by Becky | Jan 26, 2021 | 2019, Ashwagandha, Botanicals, Sleep, Stress
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Ashwagandha, at both 250 and 600 mg/day doses, significantly decreased perceived stress scores and improved sleep quality in participating subjects compared to controls. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 10, 2020 | 2018, Men's Health, Reproductive Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study found an inverse U-shaped association between sleep duration and total number of sperm with high DNA stainability (HDS), suggesting a complex association between sleep duration and male reproductive health. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 14, 2020 | 2020, Men's Health, Reproductive Health, Sleep
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study found that decreased use of media devices at bedtime was associated with longer sleep duration and greater sperm quality. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 13, 2020 | 2020, Brain Health, Sleep
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study found that insomnia patients with psychiatric disorders experienced reduced insomnia severity, improved sleep and less daytime sleepiness when sleeping with a weighted chain blanket. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 29, 2020 | 2020, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Sleep
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Reduced slow-wave activity and low sleep efficiency at baseline were both associated with an accelerated rate of cortical beta-amyloid plaque deposition in healthy older adults. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 9, 2020 | 2018, Brain Health, Sleep
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Blocking the short-wavelength blue light on cell phone screens with an amber filter improved the sleep quality of study participants. (more…)
by Becky | Jun 29, 2020 | 2020, Cognitive Health, Sleep
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This crossover study explores the effect of optimized levels of daylight on the sleep and cognitive performance of office workers. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 20, 2020 | 2020, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Respiratory Health, Sleep
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study found that cognitively unimpaired older adults with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) had SDB-associated brain changes, including greater amyloid deposition and neuronal activity in brain regions associated with Alzheimer disease. (more…)
by Becky | Feb 25, 2020 | 2019, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Sleep
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Slow wave activity (SWA) during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep decreases with disease progression in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)
by Becky | Feb 17, 2020 | 2020, Brain Health, Sleep
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study provides insight into the effect of blue versus amber wavelength light on the circadian and sleep systems and their potential roles in traumatic brain injury repair and recovery.
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by Becky | Feb 11, 2020 | 2020, Cardiovascular Health, Sleep, Stroke
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Long sleep duration, long midday napping and poor sleep quality were independently and jointly associated with a higher risk of stroke. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 24, 2020 | 2019, Brain Health, Newsletter, Sleep, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study suggest that a diet of high-glycemic index foods could be a risk factor for insomnia in postmenopausal women. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 21, 2020 | 2019, Brain Health, Cardiovascular Health, Sleep
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. In a large prospective study, a healthy sleep pattern was associated with reduced risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke among participants with varying levels of genetic risk.
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by Becky | Jan 21, 2020 | 2019, Brain Health, Sleep
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study suggests that insufficient sleep increases anxiety levels while deep sleep helps to reduces stress. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 30, 2019 | 2015, Alternative Therapies, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Brain Health, Infant and Children's Health, Sleep
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study offers a brief, tailored behavioral sleep intervention for children with ADHD and sleep problems that not only improves sleep but also the severity of ADHD symptoms, behavior, daily functioning, quality of life, and working memory, six months after randomization. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 5, 2019 | 2015, Eye Health, Melatonin, Sleep
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. BB glasses in male youths significantly improved negative impact of LED exposure on sleep-wake cycles by increasing melatonin secretion, sleep hours, and cognitive performance in male high-school students.
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by Becky | Apr 8, 2019 | 2016, Aging, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Sleep
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. This study demonstrates the benefits of tai chi Qigong exercise in improving sleep quality among older adults with cognitive impairment. (more…)
by Becky | Feb 5, 2019 | 2018, Infant and Children's Health, Obesity, Sleep
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. This study demonstrates an association between having and adhering to age-appropriate bedtimes during childhood and adolescent body mass index. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 25, 2018 | 2018, Brain Health, Melatonin, Sleep
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Supplementation with melatonin significantly reduced anxiety and fatigue and significantly improved sleep quality in participating subjects compared to control. (more…)
by Becky | May 29, 2018 | 2017, Botanicals, Sleep
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Of the sixty participating elderly Malyasians, those who supplemented with 200 mg of chamomile extract for 28 days experienced significant improvement in sleep duration but not sleep quality. (more…)