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More Evidence Sleep Apnea Harms Thinking, Memory
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 – Sleep apnea could have detrimental effects on the brain, causing memory or thinking problems, a new study suggests. People suffering from sleep apnea are about 50% more...
Try Mindfulness, Talk Therapy to Ease Mood, Memory Issues of Menopause
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – Mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy can help ease the mood and sleep problems associated with menopause, a new review says. Women experienced...
Melatonin Improves Sleep Quality, but Not Insulin Resistance, for Night Shift Workers
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Melatonin treatment improves sleep quality but does not improve insulin resistance after 12 weeks of administration in rotating night shift (NS) workers, according to a study...
How to Calm Your Child After a Nightmare
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Most parents have experienced it: Your young child wakes up distraught, sure that the nightmare they've just suffered through is real. Dr. Anis Rehman, an internal medicine...
Black Americans Lose Sleep After High-Profile Police Killings
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – Police killings of unarmed Black people are robbing the Black community of a precious commodity – sleep. Black adults across the United States suffer from sleep problems after ...
Nighttime Driving: Know the Risks
SATURDAY, Feb. 3, 2024 – Driving at night can be risky business, as a dangerous combination of darkness and the glare of bright lights can make it hard to see the road, but one expert offers some...
Philips Suspends U.S. Sales of CPAP, Ventilator Machines After Recall
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – Following a recall of millions of its breathing machines that began in mid-2021, Philips Respironics announced Monday that it would halt sales of all such machines within the...
Sleep Quality and Energy Are Precursors of Incident Headache
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – Sleep quality and energy are precursors of incident headache, with different patterns for predictors of morning and later-day incident headache, according to a study...
Energy Drinks Tied to Negative Sleep Outcomes in College Students
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 – Energy drink consumption is strongly associated with negative sleep outcomes in both male and female college students, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in BMJ ...
Sleep Disorders Differ for Autism, ADHD Versus Typical Development
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – For most types of sleep disorders, there are significant differences for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder...
Untreated Apnea Patients Often Employ Strategies to Avoid Sleepiness
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – Individuals with untreated obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) often use coping strategies against fatigue, and those who use more than three coping strategies are more...
What's Your Bedtime Routine? Survey Finds Americans' Favorites
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 — A hot shower, a glass of wine, a good book and sex are a few of Americans' favorite ways to unwind at bedtime, a new survey shows. "What defines a comfortable night's sleep ...
Anorexia Associated With Being an Early Riser
TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – Anorexia nervosa is associated with a genetic predisposition to being an early riser, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Network Open. Hannah Wilcox, from ...
Convulsive Events Implicated in Sudden Unexplained Death in Toddlers
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – Video recordings implicate convulsive events in sudden unexplained death in toddlers, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in Neurology. Laura Gould, from the NYU...
Sleep Fragmentation Linked to Worse Cognition in Midlife
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 – High sleep fragmentation among younger adults is associated with worse cognition among middle-aged Black and White men and women, according to a study published online Jan....
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