Sleep-wake misperception has mainly been reported in insomnia patients. Conversely, the present study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of sleep-wake misperception in a large cohort of patients with …
Plasma profiling reveals a blood-based metabolic fingerprint of obstructive sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic, heterogeneous and multicomponent disorder with associated cardiovascular and metabolic alterations. Despite being the most common sleep-disordered breathing, it remains a significantly undiagnosed condition.We …
Observational and genetic evidence highlight the association of human sleep behaviors with the incidence of fracture
We combined conventional evidence from longitudinal data in UK Biobank and genetic evidence from Mendelian randomization (MR) approach to infer the causality between sleep behaviors and fracture risk. We found …
To Prevent Elderly Depression, Target Sleep
Maybe the best way to prevent depression in the elderly and others is to not talk about depression at all, but focus instead on a risk factor for depression—insomnia. Insomnia …
Sleep in Women Across the Stages of Life
Women experience inadequate sleep and sleeplessness more commonly than males of similar ages from menarche through menopause. Women’s sleep architecture and sleep quality are influenced by physiological and hormonal changes …
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Helps Prevent Major Depression
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has an overall benefit in the prevention of incident and recurrent major depression in older adults with insomnia disorder, according to a study published …
Recent Cannabis Use Linked to Extremes of Sleep Duration
Recent cannabis use is associated with extremes of nightly sleep duration among adults, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. Calvin Diep, M.D., from …
AHA News: Getting Better Overall Sleep Might Be the Key to Better Health
Improving your overall sleep health could help lower your risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and other cardiovascular threats, according to new research. Experts already knew a lack of …
There May Be a ‘Best Bedtime’ for Your Heart
Is there an ideal time to go to bed every night if you want to dodge heart disease? Apparently there is, claims a new study that found hitting the sack …
Sleep Onset Timing Linked to Risk of Developing CVD
There is an association between sleep onset timing and the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the European Heart Journal: Digital Health. …