Health
Sleepless nights linked to high blood pressure
A bad night's sleep may result in a spike in blood pressure that night and the following day, according to new research led by the University of Arizona.
Jun 4, 2019
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Neuroscience
Study finds that insomnia could cause lower back pain and vice versa
Throughout the course of their life, most humans are likely to experience some form of lower back pain. This pain is sometimes associated with injuries, chronic back issues, medical conditions, the menstrual cycle or pregnancy, ...
Medical research
Study results challenge theory that slow-wave sleep best accounts for feeling deeply asleep
A team of researchers with Lausanne University Hospital has found evidence that challenges the theory that slow brainwaves during sleep indicate the person is feeling that they are deeply asleep. Their study results are published ...
Addiction
Benzodiazepines, 'z-drugs' increase death risk when taken with opioids
A new study by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers of more the 400,000 Medicare patients taking medications for insomnia found that the risk of death is increased when either benzodiazepines or 'z-drugs' are ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Neuroscience
Study finds brain chemicals that keep wakefulness in check
Mice that have a particular brain chemical switched off become hyperactive and sleep for just 65 per cent of their normal time.
Jul 29, 2015
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Cardiology
Study: Sleep apnea treatment reduces heart problems in patients with prediabetes
A new study found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment at night can lower daytime resting heart rates in patients with prediabetes who have obstructive sleep apnea, reducing their risk of cardiovascular ...
Oct 1, 2020
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Attention deficit disorders
Melatonin offers hope for ADHD bedtime shut–eye
Sleep is vital to wellbeing, but children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have trouble drifting off.
Jun 23, 2015
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Sleep disorders
Researchers reduce severity of sleep apnoea by at least 30 percent
In an Australian-first, researchers have successfully repurposed two existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnoea in people by at least 30 percent.
Jul 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A gastroenterologist sheds light on Crohn's
When Garth Swanson's patients learn they have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease, one of the first things they tend to do is seek out others who have it too—friends, family members, people online.
Nov 18, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
ChatGPT may be better than doctors at evidence-based management of clinical depression
ChatGPT, the AI language model capable of mirroring human conversation, may be better than a doctor at following recognized treatment standards for clinical depression, and without any of the gender or social class biases ...
Oct 16, 2023
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