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More than a third of high school students say they’ve been plagued by feelings of depression or hopelessness, and one in five say they’ve contemplated taking their own life. Even more alarmingly, this generation of teens is the most sleep-deprived in human history. Most children and adults (70%) get enough sleep, but only 15 percent…
How much sleep does our brain require to function effectively over time? A recent study published in the journal Nature, offers an explanation. In a group of approximately 500,000 adults from the UK BioBank, the researchers discovered that both insufficient and excessive sleep contributed to decreased cognitive function. The main finding was that seven hours…
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is linked to a variety of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) conditions, including hypertension, heart failure, coronary artery disease, pulmonary hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and stroke. Unfortunately, most occurrences of OSA in the United States go unnoticed and untreated, which means patients may be affected by this comorbid disorder. To address this health-care issue…
According to a study led by ResMed and presented at the American Thoracic Society‘s annual International Conference, sleep apnea sufferers can benefit from PAP (positive airway pressure) treatment in as little as two hours each night. The study looked at the deidentified usage data of 180,000 PAP users in the United States to see what…
Disrupted sleep may increase the risk of dementia, according to growing data. A recent study from the University of Sydney shows that treating sleep apnea in older persons with mild cognitive impairment can enhance memory in the short term, but not other areas of cognition. Because there is currently no therapy or cure for dementia,…
Highlights: Sleep apnea is more common in older people. In a car accident, they are also more likely to be critically hurt or killed. Treatment may help older people drive safely for longer periods of time. Every eight additional breathing pauses per hour increases the likelihood of making a dangerous driving maneuver by 27%. People…
The findings of a randomized trial undertaken by the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) and presented at the European Congress on Obesity suggest that better and longer sleep patterns may help people lose weight for good. It is generally recognized that not getting enough or poor quality sleep raises the risk of high blood pressure, high…
Highlights: OSA mortality was higher in men than women, Blacks than Whites, and in the Midwest. Black men had a continuous OSA mortality increase over the last decade. Blacks with OSA were more likely to have obesity and cardiovascular disease. According to a University of Buffalo peer-reviewed study, during the last two decades, more Black…
Birgitte Kornum, a brain scientist from the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) , was surprised when she attended one of the world’s largest sleep conferences to see many Pharmaceutical businesses were focused on hypocretin. The protein found in brain cells has recently received a lot of interest in sleep research. This…
