Sleep Medicine
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Waking up at night could be your brain boosting your memory
“Every time I wake up in the middle of the night now, I think – ah, nice, I probably just had great memory-boosting sleep.”
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Charcoal could be the cure for the common high-fat diet
Plus: Brains sleep through noradrenaline waves in one study and get insulted by investigators in another.
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Steroids no cure for obstructive sleep apnea in children
There was a statistically significant but not clinically relevant reduction in the obstructive apnea hypopnea index.
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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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Nocturnal sleep key to successful kindergarten adjustment
Ten-plus hours a night tied to better year-long outcomes even when considering health and socioeconomic status.
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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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Childhood melatonin poisonings skyrocket in the past 10 years
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Children with autism experience more severe sleep apnea
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Disturbed sleep drives poor PrEP adherence in young Black sexual-minority men
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Snoring may lead to a sedentary lifestyle
Snoring can lead to “more tiredness and less energy, which can impact everything from mood to stress to – as we saw – activity level.”