Health Span Affected by Sleep Apnea
Over the last 20 years, there has been a steady increase in the number of patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Characteristics of OSA include frequent starts and stops...
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Using Electronic Devices Decreases Sleep Quality
In this technological society, most people love the comfort of their screens. Devices are used at all hours of the day and night. Who hasn’t crawled into bed with their...
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Stress Hormones and Sleep Patterns Change After Violent Crimes
In 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice reported that the United States saw nearly 1.2 million violent crimes, including sexual assault, assault, robbery, and homicide. New research has found that...
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Sleep Disorders in At-Risk Alzheimer’s Patients May Increase Cognitive Dysfunction
New online research published early in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society¸ indicates that those with sleep-disordered breathing and a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease are at increased risk...
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NASA Researches Sleep Deprivation Impact on Astronauts
NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) mission was 45 days long and required a four-man crew to research sleep reduction and how it affects fatigue during long space flights. By...
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Link Between Restless Leg Syndrome & Poor Sleep in Pregnant Women
New research has linked Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) with poor sleep, impaired daytime function, and excessive daytime fatigue in pregnant women. These are all common complaints during pregnancy. In this...
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CPAP Use Rises After Patients See Videos of Themselves
Patient reporting and reviews are a strong component of medical research. John Brugger is a sleep apnea patient, and like 20 million other Americans, he had trouble sleeping because of...
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Ask the Sleep Doctor – Topics: Essential Oils, Heart Attack, Central Sleep Apnea, and more
Dear Dr. Rosenberg, Is there any truth that some essential oils can help you to fall asleep? ANSWER: Yes, most of the concrete work has been done with lavender. Several...
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Sleep and Alzheimer’s – Are They Related?
New research published in the online July issue of Neurology, a prestigious medical journal from the American Academy of Neurology, noted that people with sleep disorders who are otherwise healthy...
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Marital Spats Plus Sleep Deprivation Could Equal Health Problems
Sleep deprivation can leave you feeling grouchy and ready for an argument. New research out of the Ohio State University Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research indicates that this combination of...