Sleep Medicine
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Short sleep is linked to future dementia
Decades of follow-up suggest sleep disruption is a true risk factor, not a warning sign.
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Lucid abductions and Candy Crush addiction
Plus, coffee gets credit for heart health and a world leader gets hiccups.
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Political support of permanent DST concerns sleep scientists
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Diabetes plus frequent sleep disturbances tied to higher mortality
People with diabetes who also have frequent sleep disturbances had a significantly higher mortality rate among UK Biobank participants.
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Dose-dependent effect of ‘internet addiction’ and sleep problems
Mechanisms linking internet addiction and sleep disorders are not clear, but the relationship is probably multifactorial and perhaps interrelated...
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Treating sleep apnea lowers MI and stroke risk
Maintaining good CPAP adherence might be beneficial for cardiovascular health.
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How dreams might prepare you for what’s next
There is new evidence that “dreams reflect a memory-processing function.”
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Is trouble falling asleep a modifiable risk factor for dementia?
More frequent trouble falling asleep was predictive of poorer episodic memory, executive function, language, processing speed, and visuospatial...
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Insomnia in children tied to mood and anxiety disorders in adulthood
“Our findings further reinforce the need for early sleep interventions to prevent future mental health disorders,” researchers say.
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The pandemic changed smokers, but farming didn’t change humans
Also, find out which organs are secretly sharing their proteins and which dreams are a coping mechanism.
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Schizophrenia meds a key contributor to cognitive impairment
The investigators found that 63% of participants had an anticholinergic cognitive burden score of at least 3, which is "striking."