Category: Sleep Issues

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers at the Department of Neurology of the University of Bern and University Hospital Bern identified how the brain triages emotions during dream sleep to consolidate the storage of positive emotions….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Most people spend a third of their lives either asleep or resting, according to the Sleep Foundation. During sleep, the body recharges and repairs itself. And a good night’s sleep often can be determined by what position you are lying in bed.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Children whose parents cannot afford diapers do not get quality sleep, according to a study by the Rutgers School of Nursing.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Healthy sleep is a basic physiologic need. In its absence, a myriad of processes in the body can go terribly awry.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – People with sleep apnea wake up tired in the morning, no matter how many hours they actually sleep. The condition causes them to briefly stop and restart breathing dozens or even hundreds of times a night.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers found three different subtypes of sleep apnea among the participants of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers found that personalized time for light therapy improved breast cancer survivors’ sleep.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Daytime napping is common among older adults. The longitudinal relationship between daytime napping and cognitive aging, however, is unknown.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The return to daylight saving time each spring affects the sleep patterns of millions of Americans and can wreak havoc on the many people already affected by sleep problems….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 13. Clocks are turned an hour forward, which means you’ll be losing an hour of sleep.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DALLAS, — According to the American Heart Association, scientific research supports the view that losing an hour of much needed sleep may not be the only thing to dread about “springing forward” when clocks move up for daylight saving time later this month.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – February 25, 2022 – Most patients with sleep problems adopt maladaptive coping strategies – such as taking sleep aids, using caffeine, and taking daytime naps – that may actually contribute to decreased sleep quality

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Science is one step closer to developing targeted drug therapies that may reduce seizures, sleep disorders, and related symptoms common in people with intellectual disabilities.

(HealthNewsDigestcom) – Feeling tired? Wondering if screen time affects your sleep? A recent study by an interdisciplinary team of MSU researchers shows that watching a little TV or streaming something on your iPad or smartphone….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Sleep-disordered breathing exacerbates obesity, stroke, COPD and heart failure—some of the most prevalent conditions in Appalachia.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Late night movies, gaming marathons and impromptu sleepovers may have featured over the holidays, but as we near a new school term,….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine and the Division of Neurology at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles recently began piloting a new procedure that combines an overnight polysomnogram

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The serotonin 2A (5-HT2A) receptor is widely distributed in the brain and plays a critical role in perception, cognition and psychosis.