Tag: Sleep Problems: Misc.
Atypical Sleep Tied to Language Skills in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Nighttime sleep duration predicted receptive vocabulary size in Down syndrome, Williams syndrome
Disability, Quality of Life, Mood May Affect Sleep in IBD Patients
No associations seen between sleep quality and active or inactive IBD state, ongoing treatment
Medical Cannabis May Initially Aid Sleep in Chronic Pain Patients
Compared with placebo, cannabinoids show no improvement in pain scores in adult cancer patients
Healthy Sleep Pattern May Reduce Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
Good sleep patterns may offset genetic susceptibility to heart disease, stroke
Sleep Fragmentation Linked to Odds of Migraine
No temporal association found for short sleep duration, low sleep quality with migraine
Nurses Not Getting Enough Sleep Before Work
Less than recommended sleep tied to lower quality of care, patient safety
Use of Pain, Sleep Drugs Ups Risk for Frailty in the Elderly
Findings show 95 percent increased frailty risk for co-use of sleep, pain drugs
Stroke Risk Up With Long Sleep Duration, Long Midday Napping
Also, risks for total, ischemic, hemorrhagic stroke increased with poor versus good sleep quality
Sleep Deprivation Affects More Than Just Attention
Effect seen on ability to complete a series of steps without losing one's place when interrupted
Less Sleep Tied to Lower Bone Mineral Density in Women
Higher risk for osteoporosis also seen with less than five hours of sleep per night
