A recent study in the journal Hypertension, reports that women who are sleep deprived have a greater risk than men of developing high blood pressure (hypertension). Nearly 7,000 people were evaluated in Warwick, Britain. Women who slept less than five hours per night were twice as likely to have high blood pressure compared to those who slept seven or more hours. Interestingly, no such association applied to men in the study.
Besides high blood pressure, sleep deprivation increased risk...
Health Day News today brought us some health tips about how to stay awake behind the wheel. Excellent advice. Dozing while driving is... Read more »
You may have read my articles about the side effects of sleep deprivation, both mental and physical - lack of concentration, stress,... Read more »
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The first evidence that sleep deprivation has a neurological link to anxiety, depression and other psychiatric disorders, has been... Read more »
The first evidence that sleep deprivation has a neurological link to anxiety, depression and other psychiatric disorders, has been... Read more »
Results from a new study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry suggest that sleep deprivation may help some people who suffer from... Read more »
Researchers say that a lack of rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep appears to trigger proteins that are linked to migraines. The proteins--PKA and... Read more »
Researchers say that not getting enough sleep may sabotage your efforts to lose weight. The small study, published in the Annals of Medicine,... Read more »
A new study suggests there may be a specific sleep disorder intrinsic to patients who have ADHD. Researchers found that kids with the ADHD slept an... Read more »
Not getting enough sleep can lead to increased health risks, according to a new British study that analyzed 10,000 government workers over 17 years.... Read more »
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