Sleep Medicine
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Best meds for insomnia identified?
For many insomnia medications, there is a “striking” and “appalling” lack of long-term data.
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New AHA checklist: Only one in five adults has optimal heart health
The U.S. population is well below optimal levels of cardiovascular health, according to the first study of the AHA’s new Life’s Essential 8 CV...
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Disturbed sleep drives poor PrEP adherence in young Black sexual-minority men
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Sleep, not smoke, the key to COPD exacerbations?
Individuals who self-reported having poor-quality sleep had a 25%-95% higher risk of COPD exacerbations.
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Can too much sleep raise the risk of cancer?
A sleep duration of 6-8 hours for men and 6-9 hours for women “may be the safest” regarding cancer incidence and mortality risk among Japanese...
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Alcohol, degraded sleep related in young adults
A study of sleep and drinking habits in young adults identified a relationship between shorter sleep times and greater alcohol consumption.
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COVID tied to a profound impact on children’s sleep
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‘Alarming’ new data on disordered sleep after COVID-19
More than two-thirds of patients (67.2%) reported at least moderate fatigue, while 21.8% reported severe fatigue.
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Severe COVID-19 adds 20 years of cognitive aging: Study
The impairment is “equivalent to losing 10 IQ points.”
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Sleep deprivation sends fat to the belly
A controlled study of 12 young adults found lack of sleep directly correlated with increases in harmful visceral adipose tissue.