Want to sleep better? Sharing bed with your partner
Scientists from the University of Arizona found that adults who share their beds with a partner have less severe insomnia, less fatigue and more sleep...
Daytime napping linked to Alzheimer’s disease
In a recent study from Rush University, researchers found there is a link between cognitive decline and excessive daytime napping.
The connection appears to occur...
Doctors and nurses need 20-minute power naps to keep patients safe in night shifts
Scientists from Newcastle Hospitals found effects of fatigue on doctors and nurses themselves, and its impact on the quality of their clinical work and...
Sleep loss linked to recurrent heart attack, stroke
In a study from the University of Oslo, researchers found that nearly half of heart disease patients have insomnia.
The findings suggest that heart patients should be...
Common anxiety and sleep drugs may harm your cognitive functions
Benzodiazepines are effective and widely used drugs for treating states of anxiety and sleep disorders.
Scientists from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich found while...
How climate change could harm your sleep
Most research looking at the impact of climate change on human life has focused on how extreme weather events affect economic and societal health...
Sleep loss in midlife may predict cognitive problems in older age
Scientists from the University of Helsinki found that insomnia in midlife may manifest as cognitive problems in retirement age.
The research is published in the Journal...
Higher dose of this supplement could improve sleep in older people, Harvard finds
Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital found that 5 mg of melatonin increased total sleep time in healthy adults aged 55 and older.
The research...
Good sleep may improve symptoms in people with dementia
Scientists from the University of Surrey and elsewhere found that how well people with dementia sleep can affect their symptoms the following day.
Moreover, their...
How sleep may help you process emotions, reduce PTSD
Scientists from the the University of Bern found how the brain triages emotions during dream sleep to consolidate the storage of positive emotions while...