Improving Deep Sleep Can Prevent Dementia: Study
Researchers say improving or maintaining deep sleep, also known as slow-wave sleep, in older years may help prevent dementia.
Oct 31, 2023, 10:38 AM IST
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".
May 23, 2022, 15:34 PM IST
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.
Dec 23, 2017, 13:13 PM IST
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.
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.
Oct 26, 2017, 19:52 PM IST
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.
Dec 03, 2016, 12:12 PM IST
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.
Oct 14, 2016, 12:53 PM IST
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.
Apr 23, 2016, 00:38 AM IST
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.
Dec 24, 2015, 14:12 PM IST
