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How do weighted blankets boost sleep?

Written by Gary Finnegan | 8 Oct 2022

A new study shows that using a weighted blanket at bedtime increases melatonin in young adults. This hormone increases in response to darkness, and some evidence suggests that… read more.

Classification of 16 adult sleep patterns based on large-scale sleep analysis

Written by Charlie King | 3 Apr 2022

In recent years, the number of people worldwide who are dissatisfied or anxious about their sleep has been increasing due to the diversification of lifestyles. Simple sleep measurement… read more.

Cognitive behavior therapy conducted by telephone may ease arthritis-related insomnia

Written by Charlie King | 20 Nov 2021

A new study revealed that a talk therapy practice conducted by telephone could help older adults who have arthritis-related insomnia sleep better. The study was published in the Journal of the… read more.

Insomnia may be a risk factor for highly fatal brain aneurysm rupture

Written by Charlie King | 8 Nov 2021

Insomnia may be a potential risk factor for a brain bleed from a ruptured aneurysm along with more well known risk factors of smoking and high blood pressure,… read more.

Medical staff plagued by insomnia during pandemic

Written by Gary Finnegan | 25 Nov 2020

Article written by Gary Finnegan More than a third of medical staff suffered insomnia during the COVID-19 epidemic in China, according to a new study.