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Poor sleep associated with different durations of compromised cardiovascular health

Poor sleep could lead to between two and seven years worth of heightened heart disease risk and even premature death, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Sydney in collaboration with Southern Denmark University.

8 Mar 2023

Lack of sleep can be a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease

Scientific researchers have noticed a marked increase in heart attacks and strokes in the days following the change to daylight saving time each spring.

7 Mar 2023

Transcendental Meditation reduces stress-related burnout symptoms among healthcare providers

Healthcare providers (HCP) at three Miami hospitals during the height of the Covid crisis, who practiced the Transcendental Meditation technique (TM), showed a rapid and highly significant reduction in stress-related burnout symptoms such as somatization, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and emotional exhaustion, as well as significant improvement in mental well-being, compared to a parallel matched lifestyle-as-usual group (LAU), according to a new study published today in PLOS ONE.

3 Mar 2023

Sleeping too little or too much may increase the risk of infection

A good night's sleep can solve all sorts of problems – but scientists have now discovered new evidence that sleeping well may make you less vulnerable to infection.

2 Mar 2023

Workplace support can protect healthcare professionals against adverse mental health and burnout

Amongst healthcare professionals, the feeling of being supported in the workplace can protect them against adverse mental health and burnout, according to a new study published in CMAJ Open by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and medical staff at various hospitals across the UK.

1 Mar 2023

Adult smokers with mental illness top the charts in caffeine consumption

Americans are drinking more caffeinated beverages than ever before, but Rutgers researchers found one group that tops the charts in caffeine consumption: adult smokers with mental illness.

28 Feb 2023

Insomnia patients 69% more likely to have a heart attack

People who suffer from insomnia were 69% more likely to have a heart attack compared to those who didn't have the sleep disorder during an average nine years of follow-up, according to new research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

24 Feb 2023

The role of pre-infection sleep quality/duration and insomnia severity in the incidence of long-term symptoms after COVID-19

Researchers assessed the role of poor sleep quality, short sleep duration, and insomnia in predicting long-term COVID-19 symptoms.

23 Feb 2023

AIHW report reveals dementia as the leading cause of disease burden among older Australians

Dementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of disease burden among Australians aged 65 and over.

21 Feb 2023

One-third of stroke survivors experience depression

According the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, depression is a common experience for stroke survivors.

17 Feb 2023

Human sleep architecture varies significantly across seasons, study shows

Society and technology impose sleep and wake schedules on people, especially in urban environments with lots of light pollution. Although seasonality in animal sleep is well known, for the past 25 years we’ve assumed humans are different. But a study of patients being monitored for sleep-related difficulties shows underestimated variation in sleep architecture over the course of a year.

15 Feb 2023

The association between cannabis use and sleep complaints in University students

Researchers examined the associations between cannabis use and sleep disturbances.

14 Feb 2023

What is the effectiveness of different exercise modalities in reducing cancer-related fatigue in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy?

Researchers examined the effect of exercise modalities on cancer-related fatigue.

6 Feb 2023

What were the effects of prolonged personal protective equipment use during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Researchers explored the physical and stress-related psychological effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on healthcare workers.

2 Feb 2023

Social changes during the COVID-19 pandemic could have exacerbated student burnout

Researchers conducted a cross-sectional predictive analysis of first-year psychology students to evaluate the incidence of burnout syndrome among adolescent university students and examine the differences in burnout levels according to personalities and anxiety due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 Feb 2023

Sleep medications increase the risk of dementia in whites, study shows

A new study shows that sleep medications increase the risk of dementia in whites. But the type and quantity of the medication may be factors in explaining the higher risk.

31 Jan 2023

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity promotes good-quality sleep

An adequate amount of good-quality sleep is essential for the physical and emotional well-being of humans. For instance, good-quality sleep helps improve the outcomes of various diseases, including cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, mental diseases, and dementia.

31 Jan 2023

Study aims to better understand the effect of spinal cord stimulation on chronic pain and sleep

Often debilitating, chronic pain is one of the most common reasons individuals seek medical help. About 65 million adults in the United States are affected by chronic pain.

30 Jan 2023

Parent and child sleep problems associated with greater parental stress

The rate of parental stress is greater among parents who have sleep disorders themselves, or have children with sleep disorders, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Ray Merrill and Kayla Slavik of Brigham Young University, US, and colleagues.

25 Jan 2023

Frequent green space visits associated with lower use of certain prescription drugs

Frequent visits to urban green spaces, such as parks and community gardens in Finland, rather than the amount, or views of them from home, may be linked to lower use of certain prescription meds, suggests research published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

17 Jan 2023

Insomnia News and Research

Latest Insomnia News and Research

Poor sleep associated with different durations of compromised cardiovascular health

Lack of sleep can be a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease

Transcendental Meditation reduces stress-related burnout symptoms among healthcare providers

Sleeping too little or too much may increase the risk of infection

Workplace support can protect healthcare professionals against adverse mental health and burnout

Adult smokers with mental illness top the charts in caffeine consumption

Insomnia patients 69% more likely to have a heart attack

The role of pre-infection sleep quality/duration and insomnia severity in the incidence of long-term symptoms after COVID-19

AIHW report reveals dementia as the leading cause of disease burden among older Australians

One-third of stroke survivors experience depression

Human sleep architecture varies significantly across seasons, study shows

The association between cannabis use and sleep complaints in University students

What is the effectiveness of different exercise modalities in reducing cancer-related fatigue in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy?

What were the effects of prolonged personal protective equipment use during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Social changes during the COVID-19 pandemic could have exacerbated student burnout

Sleep medications increase the risk of dementia in whites, study shows

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity promotes good-quality sleep

Study aims to better understand the effect of spinal cord stimulation on chronic pain and sleep

Parent and child sleep problems associated with greater parental stress

Frequent green space visits associated with lower use of certain prescription drugs

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