More access to daylight at home may improve your sleep, mental health
In a new study from Icahn Mount Sinai, researchers found more access to daylight at home improves circadian alignment, sleep and mental health in...
Poor sleep linked with higher blood sugar
People with diabetes have high levels of blood sugar (or blood glucose). When blood sugar builds up too high, it causes harmful effects.
A study...
This common sleep problem may increase risk of high blood pressure, sudden death
In a recent study published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research, researchers found that people living with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition that occurs...
Men may sleep worse on nights during the first half of the lunar cycle
In a new study from Uppsala University, researchers found men's sleep may be more powerfully influenced by the lunar cycle than women's.
Previous studies have...
These sleep drugs may increase death risk when used with opioids
In a recent study published in PLOS Medicine, researchers examined more the 400,000 Medicare patients taking medications for insomnia.
They found that the risk of...
These two drugs can lower severity of sleep apnea by one third
In a new study published in the Journal of Physiology, researchers successfully repurposed two existing drugs to reduce the severity of sleep apnea in...
This herb may help you sleep well at night
In a recent study, researchers have shown that saffron can enhance the quality of sleep in adults who have been experiencing poor sleep.
The research...
This herb may help you sleep better at night
In a recent study, researchers found that the herb saffron can enhance the quality of sleep in adults who have been experiencing poor sleep.
The...
Depression and sleep loss should be treated individually, study shows
A common belief is that insomnia is a secondary symptom of depression when they co-occur.
But in a new study from Flinders University, researchers suggest...
This common sleep supplement may protect against cognitive decline, memory loss
Melatonin is sold primarily in the United States as a sleep supplement
But in a recent study published in the Journal of Pineal Research, researchers found...