How to protect your sleep from insomnia over COVID-19 anxiety
At this point in the pandemic, it may not come as a surprise that the impacts of COVID-19 have included increases in mental health...
5 tips to handle daylight saving time change
In the fall, the end of daylight saving time is often greeted with a warm welcome.
However, it can be a bit more challenging to...
Sleep apnea makes you age faster, but treatment may reverse it
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects 22 million people in the U.S. and is linked to a higher risk of hypertension, heart attacks, stroke, diabetes,...
Daytime eating may reduce the health risks in night shift work
In a new study supported by NIH, researchers found that eating during the nighttime—as many night shift workers do—can increase glucose levels, while eating...
Why we should abolish daylight saving time
Springing forward doesn’t just make for a sleepy Monday morning; it also affects your health and your safety.
That’s why experts are calling for an...
Dinner time and sleep hormone can affect your blood sugar control
In a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital, researchers found blood sugar control, is affected by various factors—including the timing of meals relative to...
Common drug for anxiety and sleep problems may harm cognitive functions
Benzodiazepines are effective and widely used drugs for treating states of anxiety and sleep disorders.
In a new study from the Ludwig Maximilian University of...
No time to sleep is common in nature
A new study about wild baboons reveals that sacrificing sleep to meet pressing demands is common—and might even be part of our evolutionary history
The...
Scientists find new way 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...
You may have this heart problem if you have sleep loss
In a recent study published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, researchers found healthy adults with chronically limited sleep showed abnormal heart...