Heavy snoring can be far from a nuisance. It can be a sign of obstructive sleep apnea, a condition where an individual briefly stops breathing during the night which raises the risk of heart failure and strokes.
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How Shift Workers Can Improve Job Performance And Implement Realistic Sleep Schedule
The use of light exposure therapy, dark sunglasses and a strict sleep schedule can help night-shift workers create a “compromise circadian phase position,” which may result in increased performance and alertness during night shifts while still allowing adequate nighttime sleep on days off.
Molecular Partnership Controls Daily Rhythms, Body Metabolism
A research team has discovered a key molecular partnership that coordinates body rhythms and metabolism. Their findings suggest that HDAC via NCoR controls the body’s internal clock, and therefore metabolism, through an epigenetic change.
Medication May Provide Some Benefit For Older Adults With Anxiety Disorder
Preliminary research suggests that use of the drug escitalopram provided some improvement in symptoms for older adults with generalized anxiety disorder, although the overall benefits were diminished because of nonadherence to the drug by some patients, according to a new study.
Treating Sleep Apnea In Alzheimer’s Patients Helps Cognition
Continuous positive airway pressure treatment seems to improve cognitive functioning in patients with Alzheimer’s disease who also suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, according to the results of a randomized clinical trial.