Babies Born To Moms With Sleep Apnea Have Higher Risk Of Adverse Neonatal Outcomes
Published on June 5, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com A study demonstrates a higher risk of congenital anomalies and resuscitation at birth in newborns of mothers who have obstructive sleep apnea. Preliminary results show that newborns of mothers with sleep apnea were more likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit (25.3% versus 8.1%) or special care nursery (34.9% versus 13.6%), and they were 2.76 times more likely to have resuscitation at birth and 2.25 times more likely to have a longer hospital stay. The risk for congenital anomalies also was 26% higher in babies of women with sleep apnea. “Our …
How Narcolepsy Blurs the Line Between Awake and Asleep
It’s all in the brain chemistry. By Jacqueline Ronson on May 29, 2017 | Inverse.com Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that can cause a variety of strange and often terrifying symptoms, including sleep attacks and temporary paralysis. It’s a neurological disorder that has to do with how our bodies regulate the boundary between being awake and being asleep, and while not every narcoleptic person has the same symptoms, scientists have a pretty good idea of how the disease works. Unfortunately, they’re still figuring out how to fix it. In 1999 researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine identified hypocretin, …
SLEEP DEPRIVATION CAN LEAD TO THE BRAIN ‘EATING ITSELF’, SAYS STUDY
Must get more sleep. OLIVIA BLAIR | Thursday 25 May 2017 08:28 BST | Independent.co.uk When you feel particularly exhausted, it can definitely feel like you are also lacking in brain capacity. Now, a new study has suggested this could be because chronic sleep deprivation can actually cause the brain to eat itself. New research, conducted by Michele Bellesi of the Marche Polytechnic University in Italy and published in the Journal of Neuroscience, analysed the brains of mice who had regular sleep, spontaneous wake, sleep deprivation and chronic sleep deprivation. Using block-face scanning software, the scientists measured the synapses and …
Obstructive sleep apnea might lead to irregular heartbeat
Written by Honor Whiteman | Published: Tuesday 23 May 2017 | MedicalNewsToday.com Patients with obstructive sleep apnea may be at greater risk of developing atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, new research finds. Lead author Dr. Tetyana Kendzerska, Ph.D., of the University of Ottawa in Canada, and colleagues came to their findings by analyzing the medical records of more than 8,000 adults. The results were recently presented at the American Thoracic Society Conference 2017, held in Washington, D.C. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep, due to a partial or complete blockage of the …
Sleep-bragging is the preserve of the ultra–powerful
By Suzanne Moore | Published: 16:40 May 12, 2017 | GulfNews.com Come sleep with me and my machine. We will do it all night long. Every breath, every movement will be tracked. Every position noted. In the morning, we can compare notes on our performance and vow to do better. Who slept best? Who achieved the right number of cycles? Who woke at precisely the right moment? Who is the most rested? Who really is superior in bed? It’s not me, for sure. Women of my vintage are in some deja vu tiredness competition with mothers of new babies. We …
There’s a strong link between anxiety and depression, and sleep problems, and it goes both way
May 11, 2017 3.21pm EDT | Henri Bergius/Flickr, CC BY | TheConversation.com Good sleep is essential for our mental well-being. Just one night of disturbed sleep can leave us feeling cranky, flat, worried, or sad the next day. So it’s no surprise sleeping problems, like difficulty falling asleep, not getting enough sleep, or regularly disrupted sleep patterns, are associated with anxiety and depression. Anxiety and depression, which can range from persistent worry and sadness to a diagnosed mental illness, are common and harmful. Understanding the many interacting factors likely to cause and maintain these experiences is important, especially for developing …
Apple’s sleep czar explains why he left to lead a startup called SleepScore Labs
Roy Raymann worked on Apple’s health team for more than three years. During his tenure at Apple, he helped develop features like Night Shift and Bedtime. Now, he’s left the company to join a startup called SleepScore Labs. Christina Farr | @chrissyfarr | Thursday, 11 May 2017 | 10:39 AM ET | CNBC.com The man behind some of your favorite sleep features on Apple devices has left the company to focus on a new start-up focused on tracking sleep. In 2014, sleep researcher Roy Raymann joined Apple’s growing health team from Philips Research to focus on using mobile technology to …
GET SOME SHUT I Apple is sick of your snoring and has BIG plans to help you get a better night’s sleep
Not content with taking over our every waking hour, Apple is coming for us while we snooze By Margi Murphy | 10th May 2017, 11:38 am | Updated: 11th May 2017, 12:46 pm | TheSun.co.uk NOT content with being the centre of our attention during waking hours, Apple has set its sights on our sleep too. It has snapped up sleep tracking company called Beddit, which tracks snoring and disrupted sleep. Beddit claims to improve your sleep using a monitor which can sense your movement. The app is connected to a strap you place on top of your mattress and …
#SleepBetterFeelBetter: Hospital’s Sleep Navigators reinforce sleep as a vital sign
by sleepadmin | Apr 26, 2017 | SleepApnea.org Note: The American Sleep Apnea Association is proud to include Kristina Weaver on our team as one of our all star AWAKE coordinators. On World HeHospital Sleep Navigators make sleep a vital signalth Day, we praised the idea of making sleep health a part of vital sign collection during each and every doctor’s visit. Why? Because sleep health itself is an indicator of general overall health and wellness. When sleep is poor, chances are extremely good it’s due to an undetected or untreated health problem. It might be an undiagnosed medical condition, …
Your Sleep Might Start Getting Permanently Worse in Your 30s
Published on May 8, 2017 | NYMag.com I’ve always been a really bad sleeper. But one thing I’ve noticed as I’ve moved into my late early 30s, as I am determined to call my current age, is that my sleep is getting measurably worse. Even just a couple drinks seems to wreck my ability to fall asleep, whereas it used to help me pass out (even if the resultant sleep wasn’t particularly restful). I often wake up an hour before I need to for no reason. And playing video games even hours before bedtime elicits way more Tetris effect than …
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