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...
Common high blood pressure drugs may cause sleep problems
In a new study from the Berlin Institute of Health, researchers found beta-blockers treat various cardiovascular diseases and were not more likely to cause...
10 lesser known sleep disorders you might not know about
You might have heard of insomnia or hypersomnia from symptoms of depression.
But have you heard about the other following sleep disorders?
Here's a list of...
How sleep deprivation affects your mind and body
Are you having insomnia or sleep deprivation?
Sleep deprivation, also known as sleep insufficiency or sleeplessness, is the condition of not having adequate duration and/or quality of sleep to support...