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Mouse model reveals link between GABA receptors and sleepiness in people with myotonic dystrophy

People with the inherited disorder myotonic dystrophy (DM) often experience excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue, as well as altered responses to anesthetics that can put them at risk for complications when hospitalized.

29 Sep 2022

Sleep disparities may impact health in minority communities

Minority and low-income communities face a sleep gap that can damage their health.

29 Sep 2022

Smartphone-based assessment of long COVID symptomatology and risk factors

Researchers quantified the features and risk factors of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome or long COVID based on the integration of survey (active) data and passive [mobile health (mHealth) wearable device] data.

29 Sep 2022

Debunking ‘man flu’

Researchers debunk man flu based on a review of available evidence.

28 Sep 2022

Changes in temperature may be behind the link between circadian disruption and cancer

Disruptions in circadian rhythm-;the ways that our bodies change in response to the 24-hour light and dark cycle-;have been linked to many different diseases, including cancer.

28 Sep 2022

Treatment for neurological diseases often no longer effective enough in the later stages

Neurological diseases often begin with an inflammatory process and the degradation of the so-called myelin layer, which surrounds the nerve fibers (axons) like a protective insulating layer.

28 Sep 2022

Stanford Medicine scientists receive $10 million for research on sleep and autism

A group of Stanford Medicine scientists have been awarded approximately $10 million from the National Institutes of Health's Autism Centers of Excellence program.

27 Sep 2022

Feeling hopeless, unhappy, and lonely can increase a person's biological age more than smoking

Molecular damage accumulates and contributes to the development of aging-related frailty and serious diseases.

27 Sep 2022

At this recovery center, police cope with the mental health costs of the job

Ken Beyer can't think of a day in the past few months when his phone didn't flutter with calls, text messages, and emails from a police department, a sheriff's office, or a fire station seeking help for an employee.

27 Sep 2022

What are the neuropsychiatric effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Researchers investigated cognitive deficits associated with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.

27 Sep 2022

Coffee drinking linked with longer lifespan and lower risk of cardiovascular disease

Drinking two to three cups of coffee a day is linked with a longer lifespan and lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with avoiding coffee, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the ESC.

26 Sep 2022

Study shows the importance of night-time blood pressure assessment for diagnosing hypertension

Around 15% of people aged 40-75 may have a form of undiagnosed high blood pressure (hypertension) that occurs only at night-time.

26 Sep 2022

The impact of sleep fragmentation on the clonal diversity of immune cells and the genetic aging of the hematopoietic system

A new study shows that sleep does much more, regulating the normal production of blood cells. This finding underlines how essential a healthy sleep routine is for a normal life.

26 Sep 2022

A good night's sleep promotes immunity

In a recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers in the United States used mice models to understand how sleep fragmentation affects immunological responses and the epigenetic modifications of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). They also conducted a sleep restriction trial in humans to determine HPSC programming and hematopoiesis.

25 Sep 2022

Low-cost sensors embedded into t-shirts and face masks to monitor breathing, heart rate

Imperial researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks.

23 Sep 2022

Hemp-derived delta-8 skirts marijuana laws and raises health concerns

Suzan Kennedy has smoked marijuana, and says her Wisconsin roots mean she can handle booze, so she was not concerned earlier this year when a bartender in St. Paul, Minnesota, described a cocktail with the cannabinoid delta-8 THC as "a little bit potent."

23 Sep 2022

World Sepsis Month: Increasing Sepsis Awareness, Patient Support, and Improving Survivor Outcomes

As part of Sepsis Awareness Month, celebrated annually in September, News Medical Speaks to Dr. Ron Daniels, founder, and chief executive of the UK Sepsis Trust, about the significance of sepsis awareness, support for patients, and improving outcomes for sepsis survivors.

23 Sep 2022

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

Mouse model reveals link between GABA receptors and sleepiness in people with myotonic dystrophy

Sleep disparities may impact health in minority communities

Smartphone-based assessment of long COVID symptomatology and risk factors

Debunking ‘man flu’

Changes in temperature may be behind the link between circadian disruption and cancer

Treatment for neurological diseases often no longer effective enough in the later stages

Stanford Medicine scientists receive $10 million for research on sleep and autism

Feeling hopeless, unhappy, and lonely can increase a person's biological age more than smoking

At this recovery center, police cope with the mental health costs of the job

What are the neuropsychiatric effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Coffee drinking linked with longer lifespan and lower risk of cardiovascular disease

Study shows the importance of night-time blood pressure assessment for diagnosing hypertension

The impact of sleep fragmentation on the clonal diversity of immune cells and the genetic aging of the hematopoietic system

A good night's sleep promotes immunity

Low-cost sensors embedded into t-shirts and face masks to monitor breathing, heart rate

Hemp-derived delta-8 skirts marijuana laws and raises health concerns

World Sepsis Month: Increasing Sepsis Awareness, Patient Support, and Improving Survivor Outcomes

Anti-fibrotics found to be safe, effective for interstitial lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Sleep timing may affect people's risk of developing dementia, study suggests

Medical cannabis use reduces sleep disturbances caused by PTSD

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