May 12, 2023

Sleep Apnea Boosts Odds for Long COVID

If you’re one of the millions of folks with sleep apnea, you may be more likely to develop long COVID, a new study suggests.

May 12, 2023

Scans Suggest Sleep Apnea Could Be Harming Your Brain

Poor sleep brought on by sleep apnea may ultimately undermine the brain health of older men and women, new research suggests.

May 2, 2023

Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness

When U.S. health officials reported a 500% spike in the number of poison center calls involving kids eating melatonin gummies last year, Harvard researchers decided to take a closer look at the sleep supplements and discovered a disturbing fact: They contained up to 347% more melatonin than the label stated.

April 17, 2023

Long Daytime Naps Might Raise Your Odds for A-Fib

Daytime naps longer than a half-hour appear to nearly double a person’s risk of developing an irregular heartbeat, a new study reports.

April 10, 2023

Sleep Apnea Might Directly Harm the Brain, Study Finds

Sleep apnea is a very disruptive breathing disorder that’s believed to rob millions of Americans of sound, restful sleep.

March 29, 2023

Pets in the Bedroom? Your Sleep Might Suffer, Study Finds

If your bedtime routine includes snuggling up with your Boston terrier or lulling yourself to sleep to the gentle purrs of your calico cat, you might want to rethink it.