The promotion of regular sleep is known as sleep hygiene. The following is a list of sleep hygiene tips for adults which can be used to improve sleep.
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Health
Nov
21
2010
Sleep hygiene tips for adults
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Shorter sleep duration was associated with increased carotid artery wall thickening intima-media thickness among men but not women.
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Nov
17
2010
Asians have higher severe apnea rate than whites
Although sleep apnea is generally associated with overweight men, a study found Asians have a higher incidence rate of severe apnea than whites
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Combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) almost universally suffer sleep problems — with more cases of sleep apnea than might otherwise be expected — U.S. Army researchers found. In a group of 135 young, otherwise healthy combat veterans with PTSD, 98.5 percent reported sleep complaints, Nick Orr, M.D., and colleagues at the Walter Reed [...]
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Nov
16
2010
Home sleep studies not a compliance barrier
Obstructive sleep apnea patients adhere to positive airway pressure treatment just as well whether diagnosis and titration occur at home or in the sleep laboratory, researchers found.
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PA State Rep. Robert Donatucci was elected to his 16th House term last week and died in his sleep this week. His doctors said sleep apnea was cause.
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Nov
12
2010
Study says tart cherry juice may be insomnia aid
Drinking tart cherry juice may help reduce the severity of insomnia and time spent awake after going to sleep, according to a published study
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Nov
10
2010
Specific brain changes tied to sleep deprivation
Researchers at Allen Institute for Brain Science and SRI International published a study of the effects of sleep deprivation on brain gene expression.
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A study published in the Oct. 15, 2010 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that adults with fibromyalgia had a much higher prevalence and risk of restless legs syndrome than healthy controls.
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