Millennials clock more sleep than Gen X
Housework, shopping, pet care, or sleep: How do you spend your time? The answer may depend on when you were born. A recent study reports that millennials slept 22 minutes per day longer than their Generation X counterparts, which researchers say may reflect shifting attitudes about the importance of sleep. [...]
Sleep is good medicine
So much that affects your overall health is happening while you sleep. It’s when your body repairs and recuperates, produces antibodies, and gets busy preventing many diseases. “Sleep is Good Medicine,” a new campaign from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), highlights the importance of sleep and its connection [...]
COVID-19 survivors more likely to have nightmares
Has coronavirus infected our dreams? A recent study found that COVID-19 survivors were more likely to have nightmares than healthy people. Disturbing dreams on the rise Researchers compared dreams and nightmares in people who had COVID-19 and those who did not have the virus. They found that both groups reported [...]
Women with PCOS may have higher risk of sleep apnea
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a health condition that affects a woman’s hormone levels. Women with PCOS have a hormonal imbalance that may make it harder for them to get pregnant. PCOS is the most common cause of female infertility. It affects as many as 5 million U.S. women of [...]
9th annual Insomnia Awareness Night to highlight symptoms, treatment for chronic insomnia
Nearly 3 in 10 Americans (28%) say insomnia has a negative impact on their daily lives, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). On Tuesday, June 21, the “shortest night of the year,” the AASM and the Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) will [...]
Many men are losing sleep to play video games and drink alcohol
This Men’s Health Month, it’s important to focus on an area often overlooked when it comes to overall health: sleep. Sleep is one of the key components of a healthy lifestyle, but men often pass over it in favor of other activities. In fact, a new survey from the American [...]