Fresh health warning over a lack of sleep as study finds getting fewer than six hours each night may raise the risk of type 2 diabetes
Swedish researchers, who tracked nearly 250,000 Brits, found that managing less than six hours each night was linked to a 16 per cent higher risk of developing the condition. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Allegheny Health Network Launches New Program for the Treatment of Insomnia
'Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia' (CBTI) program at AHN takes a unique approach to treating patients with the pervasive sleep disorder PITTSBURGH, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) today announced that it has launched a new, evidence-based... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
‘I feel like myself again’: UCLA clinical trial offers hope for lymphoma patients
In June 2018, actor Hirotaka Matsunaga was supposed to be two weeks away from opening night of “The Swords of Sorrow: BURAI II,” a play set in 1800s Japan. The 39-year-old had been cast as the lead. It was the big break he had been working toward since he moved to the U.S. from Japan more than 20 years ago to pursue his dreams.But his cancer diagnosis and an unsuccessful course of chemotherapy had shut down the play.“Around November 2017, I had acute pain in my stomach for weeks, and it got so bad that it became difficult to eat,” Matsunaga said.After a particularly agonizing dinner, he checked himself into a hosp...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - March 5, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Memory, Cognitive Symptoms Linked to Sleep Apnea
(MedPage Today) -- Memory and cognitive symptoms were tied to self-reported sleep apnea, cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) showed.
In a survey of more than 4,200 U.S. adults, those who reported... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 5, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Baby Sleep Planner Aims to Cut Infant Deaths Baby Sleep Planner Aims to Cut Infant Deaths
The tool improves the identification of families most at-risk and communication around the provision of safer sleep environments.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: news
The best Fitbit in 2024
When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Fitbit; Alyssa Powell/Business Insider Fitbit's wearables do almost everything. From tracking step counts and running mileage to monitoring sleep patterns and stress levels, the best Fitbit can help…#fitbit #alyssapowell #fitbitsense2 #fitbitinspire3 #amazonfitbitsense2 #amazoncharge #amazonwith #versa3 #fitbitluxe #fitbitace3see (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More Evidence Sleep Apnea Harms Thinking, Memory
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 -- Sleep apnea could have detrimental effects on the brain, causing memory or thinking problems, a new study suggests.
People suffering from sleep apnea are about 50% more likely to also report having memory or thinking... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 4, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Major depressive disorder prediction based on sleep-wake disorders symptoms in US adolescents: a machine learning approach from national sleep research resource - Luo J, Chen Y, Tao Y, Xu Y, Yu K, Liu R, Jiang Y, Cai C, Mao Y, Li J, Yang Z, Deng T.
BACKGROUND: There is substantial evidence from previous studies that abnormalities in sleep parameters associated with depression are demonstrated in almost all stages of sleep architecture. Patients with symptoms of sleep-wake disorders have a much higher... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Fear of falling and common symptoms of multiple sclerosis: physical function, cognition, fatigue, depression, and sleep - a systematic review - Abou L, Peters J, Freire B, Sosnoff JJ.
BACKGROUND: Fear of falling (FOF) is a common concern among persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) and affects the performance of their daily living activities. Falls may result in FOF, leading to worsening of symptoms of MS, physical deconditioning, and exp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
The practice of Daylight Saving Time in Canada: its suitability with respect to sleep and circadian rhythms - De Koninck J, Nixon A, Godbout R.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is the practice of setting the clocks one hour forward from Standard Time (ST) in the spring and back again to ST in the fall. This commentary discusses the impact of bi-annual time changes on sleep and circadian rhythms and sugg... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Study links apnea issues to memory, thinking problems
Sufferers of sleep apnea may be more likely to experience memory or thinking problems, a new preliminary study suggests. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Has anyone had any luck with a SWAN (Sleep Well at Night) portfolio?
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Men who wake in the night for 30 minutes are 20 per cent more likely to get prostate cancer, study reveals
Men who wake in the night are 20 per cent more likely to develop prostate cancer , a study has revealed. Researchers found that broken sleep patterns could be a major risk for the onset of the disease. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wake up, poor sleepers: Uncovering the real causes behind insomnia and avoiding quick fixes
Sleep struggles in the startup ecosystem lead to dependency on self-prescribed sleep supplements. Doctors urge long-term behavioural changes for better sleep. Exceptions manage to follow the 10-3-2-1-0 method, avoid caffeine, exercise, or have flexible work hours. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Busy ER doctors say these 8 sleep tips help them'wake up refreshed' every day
As emergency medicine doctors, we clock in and out at all hours, making it tough to get enough rest. Physicians also come from a culture where boasting about getting by on little or no sleep is common or even boasted about. But we want to push back on that idea. Sleep is fundamentally important to… (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
