All articles tagged: Sleep deprivation (Z72.820)
HealthDay
26 June at 03.26 PM
ADA: Tirzepatide Reduces Apnea-Hypopnea Index in Moderate-to-Severe OSATirzepatide reduces the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) among individuals with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea and obesity, according to a study published online June 21 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, held from June 21 to 24 in Orlando, Florida.At |
Evalytics
01 April at 07.05 PM
How the brain chooses which memories are important enough to save and which to let fade awayThe brain selectively consolidates memories during sleep, prioritizing important information. This process involves coordination between the hippocampus and cortex. Sleep's role in memory formation aids in decision-making and problem-solving. |
HealthDay
22 January at 04.50 PM
Sleep Disorders Differ for Autism, ADHD Versus Typical DevelopmentFor most types of sleep disorders, there are significant differences for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with typically developing (TD) children, according to a study published online Dec. 29 in Autism Research.Carmen Berenguer, Ph.D., from the Universi |
HealthDay
12 January at 04.59 AM
YouTube Sleep Videos Contain Misinformation, Commercial BiasPopular YouTube videos about sleep and insomnia contain misinformation and commercial bias, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.Rebecca Robbins, Ph.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues compared the understandability, information quality, and presence of m |
HealthDay
09 January at 04.54 PM
Anorexia Associated With Being an Early RiserAnorexia nervosa is associated with a genetic predisposition to being an early riser, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Network Open.Hannah Wilcox, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted a genetic association study examining the association between anorexia nervosa and circadian a |
Evalytics
08 January at 10.26 PM
Sleep disruptions in 30s and 40s linked to cognitive decline a decade later, study findsA study discussed on CNN suggests that disrupted sleep patterns may be linked to cognitive decline in later life, emphasizing the importance of maintaining healthy sleep habits for brain health. |
HealthDay
04 January at 11.53 PM
Shift Work Tied to Disordered SleepingAll shift work schedules are associated with adverse sleep effects, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in Frontiers in Psychiatry.Gretha J. Boersma, Ph.D., from the GGZ Drenthe Mental Health Institute in Assen, Netherlands, and colleagues evaluated the presence of short sleep (no more than six hours) and long sleep (nine or m |
HealthDay
03 January at 10.45 PM
Sleep Fragmentation Linked to Worse Cognition in MidlifeHigh sleep fragmentation among younger adults is associated with worse cognition among middle-aged Black and White men and women, according to a study published online Jan. 3 in Neurology.Yue Leng, Ph.D., from the University of California in San Francisco, and colleagues examined the association between sleep duration and quality amon |
HealthDay
02 January at 04.42 PM
Overactive Bladder Not Tied to Sleep Disturbance, Fatigue, or DepressionOverall, patients with overactive bladder (OAB) do not have worse sleep disturbance, fatigue, or depression scores than the general population, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in Neurourology and Urodynamics.Sally Jensen, Ph.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues ch |
HealthDay
08 December at 04.38 PM
Light Therapy Aids Psychobehavioral Symptoms With Alzheimer DiseaseLight therapy is associated with significant improvement in sleep and psychobehavioral symptoms in patients with Alzheimer disease, according to a review published online Dec. 6 in PLOS ONE.Lili Zang, from Weifang Medical University in China, and colleagues conducted a systematic literature review to identify studies evaluating the |
HealthDay
01 December at 11.12 PM
Bidirectional Relationship Seen Between Overactive Bladder, Poor SleepThere is a bidirectional relationship between overactive bladder (OAB) and poor sleep patterns, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in BMC Urology.Zechao Lu, from Sun Yat-sen University in Shenzhen, China, and colleagues assessed the relationship between OAB and sleep patterns. The analysis included 16,978 participants in |
HealthDay
08 November at 04.57 PM
Genetic Predisposition to Insomnia Linked to Insomnia-Like ProblemsChildren who are genetically predisposed to insomnia have more insomnia-like sleep problems from early childhood through adolescence, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.Desana Kocevska, M.D., Ph.D., from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience in Amsterdam, and colleagues |
HealthDay
07 November at 04.27 PM
Electronic Medical Records May Hold Early Signs of Bipolar Disorder in AdultsPsychiatric diagnoses, psychotropic prescriptions, and health service use patterns might be signals of undiagnosed bipolar disorder (BD), according to a study published online Oct. 11 in the British Journal of General Practice.Catharine Morgan, Ph.D., from University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, and colleagues identified si |
Evalytics
31 October at 04.52 PM
Heart Rate Variability: Are We Ignoring a Harbinger of HealthHeart Rate Variability (HRV) measures the time variation between heartbeats and may be a key health indicator. While many wearables track HRV, its significance in detecting conditions like PTSD, sleep disorders, and cardiac issues is still under-researched. |
Medical xPress
30 June at 07.40 AM
Decision to offer sedation for often-painful IUD insertion is 'groundbreaking,' health experts sayIntrauterine devices (IUDs) are a highly effective and long-lasting form of birth control placed in the uterus. Research shows that many people who get IUDs experience moderate to intense pain during the insertion. But it wasn't until recently that providers began to acknowledge this and do something about it. |
HealthDay
27 June at 03.19 PM
Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy Beneficial for Blood CancersImmunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT) is associated with reductions in hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, severe infections, and associated antimicrobial use among real-world patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), according to a study published online June 21 in Blood Advances.Jacob D. Soum |
Medpage Today
26 June at 04.59 PM
When Was the Last Time You Really Talked With Your Patient?My 10 o'clock patient's name is Maria*. Her chart has three "health maintenance" flags that are bright red, indicating that she is more than 3 years overdue for a mammogram, more than 6 years overdue for a Pap smear, and has... |
Medpage Today
23 June at 09.21 PM
Novel Triple-Hormone Agonist Boosts Beta-Cell Function in T2DORLANDO -- An investigational triple-hormone receptor agonist improved metabolic profiles of people with obesity with or without type 2 diabetes, an exploratory biomarker analysis of a phase II trial found. After 36 weeks... |
Medpage Today
22 June at 06.00 PM
Fenofibrate Slows Diabetic Retinopathy ProgressionORLANDO -- The cholesterol drug fenofibrate reduced progression of early eye disease among diabetes patients, the LENS trial showed. The fibrate reduced progression of early diabetic retinopathy or maculopathy by a relative... |
Medpage Today
22 June at 06.00 PM
Preventing Surgical-Site Infections; Drugs Go Head to Head for Ischemic StrokeTTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... |
Medical xPress
22 June at 05.20 PM
Lawsuit could challenge trust in Ozempic and other popular weight loss drugsThe manufacturers of the most popular weight loss drugs are being challenged in court. |
HealthDay
21 June at 03.38 PM
Overall Prevalence of Being Up-to-Date With Lung Cancer Screening Is LowThe overall prevalence of up-to-date (UTD) lung cancer screening (LCS) was low in 2022, with prevalence increasing with age and number of comorbidities, according to a study published online June 10 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Priti Bandi, Ph.D., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues estimated the contemporary preval |
Medpage Today
13 June at 06.56 PM
Upping Immunotherapy Activity; A Win for Lung Screening; Looming Drug Price Break?Finding a way to dissociate the activity of effector T cells from regulatory T cells could make immune checkpoint inhibitors more effective in the 60% of melanoma patients who do not benefit or develop resistance to the drugs... |
Medpage Today
08 June at 04.00 PM
Here Are the Top Supreme Court Health Cases to WatchBy early July, the Supreme Court will release its most controversial rulings for the 2023-2024 term. The Court's 6-3 conservative supermajority has already overturned Roe v. Wade, sharply limited affirmative action, expanded... |