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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Between college dormitories and cramped apartments, young adults often live in environments that can be loud, bright or uncomfortable, making it difficult to reliably get a good night’s sleep, according to Adwoa Dadzie, doctoral candidate in biobehavioral health at Penn State. Despite some people’s perception that young people do not need…

Nearly half of pregnant women in the United States report poor sleep quality, which has been associated with gestational diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy.A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis’ Bursky School of Public Health found that depression symptoms, prenatal distress and anxiety are the strongest predictors of…

When it comes to health and well-being, sleep often doesn’t get the attention it deserves, in my opinion. Yet, as we delve deeper into the science, it becomes increasingly clear that sleep is a cornerstone of health, impacting everything from cognitive function and emotional resilience to cardiovascular outcomes and disease risk. To shed light on…