Archive for the ‘Sleep’ Category

Older Women’s Sleep Patterns Influence Risk of Stroke

By MedHeadlines • Jul 19th, 2008 • Category: Lifestyle, Medical Research, Neurology, Sleep, Stroke, Women's Health

When all other risk factors are relatively equal, postmenopausal women who sleep between seven and eight hours each night are less likely to experience an ischemic attack, or stroke, than women of the same age group who sleep less than…



Late-Night Snacking May Keep You Awake

By MedHeadlines • Jun 14th, 2008 • Category: Diet, Lifestyle, Medical Research, Sleep

Many people think it’s impossible to go to bed without indulging in a late-night snack before hitting the sack.  Midnight gnoshing may make sleep come easier at first but that snack is likely to interrupt a good night’s sleep in…



Sleep Apnea Affects Brain Tissue, Impairs Memory

By MedHeadlines • Jun 14th, 2008 • Category: Medical Research, Memory, Sleep

Sleep apnea, which affects close to 20 million Americans, occurs when the muscles of the throat relax so much during sleep that the flow of air is blocked.  When air flow is blocked, so is the flow of oxygen to…



Poor Sleep Habits Affect College Life, Performance

By MedHeadlines • May 15th, 2008 • Category: Lifestyle, Medical Research, Sleep

Time in college is a time for big change in daily living and establishing good habits, especially good sleep habits, often becomes less important than keeping up with studies and partying.  However, a recent study, conducted by a graduate student,…



Survey Says 7-8 Hours Sleep Best; More or Less Is Risky

By MedHeadlines • May 12th, 2008 • Category: CDC, Headlines, Lifestyle, Medical Research, Prevention, Sleep

The average adult needs between seven and eight hours of sleep each night for optimum health. Getting less than that, and getting more than that, signals health risks linked to poor lifestyle choices and excessive weight gain, according to the…



Chronic Sleep Disruption Leads to Heart, Kidney Disease

By MedHeadlines • Mar 19th, 2008 • Category: Headlines, Heart Disease, Lifestyle, Prevention, Renal Disease, Sleep

Shift workers, flight crews, truck drivers, emergency and medical personnel, and even patients in intensive care units don’t often get a full night’s uninterrupted sleep. And for a lot of people, a full night’s sleep occurs during the day.



Insomnia More Dangerous for Women

By MedHeadlines • Mar 11th, 2008 • Category: Lifestyle, Prevention, Sleep, Women's Health

Women who’ve made peace with counting sheep instead of sleep now have something new to worry about all night long, according to sleep researchers at Duke University Medical Center.



Physicians and Sleep Deprivation go Hand in Hand

By MedHeadlines • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Lifestyle, Neurology, Sleep

Being a physician is not necessarily the glamorous depiction often portrayed on television shows. In real life, physicians suffer from sleep deprivation in much the same way as the general public does. Like the general public, physicians tend to turn…



Sleep? Sorry, Too Tired To Worry About It

By MedHeadlines • Feb 29th, 2008 • Category: Lifestyle, Neurology, Prevention, Sleep

One way to cope with chronic insomnia is to accept it and not worry too much about it but worry we should. We should also worry when a lifestyle too filled with things to do instead of sleep keeps us…



Daytime Naps Improve Memory

By MedHeadlines • Feb 3rd, 2008 • Category: Editor's Picks, Memory, Sleep

According to a study published in the recent issue of Sleep, brief 45 minute daytime naps improve memory performance. The study, conducted by Matthew A. Tucker, PhD, of the Center for Sleep and Cognition and the department of psychiatry at…