Browsing: Sleep Health

Josh Allen has built a reputation for playing through contact and putting his body on the line, but his latest comments show a different kind of physical strain. The Buffalo Bills star quarterback has drawn attention to an issue that has been in the league for years, but it goes beyond wins, losses, and all…

A poor night’s sleep portends a bleary-eyed next day, but it could also hint at diseases that will strike years down the road. A new artificial intelligence model developed by Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues can use physiological recordings from one night’s sleep to predict a person’s risk of developing more than 100 health…

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For decades, the answer to “how much sleep does an adult need?” has been simple: eight hours. The idea dates back to the mid-19th century when the notion of eight hours of work, eight for recreation and eight for sleep first took hold

People buy gym memberships, cook careful meals, and track their sleep to stay healthy. Spending time on friendships rarely gets framed as a health habit. A new survey of more than 200,000 adults in 22 countries links the two: people most content with their friendships also rated their mental and physical health the best

Sleep is essential for overall health and well-being. It helps restore your body, optimize cardiometabolic and mental health, supports your immune system and keeps your mind sharp. But women are more likely than men to struggle with sleep problems, including insomnia and restless leg syndrome. Hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause can…

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We’re constantly being reminded by news articles and social media posts that we should be getting more sleep. You probably don’t need to hear it again – not sleeping enough is bad for your brain, heart and overall health, not to mention your skin and sex drive

The Oura Ring, a sleek fitness and sleep tracker that passes as an unassuming piece of jewelry, is seemingly everywhere. It’s on the fingers of New York Knicks, politicians (when Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey wore it during his recent 25-hour floor speech, it logged several workouts), and a prince. You might also see…

Night waking impacts cognitive performance regardless of sleep duration Time spent awake after falling asleep predicted poorer processing speed the next day for older adults, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Credit: pocketlight/Getty Images.