Need to sleep? Study pinpoints optimal melatonin dosage and timing

Melatonin is already a popular supplement for those who struggle to get a solid night’s sleep. But the dosage of the supplement and the best time to take it has remained largely a trial-and-error endeavor. A new study puts that uncertainty to bed.Conti… Continue reading Need to sleep? Study pinpoints optimal melatonin dosage and timing

Vitamin K2 reduces night leg cramps by 50% in large clinical trial

If you’ve ever woken up in the middle of the night with sudden painful thigh, calf or foot cramping, you’ll know just how awful the experience is – and, unfortunately, the frequency of these nighttime disturbances increases with age.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Vitamin K2 reduces night leg cramps by 50% in large clinical trial

Sleep apnea symptoms slashed by 50% with existing epilepsy drug

A common childhood epilepsy drug has the potential to change the lives of millions of people who suffer from sleep apnea, as a human trial has delivered surprising results in reducing symptoms and improving daytime alertness.Continue ReadingCategory: M… Continue reading Sleep apnea symptoms slashed by 50% with existing epilepsy drug

Night owls shown to have 46% higher chance of developing diabetes

While being a night owl has a certain cachet, a new study shows that staying up into the wee hours can be downright dangerous. The late-night lifestyle was shown to dramatically raise diabetes risk and cause several other health-damaging effects.Contin… Continue reading Night owls shown to have 46% higher chance of developing diabetes

Mice sleep 6 hours less via brain cell tweak, feel alert next day

Normally, staying awake for extended time periods leads to the need for extra sleep. But researchers have just found that activating astrocyte cells in mice caused the rodents to stay awake for six hours longer than usual, with no noticeable sleep debt… Continue reading Mice sleep 6 hours less via brain cell tweak, feel alert next day

Researchers call for a change in treating sleep apnea

Sleep apnea is estimated to affect 30 million Americans, comparable to diabetes, but it can be incredibly difficult to treat, even more so given that devices used to alleviate it are abandoned by nearly half of those diagnosed. It’s also recently been … Continue reading Researchers call for a change in treating sleep apnea

Alzheimer’s proteins beaten back by sleeping pill in small study

While the sleeping pill known as suvorexant knocked back Alzheimer's markers, the researches are quick to caution that more studies are needed to assess its long-term health effects

Thirty-eight people took part in a study to investigate the effects of a sleep medication on Alzheimer’s-related proteins in their cerebrospinal fluid. The pills showed promise in combating the substances that lead to the harmful tangles and plaques in the brain that contribute to the disease, but larger more comprehensive studies are needed to confirm the results.

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Sleep apnea may be a causal factor for Alzheimer’s, study concludes

A new study has added to a large body of observational evidence linking sleep apnea to Alzheimer's by demonstrating in mice how disordered sleep breathing affects the brain

New research in Nature Communications has strengthened the link between sleep apnea and dementia, by using novel preclinical models to demonstrate exactly how breathing disruptions during sleep can cause brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

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