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Irregularities in daily rhythms of rest and activity predict worse outcomes in schizophrenia patients

In a paper published today in Molecular Psychiatry, a team of scientists from the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with researchers in Italy described shared patterns of sleep disturbances and irregularities in daily rhythms of rest and activity across patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, or SSD.

20 Apr 2023

Common infections in mid- and late-life can worsen cognitive performance

A new study from a team led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that signs of common infections in a sample of middle-aged and older adults were associated with poorer performance on a test of global cognitive function.

20 Apr 2023

Prenatal depression may be related to postpartum cardiovascular disease diagnosis

Individuals who were diagnosed with depression during pregnancy were more likely to be diagnosed with cardiovascular disease within two years after giving birth than individuals without depression, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

19 Apr 2023

Approaches to improve the experience of exercise during pregnancy

Researchers explore women’s experience of engaging in physical activity during pregnancy.

19 Apr 2023

Could laughter yoga be a therapeutic approach for type 2 diabetic glycemic control?

Researchers investigated the effects of laughter yoga on glycemic control in people with type 2 diabetes.

19 Apr 2023

Talking therapies for depression may be linked to reduced rates of future cardiovascular disease

Using talking therapies to effectively treat depression in adults over the age of 45 may be linked with reduced rates of future cardiovascular disease, finds a new analysis of health data led by UCL researchers.

19 Apr 2023

Binocular visual stimulation followed by sleep helps treat common vision problem in children

Amblyopia, sometimes called lazy eye, is a common vision problem in children and babies, and it’s typically been treated by having the child wear a patch on the stronger eye, with the goal of improving sight for the weaker eye.

18 Apr 2023

VA and NIH launch new study to better understand chronic symptoms of Gulf War Illness

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and National Institutes of Health have launched a study to gain a better understanding of the chronic symptoms of Gulf War Illness.

17 Apr 2023

Study shows how a biological clock molecule contributes to lung scarring

Abnormal sleep patterns, like those of night-shift workers, disrupt the body's natural biological clock and have been linked to lung health issues.

17 Apr 2023

Practicing and listening to music could prevent working memory decline

Normal aging is associated with progressive cognitive decline. But can we train our brain to delay this process? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), HES-SO Geneva and EPFL has discovered that practicing and listening to music can alter cognitive decline in healthy seniors by stimulating the production of grey matter.

17 Apr 2023

Digitized brain-heart atlas opens the door for innovative therapies

A team of UCF College of Medicine researchers has created a digital topographical map of the cardiac sympathetic neural network, the region that controls the body's heart rate and its "fight-or-flight" response.

17 Apr 2023

Improving sleep among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents in Queensland

The University of Queensland and Beyond Blue have partnered to deliver culturally responsive sleep health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents in Queensland.

17 Apr 2023

People with Down syndrome are living longer, but the health system still treats many as kids

It took Samantha Lesmeister's family four months to find a medical professional who could see that she was struggling with something more than her Down syndrome.

17 Apr 2023

Many parents worry that teens' jobs will negatively affect their grades, sleep, and social lives

Parents of teens who don't work express concerns that having a job could negatively impact their teen's grades, involvement in activities, sleep, or social life.

17 Apr 2023

Disturbed sleep in COVID-19 patients linked to breathlessness, major UK study finds

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16 Apr 2023

The prevalence and factors contributing to presenteeism with COVID-19

Researchers conducted an observational cohort study among healthcare workers.

14 Apr 2023

Study finds no clear evidence of increased internet gaming disorder during COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers evaluated the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on internet gaming disorder.

13 Apr 2023

How to combat and lessen seasonal allergy symptoms

Welcoming spring this year has been bittersweet for the millions of allergy sufferers already experiencing itchy eyes, nasal congestion, sneezing and runny noses.

13 Apr 2023

Extra time off is good for the health, research shows

As a four-day work week is trialed in countries across the globe, health researchers at the University of South Australia say they’re ‘all in’ when it comes to a long weekend, especially as new empirical research shows that the extra time off is good for our health.

13 Apr 2023

Placebo in addition to methadone shown to be feasible treatment for opioid use disorder

There were more than 100,000 reported deaths from opioid overdoses in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

12 Apr 2023

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Latest Sleep News and Research

Irregularities in daily rhythms of rest and activity predict worse outcomes in schizophrenia patients

Common infections in mid- and late-life can worsen cognitive performance

Prenatal depression may be related to postpartum cardiovascular disease diagnosis

Approaches to improve the experience of exercise during pregnancy

Could laughter yoga be a therapeutic approach for type 2 diabetic glycemic control?

Talking therapies for depression may be linked to reduced rates of future cardiovascular disease

Binocular visual stimulation followed by sleep helps treat common vision problem in children

VA and NIH launch new study to better understand chronic symptoms of Gulf War Illness

Study shows how a biological clock molecule contributes to lung scarring

Practicing and listening to music could prevent working memory decline

Digitized brain-heart atlas opens the door for innovative therapies

Improving sleep among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents in Queensland

People with Down syndrome are living longer, but the health system still treats many as kids

Many parents worry that teens' jobs will negatively affect their grades, sleep, and social lives

Disturbed sleep in COVID-19 patients linked to breathlessness, major UK study finds

The prevalence and factors contributing to presenteeism with COVID-19

Study finds no clear evidence of increased internet gaming disorder during COVID-19 pandemic

How to combat and lessen seasonal allergy symptoms

Extra time off is good for the health, research shows

Placebo in addition to methadone shown to be feasible treatment for opioid use disorder

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