Alerts
Maintaining daily routines associated with reduced rate of insomnia in the elderly
 Maintaining daily routines may be the key to reducing the rate of insomnia and improving quality of sleep in older adults living in a retirement community according to a new study being reported in the journal SLEEP. |
Sleep apnea linked to eye disorder
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A recent study published in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology is reporting that the condition known as floppy eyelid syndrome (FES) is strongly associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Floppy Eyelid Syndrome is caused by weakened muscles or decreased elastin in eyelids and is more prevalent in overweight males over sixty years old. |
Reduced Sleep Duration and Resistant Hypertension
 A recent study found that poor quality and reduced sleep duration are two likely conditions people with resistant hypertension (RH) are enduring. Hypertension is called resistant if a person's blood pressure remains above goal despite their taking three medications to lower it. |
Sleep and Social Media
Sleeping Well Leads to Aging Well
 Humans are living longer than at anytime in our history. Understanding what it takes to age well is important. Consumer Report's guide to healthy aging listed sleeping well as one of ten steps we should be taking towards aging well. |
Asians Report Getting the Best Sleep
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According to the National Sleep Foundation's 2010 Sleep in America poll, Asians are the most likely ethnic group to say that they had a good night's sleep at least a few nights or more a week. |
Sleep Linked to Gains in Abdominal Fat
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A recent study published in the journal SLEEP found that extremes of sleep duration are related to increases in abdominal fat in persons younger than 40 years old. Researchers found that persons sleeping less than five hours at night gained more abdominal fat over a five year period, versus those who averaged over six hours per night. |
Poll Reveals Sleep Differences among Ethnic Groups
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The 2010 Sleep in America poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) reveals significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics and Whites. It is the first poll to examine sleep among these four ethnic groups. |
African-Americans Report the Busiest Bedtime Routines
 The 2010 Sleep in America poll released by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) revealed several differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics and Whites. |
Lack of Sleep and Health Problems
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Former President Bill Clinton recently admitted that lack of sleep added to some of his health problems. "I didn't sleep much for a month, that probably accelerated what was already going on," Clinton said as he counseled young people to make smart health choices while they are young to improve their lives for later years. |
