Familial natural short sleep mutations may reduce Alzheimer’s Disease pathology in mice [PreClinical]
1. Certain sleep phenotypes, such as those with the familial natural short sleepers (FNSS) mutation, anecdotally do not exhibit the...
Childhood insomnia symptoms may persist into adulthood
1. This study found that pre-existing sleep patterns amongst children tend to persist into adolescence and adulthood. 2. Furthermore, insomnia...
Light exposure during sleep may alter glucose metabolism and impair cardiometabolic function
1. In this study, one night of moderate light exposure (100 lx) during sleep was associated with increased sympathetic nervous...
Sleep deficiency in spaceflight may correlate with degraded neurobehavioral functions and elevated stress
1. In this study, astronauts reported on average sleeping for 6.5 hours in flight. 2. Furthermore, sleep duration of less...
Wellness Check: Sleep
2 Minute Medicine is pleased to announce that we are launching Wellness Check, a new series dedicated to exploring new...
Poor sleep quality and pandemic-related perceived threat may exacerbate post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms
1. In this study, baseline poor sleep was associated with more severe PTSD symptoms longitudinally. 2. Furthermore, this relationship between...
Risk of chronic kidney disease progression may be greater amongst patients with obstructive sleep apnea
1. This study found moderate-to-very high risk of chronic kidney disease progression was greater in patients with more severe obstructive...
Pro-inflammatory diets may objectively negatively impact sleep amongst police officers
1. This study showed that more pro-inflammatory diets led to higher wake-after-sleep-onset (WASO) amongst police officers, indicating increased sleep fragmentation...
Wellness Check: Sleep
2 Minute Medicine is pleased to announce that we are launching Wellness Check, a new series dedicated to exploring new...
Later start times may be preferred by secondary school teachers
1. In this study, the majority of surveyed teachers reported a preference for later school start times. 2. Preference of...