Category Archives: Sleep

Many people find a warm bath helps to relax them before bedtime, and research now backs up the claims that it may improve sleep quality. This new study from the Cockrell School of Engineering found that bathing one-to-two hours before bedtime can significantly improve your sleep. Biomedical engineers have found that taking a bath in ...click here to read more

As those who suffer from cluster headaches know, sleep quality may be greatly reduced when an attack strikes. According to a new study published in Headache, sleep quality may be affected due to the occurrence of nocturnal headache attacks. Cluster headaches are a primary headache disorder that often affects those aged 20 to 40 years ...click here to read more

The kind of day you have is greatly dependent on the sleep you had the night before. Good sleep allows you to wake up refreshed and ready to go. It’s a different story if your sleep’s been interrupted. In the short-term, bad sleep can lead to anxiety, irritation, and trouble focusing. In the long-term, it ...click here to read more

If you’re falling asleep to the nightly news or the latest episode of Chicago, it could be wreaking havoc on your health. A new analysis is showing a host of dangers associated with nighttime television watching from the comfort of your bed. It’s not the programming or the set itself that causes any harm. The ...click here to read more

If you’ve cut out evening caffeine and alcohol but still can’t sleep, you might be only halfway there. A growing collection research is showing diet can play a bigger role in sleep quality than previously thought. What you eat—and what you don’t—may influence your likelihood of having high-quality, restorative sleep. Evidence is showing that there ...click here to read more

Researchers have just announced another study that outlines the importance of sleep quality, this time creating a connection between fatigue and osteoarthritis. The study published in the Journal of Pain set out to show the association between sleep quality and increased pain and fatigue in older adults who suffer from symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA). For those ...click here to read more

A new study shows how important a good night’s sleep is for the prevention of high cholesterol, diabetes, and other metabolic disorders. In fact, it was found that every hour of variability in sleep timing could lead to a 27 percent greater risk of a metabolic abnormality. Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood ...click here to read more

A good night’s sleep is essential for good health, and a new study now shows how it can specifically affect blood pressure. This research lead by the University of Arizona has offered a possible explanation of the connection between sleep and blood pressure that has not been linked before. Although the link between poor sleep ...click here to read more

Studies show that two major health problems, poor sleep quality and peptic ulcer recurrence, can affect the physical and psychological well-being of older adults. And new research now shows a connection between the two health conditions. Poor sleep quality is a major health issue for many older adults. It can be caused by age-related increases ...click here to read more

If you’ve got a healthy diet, active life, good friends, and good sleep, you’ve essentially got the ingredients for a healthy life. But more often than not, one of those gets tossed to the wayside. And the truth is that it may have the biggest impact on overall health and longevity. It’s easy to stay ...click here to read more

Sleeping allows the brain to perform some “house cleaning” and eliminate waste. If the brain is unable to perform these tasks, there is a higher risk of memory loss or Alzheimer’s disease. There are many nighttime habits you could be performing that are putting your brain at risk of Alzheimer’s disease unknowingly, but recognizing and ...click here to read more

For many of us, the weekends are a time to catch up on some lost sleep from the week. This may not be as good of an idea as you think it is. Research suggests that every hour of sleep lost requires four days of adequate rest to make up for it. Generally, the majority ...click here to read more

Research suggests that a good night’s sleep helps to keep your arteries healthy. The latest evidence suggests that sleep can reduce the risk of atherosclerosis – hardening of the arteries. When arteries become stiff, it increases the risk of a cardiovascular event. The researchers studied the development of atherosclerosis in mice. They found that sleep-deprived ...click here to read more

Irregular sleep patterns increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. It is already well known that a lack of sleep is detrimental to your health, but even having irregular sleep patterns could pose health risks as well. The study looked at peoples sleep duration along with what time they fell asleep at. The researchers found that ...click here to read more