Sleep disorders
Sleep deprivation benefited our ancestors, yet harms us now. Staying fit may help us cope
Humans need less sleep than our closest evolutionary relatives. However, we often sleep less than we need.
Jul 17, 2023
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Sleep Disorders
Sleep disorders
Insomnia affecting younger worker productivity, study finds
Daytime drowsiness, mental health issues and even road accidents are all connected to sleep disorders, leading experts to examine workplace productivity losses among as many as one-in-five younger Australians affected by ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Sleep disorders
Using deep learning to improve algorithms for the monitoring of sleep disorders with wearables
Approximately 10% of the world's population are affected by insomnia, which is just one of a variety of serious sleep disorders. In a new study published in Scientific Reports, TU/e researchers, along with colleagues from ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Health
New study finds that night owls' unhealthy habits may lead to early deaths
According to a May 2023 study published in Chronobiology International, night owls—people who go to bed later and wake up later—possibly die earlier than those who operate during the earlier portions of the day. That ...
Jul 4, 2023
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Neuroscience
One night of total sleep deprivation shown to have antidepressant effect for some people
A study led by the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, has investigated a seemingly contradictory phenomenon of sleep deprivation leading to mood improvement in patients with depressive ...
Addiction
Intoxicated teenage rats wearing 'FitBites' found to experience sleep disturbance long after withdrawing from alcohol
Adolescent rats exposed to alcohol vapor experience persistent sleep disruption after withdrawal, as measured by Fitbit-like tracking devices, a new study has shown. The findings, published in Alcohol: Clinical & Experimental ...
Jun 19, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sleep troubles tied to suicidal thoughts in teens
It is already known that getting enough sleep is vital to good health, but now new research suggests that having a sleep disorder is linked to suicidal thoughts in children, teens and young adults.
Jun 19, 2023
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Neuroscience
Sleep apnea link to cognitive decline raises need for targeted treatment options, says study
Flinders University experts are working on better solutions for sleep apnea to ward off a range of health risks, including cognitive decline.
Jun 8, 2023
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Sleep disorders
New research suggests sleep wearables show promise in improving sleep health among marginalized populations
In a new study, titled "Acceptability and Usability of a Wearable Device for Sleep Health Among English- and Spanish-Speaking Patients in the Safety Net: Qualitative Analysis," researchers found that wearable sleep devices ...
Jun 6, 2023
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Health
Healthy lifestyle does not entirely offset risks for obesity, study finds
Adherence to a healthy lifestyle is associated with a lower risk for a wide range of obesity-related diseases, but this association was modest in adults with obesity, according to a study published online May 26 in JAMA Network ...
Jun 1, 2023
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