Browsing: sleep

A new UC Davis Health study published in Psychological Medicine suggests that when it comes to helping adolescents succeed in school and maintain healthy friendships, sleep may matter more than screen time, exercise or diet. This was particularly true for youth experiencing anxiety, depression or other mental health challenges

Sleep is increasingly recognised as a key pillar of health, with poor sleep linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity, depression and reduced productivity. As cities look for ways to improve residents’ wellbeing, researchers are exploring whether features of the built environment can also help people get a better night’s rest

Every step, every heartbeat, every hour of sleep now comes with a score. For a growing number of Americans, checking those numbers has stopped feeling like motivation and started feeling like dread. Over-tracking, the habit of monitoring wellness data so closely that it undermines your health, has become a real concern among sleep doctors, cardiologists…