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…
Tag: Sleep disorders
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…
Study finds moderately elevated fracture risk following use of sedative–hypnotics
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Global consumption data show that there is an increasing trend of sedative–hypnotic prescriptions, especially in more developed affluent countries and regions, such as Hong Kong. Researchers…
Poor work performance among Japanese employees strongly associated with insufficient sleep
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In Japan, the decline in productivity has become a major social issue as the working-age population is decreasing owing to a lower birthrate and an increase…
Research links sleep apnea to increased risk of atrial fibrillation
A 12 lead ECG showing atrial fibrillation at approximately 150 beats per minute. Credit: James Heilman, MD/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 New research from Cleveland Clinic has identified a link between sleep…
Linking Sleep Deficits to Depression
Summary: Researchers find a connection between consistently sleeping less than five hours nightly and an increased risk of developing depressive symptoms. Initially believed that poor sleep was a mere side…
Consistent lack of sleep related to future depressive symptoms, genetic study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Consistently sleeping less than five hours a night might raise the risk of developing depressive symptoms, according to a new genetic study led by UCL (University…
Almost half of patients with skin disease suffer from sleep disturbances, global study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Almost half (42%) of patients with skin disease experience sleep disturbances, a major study presented today at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress…
The role of the locus coeruleus, a ‘blue spot’ linked to sleep
Credit: Human Brain Project Researchers at the University of Liège (BE) Institute are using ultra-high field 7 Tesla MRI to provide a better understanding of how sleep is regulated. We’ve…
Researchers develop automated measure of sleep studies to determine severity of obstructive sleep apnea
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Mount Sinai researchers have developed a novel, automated measure of analyzing sleep studies to determine the severity and risk of mortality in patients with obstructive sleep…
