by Elsevier Sleep and other behavioral topics are growing within Alzheimer’s disease research, according to a new report released today by Elsevier, a global information analytics business specializing in science and health. To coincide with World Alzheimer’s Month, Elsevier analyzed Alzheimer’s research published since the 1970s offering a comprehensive view of the landscape of Alzheimer’s...
Tag: <span>Sleep medicine</span>
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Scientists link frequent use of sleep medication with changes to risk of developing dementia
by Alzheimer’s Research UK Many older adults who have trouble sleeping take medication to help them sleep. New research, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2019, suggests certain groups of people who take sleep medication may be at a higher risk of developing dementia. Two different studies have investigated the link between sleep medication and...
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The health benefits of sleeping on your side
by Len Canter, Healthday Reporter For a study done on animals, researchers used dynamic contrast magnetic resonance imaging to see the brain’s glymphatic pathway. That’s the system that clears waste and other harmful chemicals from the brain, much like the way the lymphatic system clears waste from organs. The researchers found that brain waste was...
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Study links poor sleep with poor nutrition
by American Society for Nutrition Many Americans get less than the recommended amount of sleep, and many do not consume the recommended amounts of important vitamins and minerals. A new study suggests the two factors may be connected. The research is based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults....
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Opioids are not sleep aids, and can actually worsen sleep, research finds
by Alice Scott, University of Warwick Evidence that taking opioids will help people with chronic pain to sleep better is limited and of poor quality, according to an interdisciplinary team of psychologists and medics from the University of Warwick in partnership with Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland. Many people suffering from long-term chronic pain use opioids as...
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How sleep and mood impact working memory
By Maria Cohut Fact checked by Gianna D’Emilio Two new studies assess how working memory — the memory we use on a day-to-day basis in decision-making processes — is affected by age, mood, and sleep quality and whether these factors impact memory together or on their own. Working memory is the short-term memory that a person uses...
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Many People Hold Unfounded Beliefs Regarding Sleep, Says Study
Americans do not know much about sleep after all. A new study found that many have notions about sleep that are false and harmful. A team of researchers at the New York University Langone Health’s School of Medicine reviewed about 8,000 websites that reflect what the public know about “healthy sleep habits.” They presented this information to...
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Sleep apnea: Daytime sleepiness might help predict cardiovascular risk
A recent study categorizing people with obstructive sleep apnea based on their differing symptoms found a strong link between excessive daytime sleepiness and cardiovascular disease. Obstructive sleepapnea (OSA) causes sporadic airflow blockages during sleep. All of the different types of sleep apnea, OSA is the most common. Symptoms include snoring, daytime sleepiness, difficulty concentrating, and high blood pressure. OSA occurs when the throat muscles relax too much to keep the airway...
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Inflammation can lead to circadian sleep disorders
Novel technology turns inflammation on and off, affecting body clock in mice NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY CHICAGO — Inflammation, which is the root cause of autoimmune disorders including arthritis, Type 1 diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, and Crohn’s disease, has unexpected effects on body clock function and can lead to sleep and shiftwork-type disorders, a new Northwestern Medicine study in...
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Researchers discover new clues on how sleep works in the brain
Star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes appear to play an essential role in sleep, a new study by scientists from the Washington State University Sleep and Performance Research Center confirms. Published today in PLOS Genetics, their study shows that astrocytes communicate to neurons to regulate sleep time in fruit flies and suggests it may do the...