Sleep Deprivation

Climate change drives sleep loss as temperatures increase at night

Eighth annual Lancet Countdown on health and climate change report, authored by 122 global experts, found that high temperatures, drought and heavy rainfall are increasingly impacting people's health

Poor sleep quality may negatively impact physical health, finds study

People with poor objective sleep quality exhibit unfavourable physical health indicators, particularly elevated blood pressure, a study has found. Objective sleep quality consists not only of the total sleep duration, but also the amount of the different sleep stages, the duration of wake period, and the frequency of awakenings. Researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan conducted a comprehensive study involving 100 adults aged 3059 years by employing electroencephalogram (EEG) measurements to assess sleep quality for five nights at the participants' homes. Electroencephalography is a method to record an electrogram of the spontaneous electrical activity of the brain. Additionally, detailed health examinations were conducted at a health care facility in Tokyo. Ten sleep parameters derived from the EEG data collected during the five-night home study were used to categorise participants into three groupsnamely, the good sleep group (comprising 39 participants), the intermed

Air pollution, heat, ambient noise linked to lower sleep quality: Study

Air pollution, heat, and high levels of carbon dioxide and ambient noise may all adversely affect our ability to get a good night's sleep, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Sleep Health, is one of the first to measure multiple environmental variables in the bedroom and analyse their associations with sleep efficiencythe time spent sleeping relative to the time available for sleep. The researchers found that in a group of 62 participants tracked for two weeks with activity monitors and sleep logs, higher bedroom levels of air pollution (particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in size or PM2.5), carbon dioxide, noise, and temperature were all linked independently to lower sleep efficiency. "These findings highlight the importance of the bedroom environment for high-quality sleep," said study lead author Mathias Basner, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, US. In addition to work and family obligations that compete with sleep for time, a quick

Mumbaikars feel sleepy in office, complain of exhaustion, finds survey

In a loud wake-up call, a new survey has claimed that 61 per cent of Mumbaikars feel dozy at work and nearly 35 of them believe they suffer from the dreaded insomnia

World Sleep Day 2023: 70% Indians are bothered by their partner's snoring

World Sleep Day: A survey conducted on the occasion said that nearly half of Indians link snoring to obesity

Poor sleep linked to increased risk of heart diseases, says study

Poor sleep is associated with up to seven years worth of increased heart disease risk and even premature death, according to a study. The research, published in the journal BMC Medicine, analysed data from more than 300,000 middle-aged adults from the UK Biobank. Researchers from the University of Sydney in collaboration with Southern Denmark University found that different disturbances to sleep are associated with different durations of compromised cardiovascular health later in life compared to healthy sleepers. In particular, men with clinical sleep-related breathing disorders lost nearly seven years of cardiovascular disease-free life compared to those without these conditions, and women lost over seven years, they said. The study found that even general poor sleep, such as insufficient sleep, insomnia, snoring, going to bed late, and daytime sleepiness is associated with a loss of around two years of normal heart health in men and women. "Our research shows that, over time, .

This entrepreneur's sleep-tech firm became a Rs 2,000 cr brand amid Covid

His business has accelerated three-fold as people work from home during the pandemic and are investing in their health

Teens who need to lose weight should quit staying up so late: Study

After 4 weeks, teens on sleep plans increased their average sleep time by about 1.2 hours a night and lost an average of 2.1 kilograms

Adults, like children, need regular bedtime, too, says a US Study

Greater sleep irregularity was also associated with a higher 10-year risk of heart disease

Sleep deprivation can effectively treat depression, says study

Antidepressants are the most common treatment for depression, which typically take weeks or longer to show results