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New patient-reported outcome tool offers reliable way to monitor sleep apnea symptoms

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has developed and validated a patient-reported outcome tool for use in a clinical setting to monitor treatment response and longitudinal symptom progression in adults who have obstructive sleep apnea.

25 Aug 2025

The challenges of shift work on diet, sleep, and well-being

Healthcare shift workers face dietary and sleep challenges, leading to burnout and health issues. Effective interventions are crucial for their well-being.

25 Aug 2025

Regular sleep schedule linked to better outcomes after heart failure

People recovering from heart failure should consider improving the regularity of their sleep, a study led by Oregon Health & Science University suggests.

21 Aug 2025

Gut bacteria and insomnia influence each other in small but significant ways, study shows

Scientists used Mendelian randomisation to explore the two-way relationship between gut microbiota and insomnia, analyzing GWAS data from over 386,000 individuals and two major microbiome cohorts. The study found only limited taxa surviving strict correction, suggesting small but causal links that highlight the gut–brain axis in sleep health.

21 Aug 2025

Cardiovascular health declines in older adults with heart conditions

U.S. adults, ages 65 and older, with high blood pressure, heart failure or stroke had significant declines in cardiovascular health, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

20 Aug 2025

Sleep problems in teenagers predict self-harm risk over time

Self-harm in young people is a major public health concern, rates are rising, and the adolescent years presents a critical period of intervention.

20 Aug 2025

Seven blood metabolites associated with excessive daytime sleepiness

Mass General Brigham researchers identified seven molecules in the blood linked to excessive daytime sleepiness, including factors related to diet and hormones.

20 Aug 2025

Review finds coffee linked to longer life and lower disease risk

A new review highlights that coffee consumption is consistently linked to reduced risks of death, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and some cancers, while also supporting mental and physical well-being. It also cautions on intake during pregnancy and when sugar or cream are added.

19 Aug 2025

Mediterranean diet success looks different for women and men, study of 4,000 adults reveals

A Mediterranean lifestyle survey of over 4,000 adults across seven countries found that while men and women scored similarly on overall adherence, they achieved this through different patterns of diet, exercise, and well-being. Tailored strategies may be needed to support gender-specific improvements in health behaviors.

18 Aug 2025

FastUKB transforms UK Biobank research with seamless data extraction and analysis

FastUKB is an innovative tool specifically developed to streamline and enhance research workflows utilizing the UK Biobank, effectively addressing key limitations of existing platforms such as the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform (RAP).

18 Aug 2025

Irregular sleep patterns linked to higher mortality risk

Researchers in Korea followed over 9,600 adults for 15 years and found that both short and long sleep durations, especially when irregular, were linked to higher risk of death. The study highlights that 7–8 hours of regular sleep may be optimal for longevity.

18 Aug 2025

How circadian biology shapes intestinal regeneration and health

The interplay between the circadian clock, intestinal stem cell niche, and epithelial cell fate is shaping our understanding of how gut homeostasis and cellular regeneration are regulated.

14 Aug 2025

New 2025 guidelines focus on early intervention and lifestyle to manage high blood pressure

Preventing and managing high blood pressure with healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as following a heart-healthy diet including reducing salt intake, staying physically active, maintaining a healthy weight and managing stress—combined with early treatment with medication to lower blood pressure if necessary—are recommended to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, kidney disease, cognitive decline and dementia, according to a new clinical guideline published today in the American Heart Association's peer-reviewed journals Circulation and Hypertension, and in JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology.

14 Aug 2025

Diabetes drugs linked to higher risk of rare optic nerve damage

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14 Aug 2025

Lifestyle choices and irregular sleep patterns drive weekend spike in OSA severity

Late nights, alcohol, and smoking on weekends may be doing more than disrupting your Monday mornings, they could be triggering a newly identified sleep health concern known as 'social apnea', warn researchers from Flinders University.

13 Aug 2025

Conch shell blowing lowers apnea events during REM sleep

Shankh blowing shows promise in alleviating sleep apnea, with significant improvements in sleep quality and reductions in daytime sleepiness after six months.

13 Aug 2025

Study finds two-way link between gut bacteria and insomnia

There seem to be reciprocal links between certain groups of gut bacteria and the risk of insomnia, suggests a Mendelian randomization study, published in the open access journal General Psychiatry.

12 Aug 2025

Lifestyle interventions key to closing life expectancy gap in mental illness

Mental health services must urgently increase investment in lifestyle interventions to improve care and help close the 15-year life expectancy gap faced by people with mental illness, a new Lancet Psychiatry Commission report warns.

12 Aug 2025

New engineered molecule shows promise as rapid antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers, along with their colleagues, engineered a new molecule that appears promising as an effective antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning with fewer side effects than other molecules currently being tested, according to a new study published in the journal PNAS.

12 Aug 2025

Finnish study reveals why the longest-lived region doesn’t follow Blue Zone rules

Researchers examined four regions in Western Finland to see if any met Blue Zone lifestyle principles and matched high longevity, finding that the most long-lived area, Åland, had top health but low lifestyle adherence, while Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia showed promising, but unconfirmed potential.

12 Aug 2025

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Latest Sleep News and Research

New patient-reported outcome tool offers reliable way to monitor sleep apnea symptoms

The challenges of shift work on diet, sleep, and well-being

Regular sleep schedule linked to better outcomes after heart failure

Gut bacteria and insomnia influence each other in small but significant ways, study shows

Cardiovascular health declines in older adults with heart conditions

Sleep problems in teenagers predict self-harm risk over time

Seven blood metabolites associated with excessive daytime sleepiness

Review finds coffee linked to longer life and lower disease risk

Mediterranean diet success looks different for women and men, study of 4,000 adults reveals

FastUKB transforms UK Biobank research with seamless data extraction and analysis

Irregular sleep patterns linked to higher mortality risk

How circadian biology shapes intestinal regeneration and health

New 2025 guidelines focus on early intervention and lifestyle to manage high blood pressure

Diabetes drugs linked to higher risk of rare optic nerve damage

Lifestyle choices and irregular sleep patterns drive weekend spike in OSA severity

Conch shell blowing lowers apnea events during REM sleep

Study finds two-way link between gut bacteria and insomnia

Lifestyle interventions key to closing life expectancy gap in mental illness

New engineered molecule shows promise as rapid antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning

Finnish study reveals why the longest-lived region doesn’t follow Blue Zone rules

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