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How much sleep do you need in middle and old age?

Written by | 4 May 2022

Seven hours is the ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and upwards, with too little or too much little sleep associated with poorer cognitive… read more.

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

Written by | 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.

Sleep apnea accelerates aging, but treatment may reverse it

Written by | 10 Mar 2022

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects 22 million people in the U.S. and is linked to a higher risk of hypertension, heart attacks, stroke, diabetes and many other chronic… read more.

Sleep apnea may lead to increased joint pain in postmenopausal women

Written by | 5 Mar 2022

The menopause transition is associated with several health issues. The incidence of both sleep apnea and joint pain, for example, are higher in postmenopausal women. A new study… read more.

Remembering faces and names can be improved during sleep

Written by | 16 Jan 2022

For those who rarely forget a face, but struggle with names, the remedy for boosting learning may as near as your pillow. New research by Northwestern University is… read more.

School closures improved sleep for teenagers

Written by | 10 Jan 2022

The closure of schools in spring 2020 had a negative effect on the health and well-being of many young people. But home-schooling also had a positive flipside for… read more.

Melatonin exacerbates asthma, study finds

Written by | 19 Dec 2021

Patients with asthma often experience a worsening of asthmatic symptoms at night in so-called “nocturnal asthma.” According to reports, more than 50% of asthma deaths occur at night,… read more.

Acurable receives FDA 510(k) clearance for its home sleep apnoea testing device

Written by | 11 Dec 2021

AcuPebble SA100, a small wearable device that enables automated, remote home testing to detect obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in adults, has obtained FDA clearance as a Class II… read more.

Early bedtime may prevent serious disease

Written by | 4 Dec 2021

A new study from the ZOE research group shows that the quality of sleep can impact blood sugar control and therefore weight and overall health. 1 Sleep, diet… read more.

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

Written by | 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.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals announces FDA approval of Xywav oral solution for idiopathic hypersomnia in adults

Written by | 16 Aug 2021

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc announced that the FDA approved Xywav (calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium oxybates) oral solution for the treatment of idiopathic hypersomnia in adults. The company plans… read more.

FDA approves fexinidazole as the first all-oral treatment for sleeping sickness – Sanofi + DNDi

Written by | 11 Aug 2021

The FDA has approved fexinidazole as the first all-oral treatment for both stages of the Trypanosoma brucei gambiense form of sleeping sickness (Human African trypanosomiasis) in patients 6… read more.

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