Sleep Medicine
Guidelines
New AHA checklist: Only one in five adults has optimal heart health
The U.S. population is well below optimal levels of cardiovascular health, according to the first study of the AHA’s new Life’s Essential 8 CV...
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Study links sleep and objective, subjective cognition
Poor sleep efficiency may contribute to older adults overestimating their cognitive abilities, pointing to the need for objective cognitive...
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Children with autism experience more severe sleep apnea
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Disturbed sleep drives poor PrEP adherence in young Black sexual-minority men
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Snoring may lead to a sedentary lifestyle
Snoring can lead to “more tiredness and less energy, which can impact everything from mood to stress to – as we saw – activity level.”
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Can too much sleep raise the risk of cancer?
A sleep duration of 6-8 hours for men and 6-9 hours for women “may be the safest” regarding cancer incidence and mortality risk among Japanese...
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Findings raise questions about migraine and sleep
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Long-term erratic sleep may foretell cognitive problems
An analysis of a large, decades-long sleep study has found a possible link between years-long inefficient sleep and cognitive impairment.
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Analysis shows predictive capabilities of sleep EEG
An analysis of sleep electroencephalography data has identified 86 sleep features that portend detrimental health outcomes, including dementia.
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Alcohol, degraded sleep related in young adults
A study of sleep and drinking habits in young adults identified a relationship between shorter sleep times and greater alcohol consumption.
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‘Alarming’ new data on disordered sleep after COVID-19
More than two-thirds of patients (67.2%) reported at least moderate fatigue, while 21.8% reported severe fatigue.