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Wi-Fi sleep monitoring method offers a non-intrusive, accurate alternative to more cumbersome techniques

Research published in the International Journal of Sensor Networks describes a new way to monitor human sleep that relies entirely on the Wi-Fi signals in the home. It promises an entirely non-intrusive and yet accurate alternative ...

Neuroscience

Can't sleep? Insomniacs may experience accelerated brain aging

People with chronic insomnia may experience faster declines in memory and thinking skills as they age—along with brain changes that can be seen on imaging scans—than people who do not have chronic insomnia, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Do I have insomnia? Five reasons why you might not

Even a single night of sleep trouble can feel distressing and lonely. You toss and turn, stare at the ceiling, and wonder how you'll cope tomorrow. No wonder many people start to worry they've developed insomnia.

Pediatrics

Pediatrician explains the effects of caffeine on kids

A cup of coffee or tea in the morning or an afternoon caffeine pick-me-up is usually fine for most adults. But parents might want to take a closer look at caffeine and other ingredients in the drinks their kids love.

Sleep disorders

New patient-reported outcome tool for sleep apnea introduced

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has developed and validated a patient-reported outcome tool for use in a clinical setting to monitor treatment response and longitudinal symptom progression in adults who have obstructive ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Sleep apnea and the unlikely role of conch shells

Could blowing a conch shell help treat sleep apnea? As a doctor working in sleep medicine, this unexpected news story certainly grabbed my attention. My first reaction was skepticism—sleep specialists don't typically prescribe ...

Pediatrics

Sleep problems in early teens associated with future self-harm

Self-harm in young people is a major public health concern, rates are rising, and the adolescent years present a critical period of intervention. Another modern challenge facing adolescents is sleep deficiency, with global ...

Sleep disorders

Oxytocin may reduce mood changes in women with disrupted sleep

Oxytocin, often called "the love hormone," may play a protective role in mood disturbances triggered by sleep loss and hormonal shifts during key reproductive transitions like postpartum and menopause, according to a study ...

Sleep disorders

Verbal response time reveals hidden sleepiness in older adults

A new study led by UCLA investigators shows that Verbal Reaction Time (VRT), the amount of time it takes a person to respond verbally, can be a marker of sleepiness in older adults. The study, which measured participants' ...

Health

How dairy might disrupt your sleep and dreams

Ebenezer Scrooge tried to wave away the ghost of Jacob Marley by blaming the apparition on "an undigested bit of beef … a crumb of cheese." Charles Dickens might have been writing fiction, but the idea that late-night dairy ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Cheese may really be giving you nightmares, scientists find

Scientists have found that eating too much dairy could ruin your sleep. Researchers questioned more than 1,000 students about the quality of their sleep, their eating habits, and any perceived link between the two, and found ...

Health

Why frequent nightmares may shorten your life by years

Waking up from a nightmare can leave your heart pounding, but the effects may reach far beyond a restless night. Adults who suffer bad dreams every week were almost three times more likely to die before age 75 than people ...

Sleep disorders

Silent night: Anatomical solutions for snoring

Snoring is often dismissed as a harmless quirk—or the punchline of bedtime jokes—but it can signal deeper issues that go beyond mere acoustic annoyance.

Neuroscience

Blinding lights: The hidden science behind gambling's glow

There's a reason casinos rarely have windows or clocks, they're engineered to make you lose track of time. But what if it's not just time you're losing? New research suggests that the lighting used in gambling environments ...