Sleep

Losing an hour of sleep and “springing forward” for daylight saving time may negatively impact CV and brain health, according to a press release from the American Heart Association.

After a long winter, the switch to daylight saving time on March 13 may seem like a welcome sign of spring.

A resistance exercise program was superior to an aerobic exercise program in improving sleep quality and duration in adults with hypertension, according to a recent study.

A yearlong resistance exercise program for inactive adults with hypertension improved sleep quality and duration compared with aerobic exercise, combined aerobic and resistance exercises and no exercise, researchers reported.

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Physical activity levels and sleep correlated with psychological outcomes in MS, according to data presented at the ACTRIMS Forum.

Healthy sleep behaviors may reduce the impact of genetic predisposition and lifestyle factors on the risk for mental disorders, according to results of a cohort study published in Psychiatry Research.

Poor sleep health was associated with increased risk for experiencing CVD, according to data published in Scientific Reports.

Adults who were overweight and extended the amount of time they normally slept lowered their daily energy consumption more than those who did not, data in JAMA Internal Medicine show.

Adolescents who were homeschooled during a COVID-19 lockdown slept longer on school days and drank less alcohol and caffeine than before the pandemic, according to a cross-sectional online survey of nearly 9,000 students in Switzerland.

Many adults with a traumatic brain injury had a persistent form of insomnia for up to 12 months, according to a prospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.