Links 2/5/2024
Counting sheep: saving a bighorn herd in the Rockies The Narwhal The surprising reason insects circle lights at night: They lose track of the sky Phys.org Sleepless and Sex-driven: How One Animal’s Breeding Season is Often its Last ZME Science Russia, China and Iran could target UK via Irish…#rockiesnarwhal #iran #irish #guardian #northernireland #russian #foodyoure (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Even Mild Cases of COVID Can Leave Lingering Insomnia
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 -- Even mild cases of COVID can trigger insomnia in most people, a new study reports. About three out of four people with mild COVID (76%) reported experiencing insomnia following their illness. Further, nearly one in four... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

When night falls fast: sleep and suicidal behavior among adolescents and young adults - Fernandes SN, Zuckerman E, Miranda R, Baroni A.
Sleep disturbances have been linked to suicidal ideation and behaviors in adolescents. Specifically, insomnia and nightmares are associated with current suicide risk and predict future ideation. Associations between hypersomnia, sleep apnea, and suicide re... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

More than three-fourths of recovering COVID-19 patients left with insomnia, study finds
A new Vietnamese study published Monday has found that COVID-19 greatly raises the risk of insomnia, particularly among those suffering from anxiety or depression. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Could yoga help radiologists deal with burnout?
Yoga could be one way to alleviate burnout symptoms in radiologists, a study published January 31 in JAMA Network Open suggests. Researchers led by Duygu Sag, PhD, from Dokuz Eylul University Health Campus in Izmir, and Fahri Saatcioglu, PhD, from Blindern in Oslo, Norway, found that a yoga method called Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) reduced psychological distress and burnout and increased wellness in physicians, including radiologists and radiation oncologists. They also highlighted that the program is safe and practical. “Given the high personal and financial toll of physician burnout worldwide, these findings suggest t...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 31, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news

Lessons from sleeplessness: The 60th anniversary of Randy Gardner's world record
Sixty years ago, 17-year-old Randy Gardner broke a Guinness world record by staying awake for 11 consecutive days. His experiment is one of the most well-documented cases of sleep deprivation.(Image credit: Don Cravens/Getty Images) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ashley Montgomery Source Type: news

Opinion: Depression and insomnia are part of my family history. Will my kids be OK?
My daughter asks if it's always going to be this hard to sleep. Is there something wrong with her? Here is my answer. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Molly Wadzeck Kraus Source Type: news

More sex, please... we're insomniacs! Are you a chap who just can't drop off? Then banish junk food from your diet, fast for 12 hours and make love (even when you're tired), says DR MICHAEL MOSLEY in his four-week sleep plan for men
I slept well as a young man, but by the time I reached my 40s, I began to show classic signs of insomnia, writes DR MICHAEL MOSLEY. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Adverse childhood experience and persistent insomnia during emerging adulthood: do positive childhood experiences matter? - Wu MH, Chiao C, Lin WH.
BACKGROUND: Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) have been documented to have long-term impacts on sleep disturbances. However, less is known about how ACE co-occurs with positive childhood experiences (PCE) and modulate their effects on adult sleep disturb... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Differences in anxiety, insomnia, and trauma symptoms in wildfire survivors from Australia, Canada, and the United States of America - Isaac F, Toukhsati SR, Klein B, Di Benedetto M, Kennedy GA.
This study examined differences in anxiety, depression, in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Childhood maltreatment and insomnia in college students: the role of alexithymia and psychological distress - Li M, Yuan Y, Cheng X, Wang Y, Xu Z.
Insomnia, which is highly prevalent among college students, has been identified as one of the negative consequences of childhood maltreatment. While prior studies have uncovered distinct correlations between childhood maltreatment, insomnia, and other vari... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Fruits and Vegetables Are Basically Nature's Anti-Insomnia Drugs, According to a Nutritional Epidemiologist
Add one more item to the long list of reasons you should eat more fruits and veg: new research says it will help you sleep better. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

One energy drink a month increases health risks and can make you drowsy
Scientists say energy drinks can lead to insomnia in young people (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Doctors are told to stop dishing out common antibiotic in crackdown sparked by warnings over suicide risk and 'irreversible' harm
Fluoroquinolones have, in recent years, been linked to tendon rupture, nerve, joint and muscle pain, fatigue, insomnia and gut problems. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Revealed: How dry January could be making your health worse and the signs you might unknowingly be dependent on alcohol
Dry January has it's benefits, from saving money to waving goodbye to hangovers. But sudden sobriety can cause insomnia, according to Dr Leyla Hannbeck warns. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news