Japanese study seeks to establish link between insomnia and depression
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 Treating sleep-disordered breathing may improve prognosis of heart failure patientsTreating sleep-disordered breathing may improve prognosis of heart failure patients
 
Severe sleep-disordered breathing is linked with stiffening of the arteries’ walls and may be related to the development of heart failure, according to a recent study in ESC Heart Failure, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.
 
   Study identifies risk factors for sleep apnea in pregnant womanStudy identifies risk factors for sleep apnea in pregnant woman
 
Snoring, older age and obesity may increase a pregnant woman's risk for sleep apnea--or interrupted breathing during sleep--according to researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.
 
   Non-adherence to sleep apnea treatment linked to increased hospital readmissionsNon-adherence to sleep apnea treatment linked to increased hospital readmissions
 
A study of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) suggests that non-adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is significantly associated with increased 30-day hospital readmissions.
 
 Japanese study seeks to establish link between insomnia and depression
 
Japanese study seeks to establish link between insomnia and depressionLay people tend to think that insomnia is usually a symptom of something else, like stress, a bad diet or a sedentary lifestyle, but this may not be true at all.
 
 
 New findings about fruit fly's body temperature rhythms may help people sleep better
 
New findings about fruit fly's body temperature rhythms may help people sleep betterIn findings that one day may help people sleep better, scientists have uncovered the first molecular evidence that two anciently conserved proteins in the brains of insects and mammals share a common biological ancestry as regulators of body temperature rhythms crucial to metabolism and sleep.
 
 
 Sleep disruptions in menopause correlated with hot flashes and depression
 
Sleep disruptions in menopause correlated with hot flashes and depressionSleep disruptions are one of the most commonly reported complaints among menopausal women. A new study of middle-aged women found that sleep problems vary across the stages of menopause, yet are consistently correlated with hot flashes and depression.
 
 
 American Football players face risk of future sleep breathing issues, study finds
 
American Football players face risk of future sleep breathing issues, study findsThe forthcoming study in the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation reveals that college football players undergo sleep apnea–a serious breathing problem during sleep often found in football players, and particularly in linemen.