Poor REM Sleep May Be Linked to Higher Risk for Anxiety, Depression.
Preliminary study suggests that emotional stress builds when this phase is disturbed, creating a ‘vicious cycle’ By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2016 (HealthDay News) — REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is the phase when dreams are made, and a lack of good REM sleep has long been associated with chronic insomnia. But new research is building on that association, suggesting that the bad and “restless” REM sleep experienced by insomnia patients may, in turn, undermine their ability to overcome emotional distress, raising their risk for chronic depression or anxiety. “Previous studies have pointed to REM sleep as …
More Couples Aren’t Sleeping Together, But Lost Love Isn’t Always Why.
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: Why not treat your snoring and obstructive sleep apnea and sleep together instead? More people are saying they prefer sleeping alone than with their partner, but that doesn’t always mean the relationship is in trouble. By Ben Lawson | February 5, 2016 More and more couples are starting to sleep separately. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re unhappy. A survey from the Better Sleep Council found 26 percent of respondents said they sleep better alone than they do with a partner. A housing developer even told Newsy’s partners at WFTX that more homes have two master bedrooms. “About 15-20 percent of …
7 things a sleep scientist does to get a good night’s sleep.
Julia Calderone, Tech Insider Feb. 11, 2016, 12:35 PM Sleep is one of the most fundamental and basic things humans do. Without it, we’d literally die. But many find it extremely challenging to not only get an adequate and consistent amount of sleep every night, but to do it well. We turned to an expert — sleep scientist Patrick Fuller, an associate professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School — to get some answers. He gave us the lowdown on what he does to ensure a good night’s sleep every single night. While this routine works for Fuller, it may not be feasible for everyone’s lifestyle …
Why Chronic Insomnia and Other Sleep Problems Get Ignored
Learn how to make sure you’re diagnosed and treated the right way for your sleep troubles By Catherine Winters Last updated: February 25, 2016 Up to 70 million Americans have a sleep disorder such as chronic insomnia—and this condition and others can bring persistent difficulty sleeping and subsequent trouble functioning during the day. More than 40 million don’t get properly diagnosed or treated, according to research published in the journal Sleep Medicine. Some people may be unaware of sleep interruptions, and often, “patients don’t bring their sleep to the attention of doctors because they don’t think it’s ‘medical’ or think …
Can You Really ‘Catch Up’ on Sleep?
It’s tempting, but does it actually work? BY MACAELA MACKENZIE | October 27, 2015 Tell us if this sounds familiar: You sacrifice sleep all week long to juggle work, workouts, and—oh, yeah—a social life, telling yourself that you’ll “catch up” on sleep over the weekend. Welcome to the club. Sadly, your foolproof planning for making up those Zzz’s isn’t really legit, say experts—and by trying to do so, you might actually be doing more damage to your body. “Trying to make up all the hours actually distorts your body clock,” says Janet Kennedy, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating …
This sleep scientist says you probably don’t have insomnia.
Julia Calderone | Feb 8, 2016, 2:20 PM Americans as a whole are really bad at sleeping. In a survey of more than 70,000 people in the US about a third of respondents said that they snoozed for less than seven hours per night. About 38% said that they’d fallen asleep during the day at least once in the month prior. It’s no surprise, then, that millions of Americans suffer from a wide range of sleep disorders. But their actual diagnoses may not be so straightforward. Many people who have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep assume that they have …
Sleeping with your mouth open damages teeth as much as a fizzy drink before bed: Dry mouth causes acid levels to rise, eroding teeth.
By COLIN FERNANDEZ, SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 13:02 EST, 5 February 2016 | UPDATED: 17:03 EST, 5 February 2016 Breathing through mouth dries it out – removing protective effect of saliva Saliva has natural ability to kill the bacteria in the mouth that produce acid As acid levels rise through the night, tooth erosion and decay can begin Some mouth sleepers mouths, acidity levels rose as high as pH 3.6 This is high akin to having glass of orange juice or fizzy drink before bed For those of us who catch flies while we sleep, …
Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with impaired exercise capacity, poor aerobic fitness.
By: Devon Andre | Sleep | Friday, February 05, 2016 – 12:00 PM Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with impaired exercise capacity and poor aerobic fitness. The findings come from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, where researchers found that patients with sleep apnea intrinsically burn more oxygen during physical activity, compared to those who do not have the sleep disorder. Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder, where a person stops breathing numerous times throughout the night. Because of this, individuals with sleep apnea tend to have lower peak oxygen uptake during physical activity, compared …
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