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·June 12, 2025·2 min read

Weekend Catch-Up Sleep Boost May Lower Teen Anxiety

A new study reveals that teenagers who get moderate catch-up sleep—up to two extra hours—on weekends report fewer symptoms of anxiety. Sleeping significantly more or less on weekends than on weekdays, however, was linked to higher anxiety levels.

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·June 9, 2025·2 min read

Sleep Quality Shapes Jealousy in Insecure Relationships

A new study reveals that poor sleep quality is linked to increased jealousy in people with high relationship anxiety. Anxious attachment, marked by insecurity and low self-esteem in relationships, was associated with worse sleep quality.

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·June 5, 2025·2 min read

Family Time and Parental Bonding Linked to Better Sleep in Preteens

A new study reveals that strong family relationships and parental engagement are linked to longer, healthier sleep in children aged 9 to 11. Eating dinner together, planning the next day, and participating in community activities were among the habits most associated with sufficient sleep duration.

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·June 4, 2025·2 min read

Bedtime Procrastination Linked to Personality Traits

New research reveals that bedtime procrastination in young adults is linked to specific personality traits, especially higher neuroticism and lower conscientiousness and extraversion. These associations remained significant even after accounting for chronotype, the natural inclination to sleep earlier or later.

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·June 3, 2025·3 min read

Daytime Sleepiness in Midlife Tied to Higher Mortality Risk

Excessive daytime sleepiness significantly raises the risk of all-cause mortality in middle-aged women, according to a large study of over 40,000 female veterans. Women between the ages of 50 and 65 who scored high on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale were 16% more likely to die from any cause, even after adjusting for health and demographic factors.

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·June 2, 2025·3 min read

Night Owls More Impulsive Than Morning Larks

A new study reveals that adolescents who identify as “night owls” tend to be more impulsive than their early-rising peers. These teens reported higher negative urgency and lower perseverance, meaning they were more likely to act rashly under stress and abandon difficult tasks.

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·March 31, 2025·5 min read

Less Deep Sleep Linked to Brain Shrinkage, Alzheimer’s Risk

New research shows that reduced time in slow wave and REM sleep is associated with smaller brain volumes in regions vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease. Using sleep studies and brain imaging data from 270 participants, researchers found that poor sleep architecture was linked to brain atrophy over time—particularly in the inferior parietal region, an area affected early in Alzheimer’s.

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·November 13, 2024·5 min read

Study Revolutionize Restless Legs Syndrome Treatment

Researchers released new clinical guidelines for treating restless legs syndrome (RLS), emphasizing patient-centered care and evidence-based updates. Iron supplementation is now a key recommendation, addressing low brain iron as a cause of RLS. Dopamine agonists like pramipexole and ropinirole are de-emphasized due to risks of worsening symptoms, while newer treatments such as alpha-2-delta ligands, nerve stimulation, and low-dose opioids gain conditional or strong recommendations.

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·June 3, 2024·2 min read

Aspirin Eases Inflammation from Sleep Loss

Low-dose aspirin reduces inflammatory responses caused by sleep restriction. Compared to a placebo, aspirin lowered interleukin-6, COX-1/COX-2 cells, and C-reactive protein levels.

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·June 21, 2021·3 min read

Sleep Is Essential to Health

Quality sleep is a biological necessity, researchers say. Inadequate sleep, sleep disorders, and sleep disruptions contribute to physical and mental health problems, and can cause public safety issues.

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·June 11, 2021·2 min read

Dreams Reflect Multiple Memories and Anticipate Future Events

53% of dreams can be traced to memories, and of those, 50% are linked to memory sources of multiple previous life events. Additionally, 26% of dreams are associated with impending events. Future-orientated dreams become more prevalent during deeper stages of sleep.