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Sleep Troubles Can Raise Your Blood Pressure: Study
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 – A major review of data confirms that getting less than the recommended amount of sleep each night is a risk factor for high blood pressure. Data collected in 16 studies...
Mothers Often Engage in Nonrecommended Practices for Infant Sleep
TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 – Mothers often engage in nonrecommended practices to improve their infant's sleep, according to a study published online March 26 in Pediatrics. Rachel Y. Moon, M.D., from...
Tally of Infant SIDS Deaths Shows Many Unsafe Sleep Practices
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 – Babies who die unexpectedly in their sleep often are subjected to many hazards that could have contributed to their deaths, a new study reports. Multiple unsafe sleep...
Total Solar Eclipse in 2017 Linked to Brief Rise in Traffic Accidents
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 – Ahead of a total solar eclipse arriving April 8, new research finds there was a temporary rise in U.S. traffic accidents around the time of a solar eclipse back in 2017. The...
What's Your 'Sleep Type'? Research Reveals 4 Key Patterns
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 — Do you struggle to sleep during the week and play catch up on the weekend? Do you toss and turn all night long and start the day in a fog? Are you a napper? Or are you am...
How After-School Programs Can Harm Teens' Mental Health
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – Days clogged with numerous after-school activities are detrimental to the mental health of over-scheduled high school students, a new study finds. Researchers also found...
ER Visits for Infant, Child Melatonin Poisonings Are Soaring
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 – As more Americans pop over-the-counter melatonin to help them sleep, their young children are increasingly showing up in ERs after accidentally ingesting the supplements. A...
Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata: What Are the 'Z Meds' for Sleep?
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata: Millions of bleary-eyed Americans turn to this class of so-called "Z-drugs" to get restful sleep. But how do these drugs work, and do they come with...
It's That Time Again: Tips on Adjusting to the Start of Daylight Saving Time
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – When the clocks spring forward or fall back, many folks will find themselves struggling to adjust. The transition to Daylight Saving Time can be tough on people, both...
2019 to 2022 Saw ~11,000 ED Visits for Melatonin Ingestion in Under 5s in U.S.
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – From 2019 to 2022, there were an estimated 10,930 emergency department visits for unsupervised melatonin ingestion by infants and children aged 5 years or younger, according...
Short Sleep Duration Linked to Increased Risk for Developing T2D
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 – Habitual short sleep duration is associated with an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study published online March 5 in JAMA Network Open....
Diabetes Risk Rises for Folks Who Get Too Little Sleep
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – Are you typically getting only a few hours sleep each night? Besides leaving you groggy all day, your insomnia could also be raising your odds for type 2 diabetes, new...
Diabetes Risk Rises for Folks Who Get Too Little Sleep
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – Are you typically getting only a few hours sleep each night? Besides leaving you groggy all day, your insomnia could also be raising your odds for type 2 diabetes, new...
More Evidence Sleep Apnea Harms Thinking, Memory
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 – Sleep apnea could have detrimental effects on the brain, causing memory or thinking problems, a new study suggests. People suffering from sleep apnea are about 50% more...
Try Mindfulness, Talk Therapy to Ease Mood, Memory Issues of Menopause
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – Mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy can help ease the mood and sleep problems associated with menopause, a new review says. Women experienced...