Sleep

On Saturday night, most of us in the U.S. will lose an hour of sleep as we switch to daylight saving time.

ATLANTA — A strong association exists between sleep disorders and conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO, said at SECO 100.

Individuals who slept fewer than 6 hours or more than 9 hours each night had an increased risk for infection compared with those who slept 7 to 8 hours, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry.

Visceral adipose tissue plus circadian misalignment — delayed and irregular sleep midpoints — is associated with increased blood pressure among adolescents, according to a study published in Hypertension.

High-quality sleep was associated with a reduced mortality risk, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

People with many low-risk sleep factors had reduced all-cause, CV and cancer mortality risk vs. those with one or no low-risk sleep factors, according to data slated for presentation at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Compared with participants with regular sleep patterns, older adults with irregular sleep durations were more likely to have high coronary artery calcium burden and abnormal ankle-brachial index, researchers reported.

Residential exposure to traffic noise was linked to an increased risk for tinnitus, a finding that researchers said adds to the evidence of traffic noise as a growing health burden.

Women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections reported negative effects on their sleep, exercise, sexual function, productivity and health-related quality of life, according to findings published in PLOS ONE.

Having a healthy lifestyle, particularly a healthy BMI and adequate sleep, before becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2 helped stave off the development of long COVID, according to a prospective cohort study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.