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Behavior Change Intervention Via Mail Cuts Use of Sleep Medications in Older Adults
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 – A mailed knowledge mobilization and behavior change intervention can reduce the use of sedatives and improve sleep outcomes in older adults with insomnia, according to a...
Sleep Changes Common for Stroke Survivors
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – Less than half of people who've survived a stroke will go on to have a healthy, normal sleep pattern, new research shows. Normal sleep is defined as six to eight hours of...
'Bed Rotting' and Other TikTok Sleep Trends Carry Risks
FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 – Approximately 37 percent of Americans have tried one or more of this year's viral sleep trends, including "bed rotting," according to the results of a new survey from the...
Workplace Mistreatment Takes Tougher Mental Toll on Black Employees
THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 – Black employees in a toxic workplace are more susceptible to depression and sleep loss than whites are, according to new research. Black workers being mistreated by...
Poor Long-Term Sleep Trajectories Tied to Diabetes
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 – Adults with suboptimal sleep duration trajectories are more likely to develop incident diabetes, according to a study published online June 27 in Diabetologia. Qian Xiao, ...
Short, Long Sleep Duration Tied to Microvascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7, 2024 – For individuals newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), both short and long sleep duration are associated with microvascular disease, according to a study...
Another Study Ties Poor Sleep to Type 2 Diabetes
TUESDAY, July 23, 2024 – Consistently bad sleep is linked to a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study shows. Both too little and too much sleep is tied to diabetes risk, and s...
Irregular Sleep Duration Tied to Increased Risk for Developing Diabetes
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 – Irregular sleep duration is associated with elevated diabetes risk, according to a study published online July 17 in Diabetes Care. Sina Kianersi, Ph.D., from Brigham and...
Evening Resistance Training Breaks Help Improve Sleep Outcomes
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 – Performing body-weight resistance exercise activity breaks in the evening may improve some sleep outcomes, according to a study published online July 16 in BMJ Open Sport & ...
Does Exercise Near Bedtime Really Disrupt Sleep? Maybe Not
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 – Exercise near bedtime won’t necessarily wreck a person’s sleep, a new study says. Intense exercise is typically discouraged as bedtime approaches, since such activity can d...
Are You & Your Partner in a 'Sleep Divorce?' You're Not Alone
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 – Many couples may be painfully familiar with the scenario: One partner snores loudly all night long, so the other partner seeks better sleep in another bed. Now, a new...
Irregular Sleep Could Raise Your Odds for Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 (HeathDay News) – Sleeping long hours one night but only a few hours the next can be unhealthy, with a new study finding "irregular" sleep patterns could be a risk factor...
Too Little, Too Much: Poor Sleep Linked to Vessel Damage in Those With Diabetes
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – Diabetics who sleep too little or too much are more likely to suffer damage to their small blood vessels, a condition that can cause organ damage throughout their bodies....
Longer Sleep Duration, Earlier Sleep Onset Linked to Lower BP in Children
TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 – For children, longer sleep duration and earlier sleep onset are associated with lower blood pressure, according to a study published online June 18 in Pediatrics. Amy J....
Trouble Getting Your Kids to Sleep? You're Not Alone, Poll Finds
MONDAY, June 17, 2024 – Nearly 1 in 4 parents struggle to get their child to sleep, a new poll reports. Some of this is related to poor sleep hygiene, but some also is due to dark worries harbored...