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Sleep Apnea May Raise Your Cancer Risk
Several recent studies have demonstrated an increased risk of premature death in those with sleep apnea, implicating several different possible reasons. Cancer and cardiovascular effects have been among the leading candidates. In this month’s issue of the Journal of...
read moreIs Sleep the Fountain of Youth?
In the January issue of the journal Sleep there are several studies relating sleep to telomere length (TL). Telomeres are the DNA-protein structures located like caps at the ends of chromosomes. They shorten with aging and may also be a marker of biological, not...
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More Evidence Insomnia Increases the Risk of Stroke
A study from Taiwan published in the April issue of the journal Stroke titled Insomnia Subtypes and the Subsequent Risks of Stroke, Report From a Nationally Representative Cohort demonstrates the relationship between insomnia and stroke. Over a four-year period,...
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Sleep and Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is the name for a group of risk factors that significantly raise the risk of developing diabetes mellitus, stroke, and heart disease. The following conditions, when occurring in multiples, are risk factors for metabolic syndrome: an increase in...
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Could Inadequate Sleep Cause Irreversible Brain Death?
Several recent studies have demonstrated the relationship of sleep to brain function. In particular, how we need sleep for normal brain function. In a recent study, a system called the glymphatic system, which serves to rid the brain of toxic substances, was found to...
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Grimacing? Head-Banging? What’s Normal for Babies During Sleep?
Some of the most frequent questions I am asked in my sleep practice and online involve children and sleep. Here are six of the most common questions, and my answers. I hope you find this helpful. 1. When will my baby sleep through the night? During the first few...
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