Sleep

World Sleep Day 2023: 70% Indians are bothered by their partner's snoring

World Sleep Day: A survey conducted on the occasion said that nearly half of Indians link snoring to obesity

Sleep disturbance linked with higher risk of dementia, says study

Use of sleep medication and inability to fall asleep quickly are associated with an increased risk of developing dementia over a 10 year period, according to a study. The research, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found a significant link between three measures of sleep disturbance and the risk for developing dementia, a neurodegenerative disease. The researchers associate sleep-initiation insomnia (trouble falling asleep within 30 minutes) and sleep medication use with higher risk for developing dementia. They also found that people who reported having sleep-maintenance insomnia (trouble falling back to sleep after waking) were less likely to develop dementia over the course of the study. "We expected sleep-initiation insomnia and sleep medication usage to increase dementia risk, but we were surprised to find sleep-maintenance insomnia decreased dementia risk," explained lead investigator Roger Wong, an Assistant Professor at SUNY Upstate Medical Universit

Poor sleep linked to increased risk of heart diseases, says study

Poor sleep is associated with up to seven years worth of increased heart disease risk and even premature death, according to a study. The research, published in the journal BMC Medicine, analysed data from more than 300,000 middle-aged adults from the UK Biobank. Researchers from the University of Sydney in collaboration with Southern Denmark University found that different disturbances to sleep are associated with different durations of compromised cardiovascular health later in life compared to healthy sleepers. In particular, men with clinical sleep-related breathing disorders lost nearly seven years of cardiovascular disease-free life compared to those without these conditions, and women lost over seven years, they said. The study found that even general poor sleep, such as insufficient sleep, insomnia, snoring, going to bed late, and daytime sleepiness is associated with a loss of around two years of normal heart health in men and women. "Our research shows that, over time, .

Sleep solutions firm Wakefit raises $40 mn in funding from Investcorp

Start-up will use money for expanding manufacturing and supply chain capabilities

Apple 'Far Out' event today: Here's what users expect from Watch Series 8

Apple is likely to introduce a body temperature sensor in the new Watch series, a feature that can help people with fertility and sleep tracking

Why we must take the lifestyle disorder called sleeplessness seriously

Sleeplessness is increasingly becoming a lifestyle disorder

Is your sleep cycle out of sync? It may be genetic, say researchers

Sleep patterns often run in families, and researchers have been identifying genes that influence them

Sleep myths may hinder good sleep and health, say researchers

Regarding sleep timing, the highest-rated myth was that 'it doesn't matter what time of day you sleep'

Facing snoring problem? Thomsen anti-snoring pillow may be worth a try

The porous outer fabric makes the pillow breathable and keeps it cool

Not able to sleep properly? High level of air pollution maybe the reason

Study suggests if you live in an area with high levels of pollution your chances of bad sleep is up

Sleep doctors call for late start to school

Say schools no earlier than 8:30 am would help teens arrive alert, healthy and ready to learn

Poor sleep may make you pessimistic: Study

Participants were given a questionnaire to assess their sleep over previous month for the research

In pursuit of sleep

A blend of natural aromatic oils and meditation might just be the answer to your sleep woes

Poor sleep may lead to behavioural problems

Information used in this study was gathered from mothers at in-person interviews

The purpose of sleep? To forget, say scientists

Studies have shown that a good night's sleep helps the brain forget things to make space for new knowledge

Can one train himself to need less sleep?

Those over 65 need 7 to 8 hours of sleep, while teenagers 8 to 10 hours and school-going children need 9 to 11 hours of sleep a day, a researcher finds