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Improving sleep isn't enough: Daytime function as a key to assessing insomnia treatments
About one in nine adults suffer from chronic insomnia and its residual effects like drowsiness, cognitive issues, and irritability, as... Read more -
Melatonin and childhood sleep problems: What parents should know
As families return to school-term routines, sleep difficulties often resurface. For many parents, particularly those raising children with neurodevelopmental conditions,... Read more -
Mobile technology improves sleep apnea diagnosis after a stroke
Sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by repeated obstructions or collapses of the upper airway during sleep. These interruptions to... Read more -
Study finds night-shift workers experience gut disorders at far higher rates
Every night, millions of people work hard to keep our essential services running—treating patients, responding to emergencies, operating transport networks... Read more -
Self-guided behavioral app helps children with epilepsy sleep earlier
An evidence-based web-app helped children with epilepsy to fall asleep on average 16.5 minutes earlier.... Read more -
Back pain is linked to worse sleep years later in men over 65
About half of older men suffer from sleep problems, back pain or both, according to Soomi Lee, associate professor of... Read more -
GLP-1 drugs might help quell sleep apnea, study suggests
A good night's sleep might be an additional benefit some gain from taking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound, a... Read more -
Adenotonsillectomy improves growth in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing
For children with mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), adenotonsillectomy improves growth and sleep-related outcomes, according to a study published online in... Read more -
Better sleep: The added perk of your New Year's goals
As millions prepare to set New Year's resolutions centered on "eating clean" and "getting fit," new research suggests these habits... Read more -
Power naps: How to perfect the short snooze to beat the midday slump
You might take one after your early shift, during your lunch break while working from home, or at the weekend.... Read more -
Will the Scandinavian sleep method really help me sleep?
It begins with two people, one blanket, and two very different ideas of what's a comfortable sleeping temperature. By midnight,... Read more -
Night waking impacts cognitive performance regardless of sleep duration
When it comes to sleep, traditional advice has focused on the number of hours a person sleeps. But for older... Read more -
A newly discovered neural pathway links emotional stimuli to wakefulness
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified a previously uncharacterized neural circuit that directly links emotional processing to arousal. In... Read more -
Sleep duration, timing and quality: How smartphone data predict labor productivity
Researchers at University of Tsukuba examined the association between sleep characteristics and workplace productivity using real-world sleep data from approximately... Read more -
The 12 ways Christmas wrecks your sleep—and how to fix it
Christmas is supposed to be restful, yet somehow it ends up being one of the worst times of year for... Read more
