https://medicalxpress.com/sleep-news/ en-us Latest health news and information about Sleep & Recovery Greater amounts of REM and deep sleep were associated with lower risks of dozens of diseases, and less than 5 hours of total sleep was associated with high disease risks, according to a new study published Sept. 17 in the journal PLOS Medicine by Shengzhi Sun of Capital Medical University, China, and colleagues. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-rem-deep-total-disease.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:00:13 EDT news708797641 Anyone who has flown with or near children can picture it: the crying kid, the frazzled parent and the cranky passengers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-kids-minimize-jet-lag.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:20:17 EDT news708854883 In the United States, areas such as Michigan have been hotspots for residents pushing back against data center construction in their neighborhoods. Now, similar concerns about noise—and potential health impacts—are gaining traction in Australia. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-centers-noisy-bad-health.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:20:06 EDT news708847082 With summer break over and school back in session, some children and teens may be struggling to adjust their sleep schedules. A pediatric sleep expert at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital explains why students need plenty of sleep and the importance of good sleep habits. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-kids-success-school.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:40:01 EDT news708845401 The Mindfulness and Tai Chi for Cancer Health (MATCH) study looked at more than 500 cancer survivors with varying types and stages of cancer and found that patients experienced less pain, fatigue and sleep problems after participating in the interventions. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-mind-body-interventions-ease-symptoms.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:00:06 EDT news708761331 Sleep problems are common in middle age, particularly among women in their 40s and 50s. In a new study published Sept. 1, 2026, in the Journal of Wood Science, researchers explored whether essential oils derived from Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa), known as Japanese cypress, roots could help improve sleep quality. Participants reported fewer nighttime awakenings, improved morning feelings and brain-wave patterns suggesting smoother sleep onset. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-japanese-hinoki-root-essential-oil.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:20:02 EDT news708771352 Could the secret to bouncing back after a grueling practice be as simple as sleeping just a little bit longer for one night? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-good-night-fatigue-hockey-players.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:00:06 EDT news708698383 Poor sleep is known to lead to poor diet quality. But as a new Concordia-led study of cohabiting couples shows, poor sleep can affect not only an individual's food choices but also their partner's choices. Because couples who sleep together often eat together, one partner's unhealthy food choices can have a ripple effect on the other's eating habits, the researchers say. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-poor-partner-affect-partners-diets.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:20:01 EDT news708697735 Has your partner ever woken you up at night with their coughing? Has your coughing ever woken them up? New research suggests it could be due to air pollution levels in your area, even if those levels are low. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-app-tracks-link-air-pollution.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:00:13 EDT news708603241 "Why do people speak while they are sleeping?—Mubina, age 15, Uzbekistan" https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-psychologist.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:20:01 EDT news708599402 Researchers at the Centre for Sleep and Cognition at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) have found that, on average, university students are significantly less physically active and more sedentary than community-dwelling older adults in their 70s—upending conventional expectations that physical activity declines with age. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-university-students-physically-sedentary-older.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:20:02 EDT news708597062 What makes the brain fall asleep? For nearly a century, scientists have looked to structures deep within the brain for the answer. In the traditional view, these regions control when we sleep and wake, while the cerebral cortex—the part of the brain involved in perception, thought and memory—is largely a passive follower. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-rare-cortical-neurons-synchronize-brain.html Sun, 13 Sep 2026 05:00:01 EDT news708491767 Chandler Browning always dreamed of being part of The University of Texas at Arlington's nationally recognized nursing program and pursuing her goal of becoming a certified registered nurse anesthetist. Now in her first semester as a nursing student, she is experiencing firsthand UTA's latest innovation in nursing education: treating nurses as "clinical athletes." https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-nurses-athletes.html Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:50:02 EDT news708323521 From 2021 to 2025, burnout indicators among pediatricians decreased, according to a study published in Pediatrics. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-reduction-burnout-indicators-pediatricians.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:40:01 EDT news708325433 A study published in Experimental Neurology provides new insights into the biological alterations underlying difficulties with precise fine movements observed in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (POSA). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-brain-insulation-clues-emerge-pediatric.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:20:04 EDT news708352022 You finish a lecture, a meeting, a conversation with someone you care about. And what do you do? You reach for your phone. You stick in your earbuds. You fire up a podcast, a playlist or whatever algorithmic feed is currently consuming your life. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-brain-important-youre.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:40:05 EDT news708340382 You're hurrying out of the grocery store to drive home and start cooking dinner. As the doors close behind you, you step into the parking lot and head … where? Where, among the rows of gleaming vehicles, did you park your car? The memory seems to have disappeared. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-deep-loss-linked-alzheimer-protein.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:20:04 EDT news708338882 According to a Finnish study, people sleep slightly longer when they work from home. However, they also sit more and are less physically active than on days when they work in the office. The findings are published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-remote-physical-sedentary-behavior-minutes.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:40:04 EDT news708336540 Obesity caused by disrupted stress-hormone rhythms is metabolically very different from obesity caused by a high-fat diet, according to a new preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The researchers found in mice that glucocorticoid-rhythm disruption concentrates insulin resistance in skeletal muscle while preserving key insulin responses in fat tissue and liver. This allows fat tissue to continue storing lipids, while the liver remains largely protected from the fat accumulation typically seen with high-fat-diet obesity. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-stress-hormone-kind-obesity.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:20:04 EDT news708269881 For anesthesiology residents working 24-hour shifts, providing brief, scheduled "nap opportunities" may lead to better clinical performance, reports a clinical trial in the October 2026 issue of Anesthesiology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-power-naps-clinical-deprived-anesthesiology.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:14 EDT news708267632 One in eight people worldwide does not get an uninterrupted night's sleep because of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This sleep disorder causes people to wake up suddenly when a blockage or narrowing in the upper airway prevents air from flowing properly through the windpipe. These repeated interruptions can leave a person exhausted, even after what's technically a full night's sleep. Obesity is a contributing factor to this sleep disorder, so researchers reviewed existing literature to see how GLP-1 receptor agonist medications, a class of weight-loss and diabetes drugs, can be used to treat OSA. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-popular-weight-loss-drug-doctors.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:29:26 EDT news708247720 Two UCLA Health doctors, both faculty in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and team physicians for UCLA Athletics and professional sports teams, are accompanying the 2026 U.S. Basketball Women's National Team at the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup, which began Sept. 4 in Berlin. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-elite-women-basketball-players-healthy.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:20:05 EDT news708235261 Exposure to light at night is linked to important and potentially harmful changes in the structure and function of the heart, according to a study of more than 11,000 people published in the European Heart Journal on Thursday. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-night-linked-heart-function.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:00:03 EDT news708089372 During the day, waste products such as lactic acid and worn-out proteins build up in the brain. When we sleep at night, waves of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) help wash away this waste, keeping the brain healthy. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-pink-noise.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:40:07 EDT news708192241 Has your phone ever died very quickly, despite you barely using it? Sometimes, the explanation is simple: Dozens of apps running in the background constantly drain the battery. Something similar happens within our bodies, as almost all of us live with an app installed by default that never closes: noise. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-noise-pollution-bodies-disrupting-heart.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:40:04 EDT news708183842 Patients who receive a longer initial Z-drug prescription are more likely to fill additional prescriptions after the index fill year, including up to seven years later, according to a research letter published online Sept. 3 in JAMA Network Open. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-rx-length-term-drugs.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:20:10 EDT news708179457 Two researchers who did groundbreaking work on narcolepsy, the neurological disorder that triggers sudden sleep attacks, won a prestigious science award Wednesday. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-uncovered-narcolepsy-honored.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:41:19 EDT news708187236 In a new study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, UCLA Health researchers found that older adults who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia were more likely to experience insomnia remission and a slower pace of biological aging than a control group that received sleep education. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-biological-aging.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:09 EDT news708171002 Some preteens have no trouble getting a full night's rest. Those experiencing anxiety often lie awake. The reason for both may be related to a pea-sized gland in the middle of their brains. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-high-anxiety-brain-preteens.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:40:11 EDT news708165693 In mogul skiing, a fraction of a second can make all the difference. A momentary lapse in attention, a misjudged turn or a delayed decision can turn a smooth sequence into a mistake or even a disaster. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-thin-air-mind-skiers-mental.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:20:18 EDT news708164701