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Weight loss through diet changes can improve sleep at any body weight, says Penn study
• Dieting • • Weight Loss • • Sleep Aid • Dec 16 15
Weight loss due to dietary changes can improve sleepiness at any weight, says a study published by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine…
Later bedtimes may lead to an increase in body mass index over time
• Obesity • • Sleep Aid • Oct 01 15
A new study suggests that going to bed late during the workweek from adolescence to adulthood is associated with an increase in body mass…
Clemson research: Bad sleep habits linked to higher self-control risks
• Neurology • • Sleep Aid • Jul 02 15
Poor sleep habits can have a negative effect on self-control, which presents risks to individuals’ personal and professional lives, according to Clemson University researchers.
…Poor sleep associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke
• Heart • • Sleep Aid • • Stroke • Jun 15 15
EuroHeartCare is the official annual meeting of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The…
Partial sleep deprivation linked to biological aging in older adults
• Aging and Gerontology • • Sleep Aid • Jun 10 15
A new study suggests that one night of partial sleep deprivation promotes biological aging in older adults.
Results show that one night of partial…
Babies who can resettle are more likely to ‘sleep through the night’
• Children's Health • • Sleep Aid • Jun 05 15
Young infants who can “resettle” themselves after waking up are more likely to sleep for prolonged periods at night, according to a video study…
Risk of motor vehicle accidents is higher in people with sleep apnea
• Respiratory Problems • • Trauma & Injuries • • Sleep Aid • Mar 10 15
A new study finds that obstructive sleep apnea is associated with a significantly increased risk of motor vehicle accidents, and this risk is reduced…
Researchers find link between persistent insomnia and increased mortality risk
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Sleep Aid • Feb 26 15
A connection between persistent insomnia and increased inflammation and mortality has been identified by a group of researchers from the University of Arizona. Their…
Many teens with clinical excessive daytime sleepiness test positive for marijuana
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Sleep Aid • Feb 18 15
A new study shows that many adolescents with excessive daytime sleepiness consistent with a clinical diagnosis of narcolepsy test positive for marijuana, emphasizing the…
Rising prevalence of sleep apnea in U.S. threatens public health
• Public Health • • Respiratory Problems • • Sleep Aid • Sep 29 14
Public health and safety are threatened by the increasing prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea, which now afflicts at least 25 million adults in…
Can sleep loss affect your brain size?
• Brain • • Sleep Aid • Sep 04 14
Sleep difficulties may be linked to faster rates of decline in brain volume, according to a study published in the September 3, 2014, online…
Missing sleep may hurt your memory
• Brain • • Sleep Aid • Jul 21 14
Lack of sleep, already considered a public health epidemic, can also lead to errors in memory, finds a new study by researchers at Michigan…
Shorter sleep may speed brain aging
• Aging and Gerontology • • Sleep Aid • Jul 10 14
With less sleep, normal aging-related structural changes in the brain progress slightly faster in middle-aged and older people, according to a new brain imaging…
Exercise Before Bedtime Means Better Sleep: Study
• Physical activity -exercise • • Sleep Aid • Jul 03 14
Young adults who exercised vigorously before bed ended up getting better sleep than their peers who reported less strenuous evening activity, a new study…
Short sleep, aging brain
• Brain • • Sleep Aid • Jul 01 14
Researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) have found evidence that the less older adults sleep, the faster their brains age. These findings,…
Sleep apnea tied to diabetes in large study
• Diabetes • • Sleep Aid • Jun 08 14
In the largest study to date of the relationship between sleep apnea and diabetes, a new study of more than 8,500 Canadian patients has…
Study shows link between sleep apnea and hospital maternal deaths
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Sleep Aid • May 03 14
Pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea are more than five times as likely to die in the hospital than those without the sleep disorder,…
Study supports detrimental effects of television viewing on sleep in young children
• Children's Health • • Sleep Aid • Apr 13 14
A study following more than 1,800 children from ages 6 months to nearly 8 years found a small but consistent association between increased television…
From learning in infancy to planning ahead in adulthood: Sleep’s vital role for memory
• Brain • • Neurology • • Sleep Aid • Apr 08 14
Babies and young children make giant developmental leaps all of the time. Sometimes, it seems, even overnight they figure out how to recognize certain…
TV time linked to less sleep for kids
• Children's Health • • Sleep Aid • Mar 12 14
The more television children watch, the less total sleep they’re getting, according to a small Spanish study.
Researchers found that a nine-year-old who watched…
Inadequate sleep predicts risk of heart disease, diabetes in obese adolescents
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Obesity • • Sleep Aid • Mar 05 14
Obese adolescents not getting enough sleep? A study in today’s The Journal of Pediatrics, shows they could be increasing their risk for developing diabetes,…
Study finds later school start times improve sleep and daytime functioning in adolescents
• Children's Health • • Sleep Aid • Jan 15 14
Julie Boergers, Ph.D., a psychologist and sleep expert from the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center, recently led a study linking later school start times…
Bedtime for toddlers: Timing is everything, says CU-Boulder study
• Children's Health • • Sleep Aid • Dec 16 13
The bedtime you select for your toddler may be out of sync with his or her internal body clock, which can contribute to difficulties…
How sleep aids visual task learning
• Brain • • Neurology • • Sleep Aid • Nov 10 13
As any indignant teacher would scold, students must be awake to learn. But what science is showing with increasing sophistication is how the…
Kids who sleep more, may eat less, new study finds
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Sleep Aid • Nov 03 13
It seems everyone is looking for a culprit when it comes to childhood obesity: fast food, sugary drinks, super-sized everything. But it turns out…