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Study reveals poor sleep, stress worsen in nurses who work night shifts
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Oregon [US], February 4 (ANI): A new study has found that nurses who work in night shifts experience more sleep disturbances and are more likely to suffer from psychological as well as physical health issues like PTSD, insomnia and inflammation.
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Poor sleep takes a toll on health care workers' mental condition, finds st
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 1 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have studied the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care workers' sleep patterns and the potentially damaging consequences of sleep disturbance on their mental health.
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Sleep deprivation may exacerbate frailty's effects on mental health in old
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): Previous studies have linked sleep deprivation and frailty with depression. A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that examined their combined effect suggests that short sleep intensifies the impacts of frailty on depressiv
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Study finds older adults using cannabis to treat common health conditions
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 8 (ANI): Older adults use cannabis primarily for medical purposes to treat a variety of common health conditions, including pain, sleep disturbances and psychiatric conditions like anxiety and depression, reported researchers of University of California (UC) San Dieg
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Study links sleep disturbances with poor academic, psychological functioni
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], Aug 8 (ANI): Sleep disturbances are associated with diminished well-being by the time children are 10-11 years old, according to a recent study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
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Child sleep problems associated with impaired academic and psychosocial fu
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [USA], August 4 (ANI): Irrespective of whether children have sleep problems since birth or not, a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has found that sleep disturbances at any age are associated with diminished well-being by the time the childre
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Study suggests sleep disturbances among infants may lead to altered brain
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 9 (ANI): Novel research has found that sleep problems in a baby's first 12 months may not only precede an autism diagnosis but also may be associated with altered growth trajectory in a key part of the brain, the hippocampus.
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Sleep disturbances among infants can affect brain development: Study
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): The prime time for brain development in a child's life is the first year, where the infant spends most of the time asleep. It is the time when neural connections form and sensory memories are encoded.
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Study reveals elderly people with persistent insomnia more likely to remai
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): Older people with depression, who also experience persistent and worsening sleep disturbances, are at much higher risk of remaining depressed, suggests a recent study.
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Older people with persistent insomnia symptoms more likely to remain depre
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): Lack of sleep has long been considered a potential risk factor for mood disorders. According to a new study, older people with depression, who also experience persistent and worsening sleep disturbances, are at much higher risk of remaining depressed.
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Yoga, physical therapy found to better sleep
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 20 (ANI): Yoga is not only a healthy way of meditating and maintaining overall wellness but can also better an individual's sleep along with limiting their dependence on medicines for back pain and sleep disturbance.
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Women with diabetes face increased risk of sleep disturbance
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 14 (ANI): Women with diabetes are at a greater risk for sleep disturbances, suggests a study, which was published in the journal -- Menopause.
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