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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2020 — In an American Academy of Neurology practice guideline, published online Feb. 12 in Neurology, recommendations are presented for addressing sleep disturbances in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Ashura Williams Buckley, M.D., from the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and colleagues reviewed pharmacological and nonpharmacological […]
It’s happened before. You were tired in that “I just need to take a nap for a bit” kind of way, but the next thing you know, it’s daytime, and you’ve just spent the night sleeping in street clothes, makeup… and with your contact lenses in. Sleeping with contacts in is so harmful that in […]
New Australian research by the Cooperative Research Centre for Alertness, Safety and Productivity (Alertness CRC) reveals blue light may be even more important than previously thought. The work points to the amount of blue light at night having an extremely powerful effect on our internal clocks that control our sleep and alertness. The research is […]
Stomach bloating means person’s belly feels tight, full and stretched and is often caused by the foods one has eaten causing gas inside the stomach to wreak havoc. The excess gas makes a persons stomach appear larger than it actually is and quite often can lead to painful cramping or even embarrassing flatulence. Many people […]
If you spend many of your nightst lying awake and watching the hours tick by, you’re not alone. In fact, a self-reported 2016 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that “more than a third of Americans are not getting enough sleep on a regular basis.” Since sleep is such a critical […]
Treating patients with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea with positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is associated with reduced acute care visits and health care expenditures, according to a recent study. Every one-hour increase in PAP usage per night was associated with an 8% decrease in inpatient visits (rate ratio 0.92) and a 4% decrease […]
Changing your bed sheets once a month is labour intensive enough, let alone twice – or *gasps* three times. (Honestly, we’re sweating just thinking about all those hospital tucks.) But FYI, the less you do it, the more dead skin, fungus, bacteria and faecal matter build up. Yeah, just let that sink in… So… how […]
Dementia is caused by diseases of the brain. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common but other causes include vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies and frontotemporal dementia. Dementia is a term given to describe different conditions which affect brain functioning. There’s currently no cure which is why recognising the early symptoms is important. Here are […]
From avoiding cheese before bedtime to having a nightcap to help you nod off, there are plenty of myths about how to get a better night’s sleep – and a new poll reveals which ones are the most widely believed. With so many of us struggling to get to sleep thanks to stressful jobs, burning […]
Talking points Forty-eight per cent of under-35s wake up with an alarm. Eighty-two per cent of over-55s wake up naturally. One in ten women are usually woken up by someone else, compared to one in 20 men. Do you need an alarm to wake up in the morning? Chances are you are under 35, according […]