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Health

Does catching up on sleep actually work?

Imagine it's Saturday morning, the perfect time to slow down, relax and... pay off debt? That's how many Americans start their weekend. No, we're not talking about the credit card bill. Many Americans are in debt—sleep ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Trial shows combined sleep apnea treatments are better than one

Combined treatments for both aspects of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)—a compromised airway anatomy and unstable breathing—have shown promise in a Monash and Harvard-led trial.

Pediatrics

Mother's bonding difficulties linked to child sleep problems

In a study conducted by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare and the University of Helsinki, parents assessed different types of sleep problems in infants: problems associated with total sleep, the number of night ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Job changes may cause headaches and insomnia

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have found that people who have switched jobs are more likely to experience symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, and insomnia, based on the results of an internet survey conducted with ...

Health

Better hydration may lead to better sleep

Everyone knows staying hydrated is important, but new research highlights just how important it is for a less obviously related area of health—sleep.

Neuroscience

Poor sleep may accelerate brain aging

People who sleep poorly are more likely than others to have brains that appear older than they actually are. This is according to a comprehensive brain imaging study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal eBioMedicine. ...

Sleep disorders

Higher levels of air pollution linked to worsening of sleep apnea

People who have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may suffer worse symptoms if they live in areas with higher levels of air pollution, according to a multi-national study presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress ...

Neuroscience

The sleep switch: How one brain signal turns sleep on and off

People spend about a third of their lives asleep. Yet, surprisingly little is known about how our brains control falling asleep and waking up. Now, researchers led by Prof. Henrik Bringmann at the Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) ...

Neuroscience

How coffee affects a sleeping brain

Caffeine is not only found in coffee, but also in tea, chocolate, energy drinks and many soft drinks, making it one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances in the world.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Online course improves sleep quality by 40%

An online course developed by Macquarie University psychologists that has been proven to help even people with long-term insomnia and other health conditions is now available free Australia-wide.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Lack of sleep linked to negative body image in teens

Poor sleep quality is often tied to mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression, but new research from the University of Mississippi suggests it may also be related to how teens feel about their appearance.