New Study Reveals Sleep Protects Against Brain Damage
A new study from Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that one night of sleep deprivation increases morning blood concentrations of Neuron-Specific Enolase (NSE) and Calcium Binding...
Sleep Deprivation Linked to Cardiovascular Disease, Type 2 Diabetes
Population-level studies have indicated that insufficient sleep increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. These diseases are known to be linked...
Insomnia Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Mortality in Men
Insomnia, the most common sleep disorder, affects up to one-third of the population in the United States. In new findings, researchers from Brigham and...
Significantly Higher Risk of Stroke in Young Adults with Insomnia
The risk of stroke may be much higher in people with insomnia compared to those who don't have trouble sleeping, according to new research...
FDA Warns of Next-Day Impairment From Sleep Drug Lunesta
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning for the insomnia drug Lunesta (eszopiclone) based on evidence of next-day impairment of driving and other activities...
Sleeping Pills Increase Cardiovascular Events in Heart Failure Patients
Sleeping pills increase the risk of cardiovascular events in heart failure patients by 8-fold, according to new research from Japan. The findings were presented at...
Sleep Well, Be Well: National Campaign Makes Healthy Sleep a Priority
Adequate Sleep as Critical to Overall Health as Nutrition, Exercise
A nationwide “Sleep Well, Be Well” campaign was launched May 12, 2014 as part of the National...
Insomnia Linked to Increased Risk of Death in Men
Insomnia, the most common sleep disorder, affects up to one-third of the population in the United States. In new findings, researchers from Brigham and...
Brain Aging Accelerated by Lack of Sleep in Adults
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,...
Heart Disease in Shift Workers Linked to Damaged Blood Cells, Sleep...
Austrian researchers have found that jetlag has severe effects on red blood cells, possibly explaining the high incidence of heart disease seen in shift...
Healthy Lifestyle Habits Buffer Stress and Slow Cellular Aging
A new study from UC San Francisco is the first to show that while the impact of daily stress accumulates overtime and accelerates cellular...
New Implantable “Sleep Pacemaker” for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center is among the first in the United States to begin offering a new FDA-approved treatment for obstructive sleep...
