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Study: Disrupted rhythms of rest contribute to symptoms of schizophrenia s
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and those from Italy discovered common patterns of sleep abnormalities and irregularities in daily rhythms of rest and activity across patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, or SSD.
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Poor sleep might bolster genetic susceptibility to asthma, potentially dou
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A big UK Biobank research published in the open-access journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research reveals that poor quality sleep may increase a person's genetic predisposition to asthma, potentially doubling their chance of being diagnosed with the illness.
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Researchers discover biomarkers of post-traumatic stress disorder in blood
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to a recent study, four biomarkers that can be easily measured through a simple blood test exhibit certain patterns in people who are now experiencing or are at high risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. The results indicate that these biomarkers might be employed to identify PT
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Study finds sleep disorders linked with cardiovascular risk factor
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to recent research, those who have insomnia are 69 per cent more likely to get a heart attack than those who don't during an average nine years of follow-up. Researchers also discovered that persons who slept for five hours or less per night had the highest risk of having a heart a
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Study finds how irregular sleeping habits increase risk of atherosclerosis
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New research suggested that adults over 45 who have irregular sleep patterns may be more susceptible to atherosclerosis than those who have more regular sleep patterns.
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Irregular sleeping habits may increase risk of atherosclerosis in older ad
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association, sleeping an inconsistent number of hours each night and falling asleep at different times may increase the risk of developing a
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Social isolation linked to dementia risk factors: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kimia Shafighi of McGill University in Canada and colleagues, social lifestyle determinants, including social isolation, are associated with neurodegeneration risk factors.
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Study: Transgender youth, teens at higher risk of sleep disorders
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Teens and young adults who are transgender are four times more likely to have a sleep disorder compared to cisgender youth, according to a Michigan Medicine-led study.
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Medicine used to treat sleep disorders linked to increased risk of overdos
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to Rutgers researchers, teens and young adults who are treated for sleep disorders with benzodiazepines such as Xanax - a medicine often recommended to treat anxiety and sleeplessness - may be at a higher risk of overdose.
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Sleep disorders found more common among transgender youth, teens: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A Michigan Medicine-led study has found that teens and young adults who are transgender are four times more likely to have a sleep disorder compared to cisgender youth.
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Doctors across India highlight the importance of Effective Diagnosis, Eval
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Fever Foundation, an independent, non-commercial organization organized the 5th Annual National Conference, FeFCon 2022, a conference on the theme of Fever - Look, Analyze and Manage, where nearly 5000 physicians and paediatricians par
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Air pollution causing more disability than tobacco smoke: Ex-AIIMS Directo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Dr Guleria, who is also HOD of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and sleep disorders while speaking to ANI said, "it is causing more disability than even tobacco smoke. We talk a lot about smoking, but not about using tobacco. But now the burden of disability has shifted more towards a
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