Scientists find a new way to detect sleep apnea
Sleep apnea, the disorder where normal breathing is disturbed during sleep, can negatively affect someone's mental and physical health.
In a new study from the...
Poor sleep linked to greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes
In a new study from the University of Hertfordshire, researchers found that poor sleep is linked to a greater risk of pre-diabetic patients developing...
Sleep and diabetes control: What you need to know
Diabetes is a chronic condition marked by high levels of glucose in the blood.
The World Health Organization estimates that 422 million people (or one...
Poor sleep can triple your risk for heart disease
In a new study from the University of South Florida, researchers found individual aspects of poor sleep can be detrimental to heart health. But...
How to reduce the health risks of night shifts
Night shift work increases the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. It disrupts the body’s circadian rhythms—the 24-hour internal “clock” that controls...
This drug could help treat insomnia, sleep loss
In a new study from Stanford, researchers found drug daridorexant (50 mg) improves both nighttime symptoms and daytime functioning in people with insomnia disorder.
They...
How to deal with “COVID-somnia” and sleep well at night
In a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, researchers found more than half of Americans report what experts have dubbed "COVID-somnia,"...
If you get sleep paralysis, don’t open your eyes
Sleep paralysis is a feeling of being conscious but unable to move.
It occurs when a person passes between stages of wakefulness and sleep. During these...
How to cope with sleep issues after cancer treatment
Let's start with the bad news: Sean Smith, M.D., the medical director of the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center’s Cancer Rehabilitation program, estimates...
Sleep loss can increase your pain
When we’re in pain, we have a hard time sleeping. But how does poor sleep affect pain?
In a recent study, scientists at the University...