New facility lighting products regulate blue light and sleep/wake quality
A new lighting system allows facility operators to customize blue light exposure to promote better sleep and wakefulness.
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For residents with back pain and sleep disturbances, yoga or PT can help
A prescription for yoga or physical therapy may have long-lasting benefits for adults who have co-occurring back pain and sleep disturbances.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, November 14
Depression linked to nutrition in middle-aged and older Canadians … More adult Americans having trouble falling, staying asleep … Will ‘smart toilets’ become the next health monitor?
Insomnia symptoms linked to multiple cardiovascular diseases
Addressing tenacious cases of insomnia may help residents prevent stroke, heart attack and other cerebral and cardiovascular diseases.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, Nov. 7
Dodgy diet affects daytime drowsiness … Shortened sleep may negatively affect women’s bone health … Researchers find link between glaucoma and brain degeneration … Poll: many seniors misuse antibiotics
Taking blood pressure meds at bedtime cuts cardiovascular risk in half
Taking anti-hypertensives at bedtime improves blood pressure control and lowers cardiovascular risk, according to a large new study.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, Oct 4
Risk calculator helps predict mortality in older women … High genetic insulin levels put men at risk of heart attack, angina … High fiber diet cuts heart disease odds in hypertension and diabetes … Key to learning, forgetting found in the sleeping brain
To protect your heart, don’t sleep too much – or too little
Six to nine hours of nighttime sleep is the sweet spot for preventing a heart attack – even for those at high risk, a new study has found.
Pain and fatigue of osteoarthritis peaks in morning after a poor night’s sleep
Pain and fatigue are common companions of adult osteoarthritis, but a bad night’s sleep may further compound the problems, investigators said.
Time to turn off the TV? Nighttime exposure to artificial light tied to obesity in women
Older women who leave the television and other lights on while asleep have a higher likelihood of becoming obese, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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