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31 Oct 2023

Improving Deep Sleep Can Prevent Dementia: Study

Slow-wave sleep, or deep sleep, supports the ageing brain in many ways, say researchers Sleep augments the clearance of metabolic waste from the brain, including facilitating the clearance of proteins that aggregate in Alzheimer's disease Study findings suggest that slow-wave sleep loss may be a modifiable dementia risk factor

23 May 2022

Rise in temperature levels aka global warming is causing sleep loss: Study

Warmer-than-average temperatures eroded human sleep, "primarily by delaying when people fall asleep and by advancing when they wake up during hot weather".

23 Dec 2017

Want a good night’s sleep? Try simple tricks

A headstand will supply enriched oxygenated blood to the brain cells and ward off all depressive thoughts.

10 Nov 2017

Sleep apnoea may increase alzheimer's risk in elderly

Alzheimer's disease is a "progressive neurodegenerative disorder" that destroys memory and other important mental functions, researchers from New York University said.

26 Oct 2017

Sleep deprivation could make you gain weight, says study

Shorter sleep was also linked to reduced levels of High- density lipoproteins (HDL) cholesterol in the participants’ blood-another factor that can cause health problems, researchers said.

03 Dec 2016

Short-term sleep can take a toll on your heart - Read

The study has further warned that people who are associated with jobs like medical services, fire and emergency and are forced to work 24-hour shifts with little opportunity to sleep are at a higher risk.

14 Oct 2016

Sleep-deprived kids tend to eat more, at greater risk of being obese!

These findings may shed light on how sleep loss can increase weight gain and why a number of studies show that preschoolers who do not get enough sleep are more likely to be obese as a child and later in life.

22 Apr 2016

Just one week of sleep loss can hamper 'good' cholesterol

According to University of Helsinki researchers, genes which participate in the regulation of cholesterol transport are less active in persons suffering from sleep loss than with those getting sufficient sleep.

24 Dec 2015

Low vitamin D levels don't worsen sleep apnea

Contradicting common perception, researchers have found that low levels of vitamin D, also known as the "sunshine vitamin", does not cause or worsen sleep apnea.

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