 — A blood test that can accurately detect when someone has not slept for 24 hours has been ...

Immunology: Good Sleep Stimulates the Immune System

Mar. 8, 2024 — Researchers have shown that sleep enhances the migratory potential of T cells toward lymph ...

Too Little Sleep Raises Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, New Study Finds

Mar. 5, 2024 — Adults who sleep only three to five hours per day are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Chronic sleep deprivation cannot be compensated for by healthy eating ...

Sleep Apnea Symptoms Linked to Memory and Thinking Problems

Mar. 4, 2024 — People who experience sleep apnea may be more likely to also have memory or thinking problems, according to a preliminary study. The study shows a positive association but did not determine whether ...

Healthy Sleep Needs a Healthy Day: Boost Exercise to Beat Your Bedtime Blues

Mar. 1, 2024 — Early riser or night owl, everyone appreciates a good night's sleep. But despite the best of intentions, quality sleep can elude us, sometimes to the ...

Disparities in Sleep Health and Insomnia May Begin at a Young Age

Apr. 8, 2024 — Children and teens from racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by persistent insomnia symptoms that begin in childhood and continue through young adulthood, according to a ...

Working Outside the Typical 9-5 in Younger Adulthood May Be Linked With Worse Health Decades Later

Apr. 3, 2024 — The hours you work earlier in life may be associated with worse health years later, according to a new ...

Gunshots in American Cities Twice as Likely at Night, Potentially Disrupting Sleep for Those in Earshot, Study Finds

Apr. 3, 2024 — Researchers studied six cities, finding that nighttime gunshots were particularly prevalent in low-income neighborhoods. The team found gunshots are twice as likely to occur at night, and that ...

Neurons Help Flush Waste out of Brain During Sleep

Feb. 28, 2024 — Researchershave found that brain cell activity during sleep is responsible for propelling fluid into, through and out of the brain, cleaning it of ...

Hearing Relaxing Words in Your Sleep Slows Your Heart Down

Feb. 23, 2024 — Researchers have investigated whether the body is truly disconnected from the external world during sleep. To do so, they focused on how heartbeat changes when we hear different words during sleep. ...

Wake-Up Call for Us All to Establish Regular Healthy Sleeping Patterns

Feb. 22, 2024 — It's official. Getting the recommended 7-9 hours of sleep a night is currently out of reach for almost one-third of the population as experts found 31% of adults had average sleep durations ...

Understanding the Relationship Between Our Sleep, Body Clock and Mental Health

Feb. 19, 2024 — Problems with our sleep and internal body clock can trigger or worsen a range of psychiatric disorders, according to a new review of recent research evidence. The review suggests gaining a better ...

Improving Quality of Life and Sleep in People With Memory Problems Without Using Drugs

Feb. 6, 2024 — A groundbreaking study has shown promising results in improving the quality of life (QOL) and sleep quality in individuals living with memory problems. The research delves into the efficacy of a ...

Streamlining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia

Jan. 17, 2024 — A combination of cognitive and behavioral strategies, ideally delivered in person by a therapist, maximizes the benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), according to new ...

Study Reveals New Genetic Link Between Anorexia Nervosa and Being an Early Riser

Jan. 4, 2024 — New research indicates that the eating disorder anorexia nervosa is associated with being an early riser, unlike many other disorders that tend to be evening-based such as depression, binge eating ...

Even in Midlife, Disrupted Sleep Tied to Memory, Thinking Problems Later on

Jan. 4, 2024 — People who have more disrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later, according to new research published in the January 3, 2024, online ...

Research Reveals Promising Approach to Enhance Treatment for Sleep Apnea-Related Issues

Jan. 3, 2024 — Researchers explored innovative therapeutic strategies that could greatly advance the understanding and management of OSA-related morbidities. A groundbreaking study provides new insights into the ...

Enlarged Spaces in Infant Brains Linked to Higher Risk of Autism, Sleep Problems

Jan. 2, 2024 — Researchers have found that enlarged perivascular spaces in the brains of babies, caused by an accumulation of excess cerebrospinal fluid, have a 2.2 times greater chance of developing autism later ...

Study Identifies 'Visual System' Protein for Circadian Rhythm Stability

Dec. 28, 2023 — Scientists have identified a protein in the visual system of mice that appears to be key for stabilizing the body's circadian rhythms by buffering the brain's response to light. The finding ...

Psychologist Publishes Most Thorough Compilation of Sleep and Emotion Research to Date

Dec. 21, 2023 — Examining 50 years of sleep research, a University of Houston psychologist finds that losing sleep has the power to make us unhappy, increase anxiety, degrade mood and altogether undermine our ...

Artery Calcification More Common in Night Owls

Dec. 21, 2023 — Artery calcification is almost twice as common in night owls compared to early birds. Circadian function appears to be particularly important during the early stages of cardiovascular ...

Connection Between Light Levels and Mental Health -- Climate Change Could Also Have an Impact in the Future

Dec. 21, 2023 — In Finland, there is a clear increase in the number of sick days taken due to depression, anxiety and sleep disorders in October and November, whereas the number of absences is lower than expected ...

Night Sweats Reveal the Severity of Sleep Apnea

Dec. 19, 2023 — Changes in sweat metabolism can help in the diagnosis the severity of sleep ...

Very Irregular Sleep Linked to Higher Risk of Dementia

Dec. 13, 2023 — People who have very irregular sleep patterns may have a higher risk of dementia than those who have more regular sleep patterns, according to new research. The study does not prove that sleep ...

Rare Sleep Disorder More Prevalent Than Previously Thought

Dec. 13, 2023 — People who are very sleepy during the day, despite a good night's rest, may have a sleep disorder called idiopathic hypersomnia. New research has found this neurologic disorder may not be as ...