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Sleep Archive

Heart Health

The best bedtime for heart health?

Published February 1, 2022

People who fall asleep between 10 and 11 p.m. may be less likely to develop heart disease than those who start their slumber earlier or later.

Sleep

How sleep deprivation can cause inflammation

Published January 11, 2022

Child & Teen Health

Naps: Make the most of them and know when to stop them

Published December 8, 2021

As babies become toddlers, when they need to nap and for how long evolves, so parents and caregivers need to know how to handle the changes, as well as how to know when naps are no longer needed.

Pain

A single-session class offers chronic low back pain relief

Published December 1, 2021

A single two-hour pain management class may offer months-long relief from chronic low back pain compared with other approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and back health education.

Mind & Mood

How much sleep keeps cognitive decline at bay?

Published December 1, 2021

Sleeping six hours or less is associated with impaired cognition, mostly in memory, as well as an increase in the protein that can form brain plaque. Sleeping nine hours or more is also linked to cognitive problems, especially in decision making.

Mind & Mood

Exposure to traffic noise linked to higher dementia risk

Published December 1, 2021

A decade or more of high exposure to traffic noise may increase dementia risk.

Julie Corliss

Healthy sleep patterns linked to lower risk of heart rhythm problems

Published December 1, 2021

People with healthy sleep habits may be less likely to have atrial fibrillation and bradyarrhythmia. Healthy sleep patterns include sleeping seven to eight hours a night and rarely or never having insomnia or daytime drowsiness.

Mind & Mood

Gifts that promote relaxation and resilience

Published December 1, 2021

An array of products that encourage people to relax can be good holiday gifts for friends and loved ones who need to reduce their stress levels. Suggestions include a year’s subscription to a meditation app; yoga props such as a mat, blocks, and straps; devices that enable self-massage of the upper body; and products that may foster sound sleep, such as a weighted blanket, a noise machine, and scented bath salts.

Mind & Mood

Do weighted blankets help with insomnia?

Published November 15, 2021

Insomnia affects approximately 10% of adults in the United States, and it is common with mental illness. Insomnia is unlikely to get better on its own if not actively treated. Many people are interested in treatment options that do not involve prescription medications, and a study from Sweden investigated the effectiveness of a weighted blanket on insomnia symptoms for people with insomnia and mental health problems.

Staying Healthy

Going to sleep late at night associated with obesity, big bellies

Published November 1, 2021

An international study published online June 1, 2021, by JAMA Network Open found that middle-aged and older adults had an increased risk of being obese or having a big belly if they went to sleep late, compared with a bedtime between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

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