Health
It's that time again: Tips on adjusting to the start of Daylight Saving Time
When the clocks spring forward or fall back, many folks will find themselves struggling to adjust.
Mar 8, 2024
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News tagged with sleep
Medications
Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata: What are the 'Z meds' for sleep?
Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata: Millions of bleary-eyed Americans turn to this class of so-called "Z-drugs" to get restful sleep.
Mar 8, 2024
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Immunology
Study shows good sleep stimulates the immune system
Researchers at LMU Munich have shown that sleep enhances the migratory potential of T cells toward lymph nodes.
Mar 8, 2024
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Health
Q&A: Should we go back to year-round standard time?
This spring, the time change will take place overnight, March 9-10, 2024, specifically on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 2 a.m. The clocks will advance by 1 hour to switch to Eastern Daylight Time (summertime).
Mar 7, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Obstructive sleep apnea linked to bladder pain / interstitial cystitis
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) seems to be associated with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) in women, according to a study published online Dec. 26 in Sleep and Breathing.
Mar 7, 2024
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Pediatrics
Short-sighted children may suffer from disrupted sleep
Near-sightedness or myopia is projected to affect half of the world's population by 2050, and it's on the rise among children who increasingly spend time indoors away from sunlight and on screens.
Mar 7, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research team analyzes hospital stay data, identifies key points where disease trajectories diverge
The world population is aging at an increasing pace. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2023, one in six people was over 60 years old. By 2050, the number of people over 60 is expected to double to 2.1 billion.
Mar 7, 2024
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Neuroscience
Does stroke risk linked to sleep apnea vary by race?
The risk of stroke tied to sleep apnea may vary for Black people and white people, according to a study published in Neurology.
Mar 6, 2024
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Sleep disorders
Researchers explore the science of sleep
In a world first, Australian sleep experts were given just eight weeks to develop and run a sleep treatment program that diagnosed and treated more than 30 volunteers and achieved a success rate greater than 80%
Mar 5, 2024
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Patients with Parkinson's disease who experience freezing of gait have sleep disorders, study shows
Parkinson's disease patients who experience freezing of gait (a sudden inability to initiate or continue movement, often resulting in a fall) wake up several times during the night, feel sleepy during the day, and have REM ...
Mar 5, 2024
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