Health
Smoothing the transition to daylight saving time
(HealthDay)—Be prepared to lose a bit of sleep this weekend with the switch to Daylight Saving Time, but one doctor offers some tips for a smooth transition.
Mar 11, 2016
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News tagged with sleep patterns
Health
Sleeping too little—or too much—associated with heart disease, diabetes, obesity
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) links too little sleep (six hours or less) and too much sleep (10 or more hours) with chronic diseases—including coronary heart disease, diabetes, anxiety ...
Oct 1, 2013
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Neuroscience
Nursing research suggests mild electrical pulses may aid fibromyalgia sufferers
(Medical Xpress)—If mild cranial electrical stimulation helps lessen fibromyalgia pain, as studies seem to suggest, does it do this by changing activity in certain brain regions?
Mar 4, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Night owls, unlike early birds, tend to be unmarried risk-takers
(Medical Xpress)—Women who are night owls share the same high propensity for risk-taking as men, according to a recent study by a University of Chicago professor.
Apr 1, 2014
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Neuroscience
Biologists identify gene that helps regulate sleep
Caltech biologists have performed the first large-scale screening in a vertebrate animal for genes that regulate sleep, and have identified a gene that when overactivated causes severe insomnia. Expression of the gene, neuromedin ...
Feb 17, 2016
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Health
Links between poor sleep and poor mental wellbeing
Inadequate sleep at night leads to poor memory and increases the risk of depression, anxiety and stress, according to research revealed today.
Sep 5, 2017
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Neuroscience
Could poor sleep contribute to symptoms of schizophrenia?
Neuroscientists studying the link between poor sleep and schizophrenia have found that irregular sleep patterns and desynchronised brain activity during sleep could trigger some of the disease's symptoms. The findings, published ...
Nov 14, 2012
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Pediatrics
Social media and drinks before bed are affecting teenagers' school performances
Drinking caffeinated drinks and using social media 30 minutes before bedtime is significantly reducing sleep quantity in teenagers and negatively affecting their school performance, according to new research from UCL Institute ...
Dec 1, 2015
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Medical research
New study demonstrates importance of studying sleep and eating in tandem
A new study from scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) offers important insights into possible links between sleep and hunger—and the benefits of studying the two in tandem. A related ...
Oct 13, 2017
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Health
3+ hours daily social media use linked to poor sleep patterns in UK teens
Spending three or more hours a day on social media is associated with poor sleep patterns, such as falling asleep after 11 pm on school nights and waking during the night, among UK teens, suggests research published in the ...
Oct 22, 2019
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