(HealthNewsDigest.com) – HERSHEY, Pa. — The lazy days of summer can be peaceful and relaxing, but they also can wreak havoc on your body’s internal clock.
Category: Sleep Issues
Floppy Eyelids May Be Sign of Sleep Apnea
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MAYWOOD, IL – A Loyola Medicine study is providing further evidence that floppy eyelids may be a sign of sleep apnea.
Research Team Finds Brain Changes Linked to Sleep Need
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DALLAS – We’ve all experienced going to bed tired and waking up refreshed, yet how that happens at the molecular level remains a mystery.
Better Sleep Can Prevent Cognitive Decline
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Menlo Park, CA, June 8, 2018 – Sleep is as important to our health as good nutrition and regular exercise.
Researchers Investigate Link Between Sleep Apnea Treatment and Diabetes Management
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—For adults with diabetes, managing the disease is a day-in, day-out effort to control the factors that affect blood sugar levels.
1 in 4 Americans Develop Insomnia Each Year
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BALTIMORE – About 25 percent of Americans experience acute insomnia each year, but about 75 percent of these individuals recover without developing persistent poor sleep or chronic insomnia
Why Do Some Sleep-Deprived People Experience Worse Cognitive Functioning than Others?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BALTIMORE – The key to predicting how someone is affected by sleep loss may be found in microRNAs (miRNAs)
Shut Out the World & Sleep Tight!
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Did you know that 1 in every 5 people worldwide suffer from ringing in the ear known as tinnitus? In the US alone, that’s approximately 50 million people.
3 Cool Ideas For A Better Night’s Rest
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The next time you find yourself kicking your leg out of the side of your blankets to cool off or turning your pillow over because it’s too hot—you won’t be alone.
Lack of Sleep Impairs Brain, Promotes Disease
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Menlo Park, CA, May 22, 2018 – “To sleep, perchance to dream, ay, there’s the rub.” Unfortunately, the lament of Shakespeare’s Hamlet remains all too true for as many as 70 million Americans who experience some type of sleeping disorder
Drug Used to Treat Daytime Sleepiness Does Not Appear To Improve Driving in Those With Sleep Apnea
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – May 18, 2018─A drug used to treat excessive daytime sleepiness may not improve driving ability in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who cannot tolerate standard therapies
Does Melatonin Do Anything? (VIDEO)
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, May 10, 2018 — Melatonin is a widely used supplement. Many people turn to the hormone hoping it will improve their sleep, but do claims of its efficacy have any merit?
OSA in Older Adults: Often Present, Seldom Investigated
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Older Americans are often at a high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, yet this illness remains vastly underdiagnosed, a new study finds.
Americans’ Bedtime Habits in New Study
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new analysis by Johns Hopkins researchers of national data gathered from physical activity monitors concludes that most Americans hit the sack later on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
Your Dreampad Come True
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – What difference would extra sleep give to your overall health? According to the CDC, 1/3 of U.S. adults do not get enough sleep on a regular basis.
Getting to the Heart of Sleep
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Sleeping poorly can do more than make you tired. It can kill you.
How to Get the Most Out of Napping
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – While closing your eyes for a few minutes during your busy day may seem like a good idea, it’s important to consider the effects napping may bring.
New Doctors’ Intense and Changing Schedules Take a Toll on Sleep, Activity and Mood
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ANN ARBOR, MI – This week, thousands of graduating medical students around the country will find out where they’ll head next, to start their residency training.
Sleep Apnea Study Finds Male-Female Differences in Cerebral Cortex Thickness, Symptoms
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers from the UCLA School of Nursing examined clinical records and magnetic resonance imaging brain scans of patients who were recently diagnosed with sleep apnea
Hallucinations, Full Moons and Coffee? Baylor Sleep Expert Debunks Common Sleep Myths
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WACO, Texas – On average, you will spend about a third of your life sleeping or attempting to sleep. For many, this means more than 25 years of your life will be spent in bed.