Saffron Extract Boosts Body’s Natural Melatonin Production
A new study indicates that Affron, a saffron extract, enhances the body's natural production of the sleep-regulating hormone melatonin.
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Blue-Light Blocking Glasses Probably Won’t Improve Your Sleep
Spectacles that are marketed to filter out blue light probably make no difference to sleep quality, according to a new Cochrane review.
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How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Dreams?
For the study, 90 adults in Italy recorded their dream experiences and completed a sleep-dream diary each morning.
Sleep Hygiene Among Eight Habits That Could Add Decades to Your Life
Researchers were surprised by just how much could be gained with the adoption of one, two, three—or all eight—lifestyle factors.
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Study Uncovers Cultural Influence on Delayed Bedtimes
A study investigating how long and how well people sleep suggests that the amount and quality of sleep people get may not be purely a personal choice.
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Quality Sleep Boosts Resilience to Depression and Anxiety, Study Reveals
Researchers found that sleep plays an important role in the management of chronic stress and can sustain well-being over a long period of time, reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety.
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Americans Are ‘Sleep Divorcing’ Their Partners
A recent American Academy of Sleep Medicine survey reveals how many Americans are opting to sleep separately from their bed partners to improve their nightly sleep.
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Women Significantly More Likely to Never Feel Well-Rested
A new survey reveals that women are nearly twice as likely as men to report rarely or never waking up feeling well-rested, highlighting a gender disparity in sleep satisfaction.
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Wind Farm Noise Similar in Disruptiveness to Road Traffic Noise During Sleep
A five-year project by Flinders University researchers investigated the extent to which wind farm noise disrupts the sleep of Australians.
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The First Sleep Health Program for First Nations Adolescents Could Change Lives
In response to community needs, Australia’s first sleep health program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teenagers was co-designed in Mount Isa, Queensland.
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Teen Sleep Habits Impact Brain Development and Overall Health
Teen sleep patterns play a critical role in brain development and overall health during adolescence, with research highlighting the link between sufficient, quality sleep and healthy behavioral, emotional, and cognitive development.
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Healthy Sleep Before Infection May Protect Against Long COVID
A study of nearly 2,000 women found that those with mostly healthy sleep patterns before the pandemic had a significantly lower risk of developing long COVID than their poorer-sleep counterparts.
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Longitudinal Study Ties Poor Sleep Quality and Quantity to Diabetes
Researchers determined the number of hours that are associated with the highest risk of developing diabetes, while also observing that sleep quality influences this risk.
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Regular, Healthy Sleep Schedule Lowers Mortality Risk, Study Finds
Results showed that adults with a regular sleep schedule and sufficient sleep duration had a lower mortality risk than adults with an irregular sleep schedule and insufficient sleep duration.
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Digital Sleep Program Increases Sleep by Over One Hour in Short Sleepers
The digital sleep program, which uses CBT-I-based strategies and text-based coaching, showed meaningful improvements in total sleep time for users in a new study.
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Survey Reveals the Sleep-boosting Power of Sex
A survey of 53 adults found that sex is as good as—or better than—a sleeping pill.
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SleepImage Bolsters Its Team—And Its Sleep Quality Focus
A new hire reflects SleepImage’s investment in sleep quality research and applications—beyond sleep-breathing disorders.
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Phototherapy Device Could be Novel Treatment for Sleep Complaints
Researchers say near-infrared light has the potential to become a novel treatment for sub-clinical sleep complaints.
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