Sleep Disorders
How Sleep Affects Your Weight
There are plenty of reasons to get a good night's sleep. It can help you feel refreshed and more energetic the next day, not to mention reduce any under-eye puffiness and help your skin look better. But did you ever think that getting your full 40 winks could also help you maintain a healthy weight?
Full Pantry Plus Too Little Sleep Is Recipe for Weight Gain
More nighttime snacking seen in small study of young adults
MONDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Too little sleep with unlimited food availability leads to too much eating and weight gain, according to a small new study.
Insomnia Might Boost Heart Failure Risk
Large Norwegian study looked at poor sleep quality, disease development over 11 years
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- Insomnia may triple the risk of developing heart failure, a large new study from Norway suggests.
'Nightcaps' Don't Help You Sleep Better After All
Review found alcohol makes people fall asleep sooner but disrupts sleep quality
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Alcohol may help you get to sleep faster and sleep better at first, but it disrupts your sleep later in the night, according to British researchers who reviewed all known scientific studies on alcohol's impact on sleep.
Snoring Kids Should Be Screened for Sleep Apnea: Experts
New guidelines issued by American Academy of Pediatrics also urge weight loss for obese snorers
By Denise Mann
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Kids who snore should be evaluated for sleep apnea. That's the main recommendation that comes from a set of updated guidelines released by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Sleep Apnea Affects Many Women, Too
Study finds obesity, high blood pressure raise the odds for disorder
THURSDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Although sleep apnea is a condition often associated with men, new research reveals that many women also have the disorder, especially those who are obese or have high blood pressure.
Sleep apnea causes frequent pauses in breathing during sleep, and rates of the condition increase as people age.
Snoring Toddlers May Have More Behavior Problems
But breast-feeding helped protect against snoring in youngsters, study found
By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Toddlers who snore persistently are more likely to have behavior problems, such as hyperactivity, depression and attention issues, during the day than their non-snoring peers, new research indicates.
Sleepiness Hampers Job Performance, Study Confirms
Effects get worse over time and can affect vision-oriented tasks, even in folks who don't feel tired
FRIDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Regardless of how tired people think they are, not getting enough sleep can negatively affect their ability to perform certain tasks, sleep researchers have found.
Poor Sleep May Age Your Brain
Inadequate shuteye associated with mental decline in four new studies
By Maureen Salamon
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Evidence is building that poor sleep patterns may do more than make you cranky: The amount and quality of shuteye you get could be linked to mental deterioration and Alzheimer's disease, four new studies suggest.
Feeling Lackadaisical? Sleep Apnea May Be to Blame
Millions don't know they have the airway disorder, experts say
By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans plod through each day exhausted. Not because they're working too hard, over-exercising or not taking enough vitamins.
The real reason, experts say, is because they unknowingly have a sleep disorder.
