Sleep Deprivation
Tips for healthy sleep in health care workers help mitigate dangers of sleep deprivation
HONOLULU — Managing sleep adequately is important for health care workers, as a lack of it can lead to burnout, fatigue and potentially dangerous mistakes, according to a speaker at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
Earlier bedtime can improve adolescents’ sleep duration
Adolescents can overcome circadian phase delay and boost their sleep duration with an earlier bedtime, according to a study published in Pediatrics.
Catching up on sleep during weekend may reduce hyperuricemia odds for postmenopausal women
Sleep-deprived postmenopausal women who catch up on their sleep over the weekend are less likely to have hyperuricemia than women who do not catch up on their sleep, according to findings published in Menopause.
Insomnia, sleep deprivation linked to increased risk for MI
NEW ORLEANS — Insomnia was associated with increased risk for MI, especially among older adults and women, according to a meta-analysis presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.
Even mild sleep deprivation can lead to cardiovascular health risks for women
Healthy women who delayed their normal bedtime by 1.5 hours showed endothelial dysfunction, which increases risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Patients with chronic sleep deprivation at higher risk for lupus
Individuals with chronic sleep deprivation demonstrate a higher risk for developing systemic lupus erythematosus, with stronger effects in those with depression and bodily pain, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.
Short nightly sleep duration tied to obesity in adolescents
Adolescents who sleep fewer hours at night had a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity compared with those who slept for the guideline-recommended 8 hours per night, according to a new study.
Sleep deprivation may prevent counterregulatory adaptation to recurrent hypoglycemia
In a cohort of healthy young adult men, one night of sleep deprivation attenuated the adaptation to recurrent hypoglycemia by preserving neuroendocrine counterregulation and subjective awareness, according to study findings.
Sleep deprivation, repeated exposure increase symptom severity in oral peanut challenges
Sleep deprivation and repeat challenges, but not exercise, increased the severity of allergic reactions during peanut oral food challenges, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.