Adequate sleep news and latest updates

Health

Good sleep helps kids become slimmer, healthier teens: study

(HealthDay)—Regular bedtimes and adequate sleep during childhood may contribute toward a healthy weight in the teen years, a new study finds.

Dec 29, 2018

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Health

Clocks 'Spring forward' on Sunday: Be prepared

(HealthDay)—Many people dread the switch to daylight saving time. When you're losing an hour of sleep, it can be hard to actually feel like springing forward.

Mar 11, 2021

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Cardiology

Not getting enough sleep? Your vascular cells may be drowning in oxidants, says study

Does this sound like you? You wake up at the same time each morning, get the kids out the door, and rush to catch the subway to work. But at night, maybe you stay up until midnight doing laundry or 1 a.m. to catch up on the ...

Oct 13, 2023

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Health

Kids' sleep guidelines spell out shut-eye guidance by age

Parental warning: Don't lose sleep over new guidelines on how much shut-eye your kids should be getting.

Jun 13, 2016

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Health

Spray-and-sleep idea has Indiegogo backers eager to rise

(Medical Xpress)—We know that adequate sleep is one of the most important paths to good health. We also know that any indiscriminate use of pills to help us sleep is one of the biggest health risks we can take. A group ...

Feb 2, 2015 weblog

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Diabetes

Diabetes and sleep loss: Evil twins that can wreak further health havoc

David Lombrozo was never a good sleeper. "Then I started my own company, and it got worse," said the Marietta, Ga., owner of an information-technology management company. "I got to bed later, got up earlier, wasn't eating ...

Nov 12, 2014

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Health

Exploring the relationship between sleep duration and diabetes risk

Adequate sleep is a key aspect of a healthy lifestyle. Recent research has revealed an association between sleep duration and the development of diabetes. This could reflect causal effects of sleep on diabetes, or sleep duration ...

Feb 25, 2019

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Is sufficient sleep the key to successful antidepressant response?

Medication is an important part of treatment for many patients with major depressive disorder, but the transition to antidepressants isn't always smooth.

Sep 7, 2016

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Less screen time and more sleep critical for preventing depression

A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of data from the UK Biobank, involving almost 85,000 people, has found that lifestyle factors such as less screen time, adequate sleep, a better-quality diet, and physical activity ...

Nov 12, 2020

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