Want to sleep longer? Adding mini-bursts of exercise to your evening routine can help, says study

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Exercising before bed has long been discouraged as the body doesn’t have time to wind down before the lights go out. But new research has found…

Study finds irregular sleep patterns may lead to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Getting consistent sleep could help stave off type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. A study led by investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member…

Study finds health care utilization is increased in high-risk children who have a sleep disorder

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The risk of increased health care utilization among children with a chronic medical condition is higher for those who also have a sleep disorder, according to…

Consistently exercising 2–3 times a week over the long term linked to lower current insomnia risk

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Consistently exercising 2–3 times a week over the long term is linked to a lower current risk of insomnia as well as the ability to clock…

Medical malpractice incidents are more severe during daylight saving time, new study finds

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Medical malpractice incidents are more severe during the months of the year when daylight saving time is observed in the U.S., according to a new study…

Why Doesn’t CPAP Reduce Heart Disease?

Circulating levels of angiopoietin-2 are associated with median CPAP pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea after coronary revascularization (linear regression slope 0.30, 95% CI 0.03, 0.57, p = 0.039). The shaded…

People who eat a healthy, plant-based diet are less likely to suffer from dangerous snoring, finds study

Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who eat a healthy, plant-based diet that is high in vegetables, fruit, whole grains and nuts are less likely to suffer with obstructive sleep apnea…

Improving quality of life and sleep in people with memory problems without using drugs

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing), recently published in Innovation in Aging, has shown promising results in improving the quality…

Study finds mild COVID-19 infections make insomnia more likely, especially in people with anxiety or depression

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Although most patients diagnosed with COVID-19 will quickly recover, some people experience symptoms that linger well after they start testing negative again—including insomnia. Scientists already knew…

Light color is less important for the internal clock than originally thought, study finds

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Vision is a complex process. The visual perception of the environment is created by a combination of different wavelengths of light, which are decoded as colors…