This common sleep habit may increase your heart disease risk
In a recent study at the University of Notre Dame, researchers found that whether or not you go to bed on time could also...
Healthy sleep may rely on long-overlooked brain cells
For something we spend one-third of our lives doing, we still understand remarkably little about how sleep works.
For example, why can some people sleep...
COVID-19 and sleep: What you need to know
Excerpts from a conversation between Dr. Marishka Brown at NIH and Dr. Chandra Jackson, an NIH expert on sleep.
Brown: From a sleep perspective, how...
Good sleep for good health: Get the rest you need
Sometimes, the pace of modern life barely gives you time to stop and rest.
It can make getting a good night’s sleep on a regular...
Exercise can improve sleep quality even when you don’t feel a difference
Physical exercise has long been prescribed as a way to improve the quality of sleep.
In a new study, researchers found that even when exercise...
These sleep problems linked to higher risk of severe COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that Insomnia, disrupted sleep, and daily burnout is linked to a heightened risk of not only becoming infected...
Common high blood pressure drugs may contribute to sleep loss
In a new study, researchers found beta-blockers treat heart diseases and were not more likely to cause depression compared to other similar treatments.
While depression...
How to get better sleep amid the pandemic – and why you should
A good night's sleep. It's one of those things people don't appreciate until it's gone.
But like much taken for granted prior to the COVID-19...
Sleep plays a big role in healing traumatic brain injuries
In a new study, researchers found that good sleep plays a critical role in healing traumatic brain injury.
They used MRI to evaluate the enlargement...
Sleep can maximize vaccine effectiveness
With the roll out of COVID-19 vaccines now underway, University of South Australia sleep experts are urging people to reprioritise their sleep, as getting...