The sleepover hangover is a telltale sign of summer in our home. Teenagers up and out way too late with friends, hopefully staying out of trouble and then crashing until 2 p.m. the next day. Little ones...
Subjective sleep quality worse for people with migraine
Sep 22, 2021
Percentage of REM sleep lower for adults and children with migraine compared with controls; less total sleep time seen for pediatric patients
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, June 25
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 24, 2019
Intervention helps most prediabetic adults remain stable, recover … Poor sleep tied to reduced memory performance … Memory decline is slower in those with cancer
Clinical Briefs for June 19, 2019
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 18, 2019
Sleep patterns could help predict Alzheimer’s … Type 2 diabetes study holds promise for safe treatment … Social media better at predicting disease than demographic data
Clinical Briefs for Monday, June 17
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2019
Young blood helps delay aging in older mice … Shoulder pain treatment promising for those with spinal cord injury … Sleep disordered breathing tied to faster aging … Exercise, weight training boosts...
A spotty sleep schedule may raise the risk of metabolic disease; each hour can make a difference
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 05, 2019
Ben Franklin’s early-to-bed sleep prescription may have helped him prevent the onset of metabolic disease – but only if his schedule didn’t vary much, suggest the results of a new study.
Side effects may outweigh the cure when using painkillers to manage sleep in chronic pain patients
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 04, 2019
Painkillers are frequently prescribed to manage chronic pain that disrupts sleep. But research on the use of opioid drugs for aiding sleep is limited and existing studies rarely consider side effects.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Jan. 16
Jan 16, 2018
Incontinence drug also improves sleep quality … New consumer site tracks SNF staffing levels … Wyoming considering new retirement home for vets and spouses
Psychotropic medication, exercise and sleep
By
Jeri Lundgren
Sep 28, 2015
Working with behaviors in nursing home residents can be challenging. Research has shown antipsychotic medications do very little to help residents with behaviors other than sedating them.
An insomniac’s dream
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 14, 2012
Finally, something else to lie awake worrying about. A news story last week cited a study suggesting that sleep quality should improve with age. Great. That’s all I need. More pressure.