Former professional American football players who have medical and mental health conditions including depression, anxiety or sleep apnea are more likely to receive an unverified diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, ...
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While Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) affects about 5% of the general pediatric population, 80% of children with Down syndrome experience OSA. Continual OSA results in poor health, including disruptions to cognitive development ...
Apr 11, 2024
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We all know that getting a good night's sleep is vital for physical and mental health. Yet many people share a bed with a partner who can't help disturbing their sleep, for example through their insomnia, frequently going ...
Mar 19, 2024
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As the Christmas season starts to ramp up, University of South Australia researchers are reminding people to prioritize a good night's sleep as new research shows that a troubled sleep may be associated with risk factors ...
Dec 2, 2022
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A blood test that can accurately detect when someone has not slept for 24 hours has been developed by experts at Monash University, in Australia, and the University of Birmingham, in the UK.
Mar 10, 2024
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In a new Annals 'Beyond the Guidelines,' a clinical psychologist and sleep physician debate the management of a patient with chronic insomnia who has been treated with medications. All 'Beyond the Guidelines' features are ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Researchers have found that people with obstructive sleep apnea have an increased cardiovascular risk due to reduced blood oxygen levels, largely explained by interrupted breathing. Obstructive sleep apnea has long been associated ...
Jul 26, 2023
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Healthy lifestyles are thought to reduce mortality in the general population, but it is not known whether the same is true in osteoarthritis. Fan and colleagues present new data on the topic at the 2023 annual congress of ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Poor quality sleep may bolster a person's genetic susceptibility to asthma, potentially doubling their risk of being diagnosed with the condition, suggests a large UK Biobank study, published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.
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Sleep is a vital aspect of human life, with deep sleep being particularly crucial for overall health. The brain recovers during this sleep stage, and the rest of the body seems to regenerate then as well.
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