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...
Common sleep problem combo linked to high blood pressure, heart disease, death
In a new study from Flinders University, researchers found people who suffer from both insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to suffer...
Cannabis use may harm your sleep, study finds
In a new study, researchers found recent cannabis use is linked to extremes of nightly sleep duration—less than 6 hours or more than 9...
Daytime meals can protect blood sugar in night shift workers
In a new study from the National Institutes of Health, researchers found that eating during the nighttime—as many shift workers do—can increase glucose levels.
But...
Poor sleep linked to poor blood sugar, study confirms
In a new study from Lund University, researchers found that later bedtime routines and poor quality of sleep are associated with higher blood glucose...