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'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....

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