Sleep
VIDEO: Shift to daylight savings time causes social jet lag in adolescents
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Research shows that switching to daylight savings time not only causes short-term daytime sleepiness in adolescents, it may be linked to chronic mental health issues, Christina F. Chick, PhD, said at the SLEEP meeting.
Changing sleep patterns affect cognition in college students
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Deviation from typical sleep pattern was found to affect daily metacognition in college students, according to a poster presented at the SLEEP meeting.
Study shows people with migraines have lower risk for sleep apnea
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Study participants with a history of migraine experienced less sleep apnea and hypoxia than those without migraine, according to a poster presented at the SLEEP meeting.
Sleep inducers do not impact CV event, death risk
Sleep inducer prescriptions were unrelated to increased risk for mortality, major adverse CV events and HF events in patients at a CV hospital, researchers reported in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
Temperature-controlled mattress, pillow improve sleep onset, quality
A novel, thermally regulated mattress and pillow shortened sleep onset latency and improved sleep quality in a small cohort of healthy individuals, researchers reported in the Journal of Sleep Research.
VIDEO: Bed sharing affects quality of sleep, mental health
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sharing a bed with a spouse or partner generally led to better sleep and lower levels of depression and anxiety, according to Michael Grandner, PhD, MTR, CBSM, FAASM, at the SLEEP meeting.
Optimal CV health behaviors may mitigate genetic risk for stroke
Maintaining optimal CV health by following the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 protected people from stroke, even among those at high genetic risk, data from a long-term analysis show.
Better overnight time in range, worse sleep quality with closed-loop insulin delivery
Older adults with type 1 diabetes using hybrid closed-loop insulin pump therapy had more time in range during sleep, but worse sleep quality compared with those using sensor-augmented therapy, according to study findings.
Pandemic negatively impacted sleep, depression, alcohol use in caregivers, non-caregivers
The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted caregivers and non-caregivers alike, with evidence of increased alcohol consumption and depressive symptoms along with significant sleep disturbances, according to a study published in Alcohol.
Better understanding of esport demands needed to adapt rehab, return to play
The excitement of sports competition has returned. There is a new sport of interest that many did not play as children. This sport fills arenas, has highly paid professional competitors, business support and cultural impact.