Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder and has been associated with higher risk factor of developing depression, anxiety, and suicide. The researchers at Pennsylvania State University wanted to see if there was an association with decreased life span. After studying over 1,700 patients for more than ten years, it was found that people with long-term insomnia face a higher mortality rate, 21% with men and 5% for women.
Read MoreAs the life expectancy of men and women across the globe increases, the number of patients with dementia is expected to increase dramatically. Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, to the point of interviewing with daily tasks.
Read MoreParents and doctors agree that sleep is vital for proper brain development in children; however, a new study links disrupted sleep with behavioral problems later in childhood. According to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University, children who suffer from sleep-disordered breathing—snoring, apnea, and mouth-breathing—are more likely to have behavioral problems later in life.
Read MoreAccording to recent studies, researchers believe they may have found a link between Sleep Apnea and an increased risk of cancer and cancer mortality. Sleep Apnea, which plagues nearly 28 million Americans, causes excessive snoring and pauses in breathing during sleep. Already implicated in several severe medical conditions such as Hypertension, Heart Disease, and Stroke, researchers now have evidence for a link between the effects of Sleep Apnea and an increased risk for cancer and cancer-related mortality.
Read Moren traditional movies, television shows, and cartoons, the most practical way to show that a character was fast asleep was to have him snore, either audibly or with a long string of Z’s rising from his mouth in the case print characters. But what was once considered a sign that one was slumbering away has been determined by sleep medicine specialists to show the opposite: that one is actually in a lighter, less restful state of sleep due to one or more conditions, with sleep apnea being the most common.
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