THURSDAY, Jan. 7, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — People who have strokes or mini-strokes often experience a wide range of sleep disorders in the months that follow, a problem that can put them at increased risk for subsequent strokes, an analysis shows. Sleep problems – including insomnia, troubled breathingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As most of America prepares for the Nov. 1 return of standard time, 63% want one fixed, year-round time, a new survey finds. “Evidence of the negative impacts of seasonal time changes continue to accumulate, and there is real momentum behind the pushContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Sept. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 6 in 10 U.S. parents say their children don’t get enough sleep on school nights, an American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) survey finds. It included more than 1,000 parents across the country with children between ages 5 and 18. Parents reportedContinue Reading
SUNDAY, July 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Summer means long, carefree days outside, but don’t let that sabotage your slumber, sleep experts say. An American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) survey found that 36% of U.S. adults said they sleep less in the summer, with the highest rates in theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Deep sleep is essential for good health, and too little of it may shorten your life, a new study suggests. REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is when dreams occur and the body repairs itself from the ravages of the day. For every 5%Continue Reading
TUESDAY, June 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For those who try to catch up on lost sleep during the weekend, French researchers have some bad news: Once Saturday and Sunday have come and gone, many will find they’re still seriously short on sleep. The finding centered on adults who regularlyContinue Reading
SATURDAY, June 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you’re having nightmares during these stressful times, rest easy: A sleep expert says it’s to be expected. “Your experiences and interactions during the day can affect your dreams, and right now many of us are spending time watching the news or readingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Happy couples apparently make good bedfellows. New research says that when happy couples sleep together, they tend to have more — and less disrupted — rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. The REM phase of sleep is when you dream, and it’s been linkedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — It often seems the older a person gets, the less they sleep, but new research suggests that inconsistent sleep patterns might predict a future diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. Researchers who studied 2,930 older men for more than a decade found that those withContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic may be stressing out most people, but it has had a surprising upside for college students: They’re sleeping better. That’s the upshot of a new study that investigated sleep habits of 139 college students before and after Colorado enacted aContinue Reading