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☆ Daytime sleepiness may be linked with pre-dementia syndrome, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Among participants who experienced excessive daytime sleepiness and a lack of enthusiasm, 35.5% developed motoric cognitive risk syndrome compared with 6.7% of people without those problems, according to the study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology. “Establishing the relationship between sleep dysfunction and MCR risk is important because early intervention may offer the best hope for preventing dementia,” the authors said. Over a follow-up period of roughly three years on average, 36 participants developed motoric cognitive risk syndrome. But when the authors considered the seven sleep components separately, only daytime dysfunction was associated with 3.3 times higher risk of MCR. Spires-Jones pointed out that for the potential link between daytime dysfunction and MCR, reverse causation is also possible.

Persons: ”, Dr, Victoire Leroy, Leroy, Richard Isaacson, Richardson wasn’t, Tara Spires, Jones, wasn’t, Isaacson, ” Leroy, “, neurotoxins, Lewy, you’re, — Organizations: CNN, Tours University Hospital, New, Central Control, Mobility, Centre, Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh Locations: France, Westchester County, Pittsburgh, Florida, Scotland, MCR

☆ ‘I’m unable to respond:’ What it’s like to live with narcolepsy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“What’s scary and embarrassing is that I can see people come to help me, but I’m unable to respond.”Horsnell has narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that makes it hard to stay awake for long periods. In fact, it’s estimated that only 25% of people who have narcolepsy are diagnosed and receive treatment, according to the Narcolepsy Network. “But the terrifying thing was, I’m lying in a puddle of my sweat and I’m hearing everybody whisper, ‘Is he OK? Horsnell’s experience with narcolepsy hallucinations, however, is quite different. As a trained speaker for Project Sleep’s Rising Voices of Narcolepsy leadership program, he visited the White House in 2023 to raise awareness about narcolepsy and sleep disorders.

Persons: Matthew Horsnell, ”, Horsnell, “, ” Horsnell, Jennifer Mundt, Mundt, ” Mundt, “ There’s, aren’t, orexin, Heather Lill, it’s Organizations: CNN, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Narcolepsy, cataplexy, “, Narcolepsy Network, Scientists, US Food and Drug Administration, Society, Behavioral Sleep, Sleep Research Society, American Academy of Cardiovascular Sleep, White House Locations: Chicago, United States

☆ In New Zealand, Māori are using Indigenous knowledge to combat climate change
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

It’s that “interconnectedness” that makes Māori ideal stewards of Aotearoa New Zealand, Parkin-Rae says. Whenua (Land)The work at Oaro River is part of a reforestation and predator control project led by Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura, a Māori tribal council in Kaikōura. Thomas Kahu, left, and Wiremu Stone are both descendants of Paikea the whale rider and work for Whale Watch Kaikōura. A Whale Watch Kaikōura boat full of tourists viewing sperm whales off the coast of South Island, New Zealand. Alaa Elassar/CNN“Incorporating te ao Māori (the Māori world) into our work is valuable to all of Aotearoa.

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☆ Is election stress affecting your sexual health? An expert explains
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Chronic stress can also lead to other health issues that indirectly affect sexual health, such as cardiovascular problems, sleep disorders and mental health issues. All these factors combined can create a cycle in which stress has a negative impact on sexual health, leading to further stress and health complications. Erectile dysfunction and anxietyAnxiety is another common byproduct of election stress. How to get election stress out of your sex lifeTo manage election stress and maintain sexual health, it’s essential to engage in relaxing activities. Even when you’ve done all you can do, know that election stress is real and can have surprising effects on your sexual health.

Persons: Jamin, you’ve Organizations: Orlando Health, University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine, CNN, Pew Research Center, International

☆ How many alarms should you set in the morning?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

If you are clogging your clock app with all those morning alarms, you’re setting yourself up for a groggy morning, experts say. He recommends setting one alarm, allowing for deep sleep to continue uninterrupted until you need to wake up in the morning. Most of the time, however, someone who needs multiple alarms to wake up in the morning is sleep deprived, she said. Goldstein recommends students use summer break to find how many hours of sleep they get naturally after a few weeks. Instead, Peters recommends trying to fall back asleep until it feels as though 15 to 20 minutes have passed.

Persons: CNN —, Brandon Peters, “, ” Peters, Cathy Goldstein, Goldstein, ”, Alicia Roth, a.m, Roth, Peters, ” Goldstein, you’re Organizations: CNN, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Disorders, University of Michigan Medical School Locations: Virginia, Seattle, Michigan, Ohio, ”

☆ What men can do to maintain a healthy sex life
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

If we don’t take care of our health today, we won’t enjoy a healthy sex life tomorrow. Studies have shown that men with emotional problems or stress are more likely to experience sexual dysfunction in the form of either premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction and/or low sexual desire. Side effects of certain medicationsCertain medications, including those for hypertension and depression, can cause sexual dysfunction as a side effect. They may adjust your dosage or switch you to a different medication that has fewer effects on sexual health. Diabetic men, for instance, are three times more likely to experience erectile dysfunction compared with nondiabetic men.

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☆ He was the first person to be diagnosed with a new sleep disorder. It led to a scientific breakthrough
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Five years earlier, Dorff had become the first patient diagnosed with an unusual disease called rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, or RBD. By 1986, Schenck and his team had published their first paper on the newly discovered sleep disorder. RBD can affect women, tooLewy body dementia can refer to two different types of dementia: Parkinson’s disease dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies, which both affect cognition. Called the North American Prodromal Synucleinopathy Consortium, the research hopes to identify potential treatments for rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder and slow its progression into Parkinson’s and dementia. Seek medical treatment if violent dreams beginAs a child, Donald Dorff shared a room with three brothers and never had any signs of a sleep disorder.

Persons: Donald Dorff, “, ” Dorff, Dorff, There’s, ”, Carlos Schenck, ” Schenck, Schenck, Lewy, Parkinson’s, you’ve Organizations: CNN, Geographic, Sleep Disorders, Hennepin County Medical, University of Minnesota, Johns Hopkins Medicine, RBD Locations: Golden Valley , Minnesota, Minnesota, Minneapolis, Hennepin, United States

☆ A human performance scientist shares the 9 supplements he takes daily for gut, brain, and muscle health
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Read previewA human performance scientist who's coached elite athletes and celebrities, from the LA Clippers to Travis Barker, shared the nine supplements he takes daily for gut, brain, and muscle health with Business Insider. It can involve taking supplements or undergoing medical treatments that might not be backed by robust scientific evidence as an insurance policy. AdvertisementWhether taking collagen supplements supports joint health or improves joint-related conditions such as osteoathritis is a tricky question to answer based on the information currently available. AdvertisementGalpin takes 200 mg a day of magnesium for muscle health, recovery, and sleep. Galpin takes 5,000 International Units daily for muscle, brain, and gut health.

Persons: —, who's, Travis Barker, Andy Galpin, he's, They're, Richard Bloomer, There's, Galpin, it's, Paul T, von Hippel, Harvard T.H, Rami N, It's, Dorin Organizations: Service, LA Clippers, Business, California State University, Fullerton, BI, Memphis University, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Medical, sharaff, Mayo Clinic . Studies, Cleveland Clinic, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Harvard, of Public Health, American Sports, Fitness Association, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, UCI Sleep Disorders, Research Locations: Austin, Chan, Europe, Asia, Mount Sinai

☆ Why Americans Don't Get Enough Sleep: Money Stress, Jobs, Health
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Jeremy Ney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

When we don't get enough sleep, it can influence everything from how much money we make to our likelihood of developing dementia, heart disease, and diabetes. Researchers have found that stress is one of the strongest indicators of poor sleep. On top of that, the county struggles with poor health, another major contributor to poor sleep. In our analysis, we overlaid the CDC's sleep data with a CDC survey on mental health and found a 79% correlation between mental-health problems and poor sleep. In the food-services industry, people juggle inconsistent shifts and low pay that often requires taking on multiple jobs, and 40% of workers don't get enough sleep.

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☆ Healthy diets with only 10% ultraprocessed foods may raise risk of cognitive decline, stroke
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

All three diets are plant-based, focused on consuming more fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans and seeds while limiting sugar, red meat and ultraprocessed foods. Eating more ultraprocessed foods such as hot dogs is linked to a higher risk of stroke and cognitive decline, according to a new study. What is it about ultraprocessed foods that may allow them to sabotage efforts to follow a healthy diet? Growing dangers of ultraprocessed foodsStudies on the dangers of eating ultraprocessed foods are piling up. That 10% increase was considered “baseline,” and adding even more ultraprocessed foods might increase the risk, experts say.

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☆ Horrible nightmares and ‘daymares’ linked to autoimmune disease
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Vivid, disturbing nightmares may be a sign of a newly developing autoimmune disorder or an upcoming flare of existing disease, experts say. Researchers found 3 in 5 lupus patients, and 1 in 3 patients with other rheumatology-related diseases, had increasingly vivid and distressing nightmares just before their hallucinations. Systemic autoimmune diseases often have a range of symptoms, called prodromes, that appear as signs of a sudden and possibly dangerous worsening of the condition. Connect the dots to autoimmune diseaseOn first glance, it would make sense that such neurological manifestations as nightmares would occur if the autoimmune disease impacts the brain, which lupus often does, Sloan said. “In some cases, reporting these symptoms earlier, even if they seem strange and unconnected, may lead to the doctor being able to ‘join the dot’s’ to diagnose an autoimmune disease.”

Persons: “, “ He’s, I’m, ”, Melanie Sloan, ” Sloan, Lupus, ” Jennifer Mundt, ” Mundt, “ I’m, Sloan, David D’Cruz, rheumatologist, that’s, Carlos Schenck, ” Schenck, shouldn’t Organizations: CNN, University of Cambridge, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Guy’s Hospital, Kings College London, Hennepin County Medical, University of Minnesota Locations: Canadian, United Kingdom, Chicago, Hennepin, Minneapolis

☆ How to survive sleeping with a sleep talker
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“There are some things you, the bed partner, can do to save your sleep,” Schenck said. Medications to treat depression, and other mental health disorders, high blood pressure, seizures, asthma and, oddly, other sleep disorders can also cause sleep talking, according to the Cleveland Clinic. “Cut out alcohol so you can share your consideration for the bed partner who is disturbed by your sleep talking.”What causes sleep talking? Sleep talking is a parasomnia, in the same category as sleep terrors, sleep eating, sleep paralysis and sleep sex. Some people who have sleep talking or walking as children do return to the behavior as adults, but many others do not,” he said.

Persons: Carlos Schenck, ” Schenck, “, GERD, Schenck, Jennifer Mundt, ”, Earplugs, Mundt, ” Mundt, Parasomnias Organizations: CNN, American Academy of Sleep, Hennepin County Medical, University of Minnesota, Cleveland Clinic, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine Locations: Hennepin, Chicago

☆ Sexsomnia: An embarrassing sleep disorder no one wants to talk about
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

These are all clinically documented cases of sleep sex, or sexsomnia, part of a family of sleep disorders called parasomnias that include sleepwalking, sleep talking, sleep eating and sleep terrors. “There certainly can be legal consequences from the sexual behaviors, particularly with minors, and also with aggressive behaviors during sleep,” Schenck said. Also called OSA, obstructive sleep apnea is a serious sleep malady in which breathing stops for 10 seconds to two minutes many times per hour each night. “It’s the breath holding or apnea from the obstructive sleep apnea that triggers the arousal, typically in men, which then triggers the sexual behaviors in sleep,” Schenck said. “It’s so interesting, because a lot of people with stress become hyposexual, not interested in sex,” Schenck said.

Persons: rouses, Carlos Schenck, ”, Schenck, ” Schenck, Jennifer Mundt, moan, “ You’re, ‘, Yuliya Kirayonak, “, Northwestern’s Mundt, it’s, Mundt, ” Mundt, you’re Organizations: CNN, Hennepin County Medical, University of Minnesota, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, sexsomnia, “, US Centers for Disease Control Locations: Hennepin, Norway, Chicago

☆ Opinion: The male drivers who just can’t let go of their stick shift
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Opinion Paul Hockenos | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Berlin CNN —For old-school connoisseurs of the automobile — usually men — driving means operating a beloved vehicle by touch, with three pedals underfoot and a shift stick at hand. Paul Hockenos Hayyan Al-YousoufIn Europe, this clientele is responsible for a good deal of the moaning about manual transmission’s demise. Well, Zen or not, the day of manual transmissions is speeding to an end — and this layman is shedding no tears. For one, the oft-repeated benefits of a stick shift over an automatic have been redundant now for years. The explanation: automatics select the right gear for the vehicle, usually the highest gear possible.

Persons: Paul Hockenos, ”, Paul Hockenos Hayyan, Mercedes Benz, upshift, ’ ”, Sigmund Freud, it’s, Robert M, It’s, —, “, Cristine Organizations: CNN, Berlin CNN, Porsche, BMW, Volkswagen, Swiss, Neue Zürcher, Art, Environmental Protection Agency, International Energy Agency, Toyota Locations: Berlin, Europe, New Berlin, Yousouf, Germany, New York, San Francisco, Oslo, Norway

☆ Waking up in the middle of the night? Here’s why it could be normal
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Waking up several times throughout the night is a natural occurrence often due to sleep architecture, which are the stages of sleep that one cycles through every night. When people naturally wake up in the night, they are more likely to remember it happening during the second half of the night. That’s when people typically have longer REM stage, light sleep, while the first half of the night has longer stages of deep sleep instead. The most important thing to do when waking up in the middle of the night is to resist looking at the clock, Peters-Mathews said. It’s also important to ensure the awakenings are not happening from something external, such as disturbances from your sleep partner, Peters-Mathews said.

Persons: Brandon Peters, Mathews, ” Peters, —, ”, Michelle Drerup, Drerup, that’s, ” Drerup, It’s, Peters, Cathy Goldstein, Goldstein, we’re, ” Goldstein, — Goldstein, it’s Organizations: CNN, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Sleep, Cleveland Clinic, University of Michigan Health, University of Michigan Sleep Disorders Locations: Virginia, Seattle, Ann Arbor

☆ Ultraprocessed foods linked to 50% higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and developing other health conditions
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Eating ultraprocessed foods raises the risk of developing or dying from dozens of adverse health conditions, according to a new review of 45 meta-analyses on almost 10 million people. All the studies in the review were published in the past three years, and none was funded by companies involved in the production of ultraprocessed foods, the authors said. “People who are having depressive symptoms or anxiety may seek out ultraprocessed foods for various reasons such as self-comfort,” she said. jenifoto/iStockphoto/Getty Images“Two-thirds of the calories children consume in the US are ultraprocessed, while about 60% of adult diets are ultraprocessed,” Zhang said. In addition, it’s nearly impossible to avoid temptation, as over 70% of the US food supply is made of ultraprocessed food.

Persons: ”, Wolfgang Marx, Heinz Freisling, Freisling, “, Melissa Lane, “ It’s, Fang Fang Zhang, Zhang, Mathilde Touvier, Touvier, Carlos Monteiro, Monteiro, ” Monteiro, nutritionists, ” Zhang, it’s, Marx, Lane Organizations: CNN, Centre, Deakin University, Health Organization’s International Agency for Research, Cancer, Deakin, Tufts University, French National Institute of Health, Medical Research, Health, Nutrition, University of São Paulo, NOVA Locations: Geelong, Australia, Boston, Brazil, United States, United Kingdom, Canada

☆ Melatonin is a better sleep aid than magnesium, expert says—but neither supplement is a cure-all
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Two supplements stand out as popular means for Americans to use with the goal of good quality sleep: magnesium and melatonin. Between the two, a melatonin supplement is more likely to help you sleep at night than magnesium, according to Shelby Harris, a licensed clinical psychologist and director of sleep health at Sleepopolis. "Magnesium supplements might be helpful for prompting sleep, but the reality is that this hasn't been routinely proven in research to know for certain," Harris tells CNBC Make It. "Melatonin is the most common natural sleep aid that can help gradually shift the body's circadian rhythm when taken properly." DON'T MISS: Don’t waste money on magnesium supplements, says sleep expert: Eat these foods for a natural dose and better restBut experts, including Harris, agree that you're far better off getting melatonin and magnesium from foods than supplements.

Persons: Shelby Harris, Harris Organizations: Gallup, CNBC Locations: Sleepopolis, U.S

☆ Jet lag: What Taylor Swift — and the average traveler — is up against
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And what about the jet lag? Here’s how jet lag works and what the average traveler can do to lessen its effects. What is jet lag? There are behavioral adjustments and remedies that can help a traveler deal with jet lag. But choosing flights that are less disruptive to getting a decent amount of sleep helps prevent a sleep deficit that can make jet lag worse.

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☆ Some kids are genetically predisposed to poor sleep, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Establishing healthy bedtime habits for your child early on is vital if at least one parent has chronic sleep difficulties, suggests new research on genetics and children’s sleep disorders. It does, say experts behind the first study providing evidence that genetic susceptibility to being a “poor sleeper” can also be found early in life. Children genetically predisposed to insomnia had more insomnia-related sleep issues such as difficulty falling asleep or frequently waking up during the night, according to the study published Wednesday in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. “You would think that, sure, if it’s genetically determined, why wouldn’t it manifest earlier in life?”Good sleep hygiene for kidsThere is still hope for your child’s sleep health. “If your child is a natural late sleeper, then don’t force them to go to sleep early,” Sehgal added.

Persons: Catherine Falls, ”, Eus van Someren, —, they’re, Amita Sehgal, wasn’t, Sehgal, “, Desana, ” Kocevska, they’ve, ” Sehgal Organizations: CNN, Child Psychology, Psychiatry, Getty, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Sleep Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center Locations: Catherine, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands

☆ Apps Like Dipsea and Quinn are Redefining Pleasure for Women
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Sarah Diamond | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

AudioStories AreRedefiningPleasure forWomen Apps like Dipsea and Quinn have become popular destinations, particularly for some women who find them safe spaces to explore their sexuality. On average, subscribers for Dipsea are women between 18 and 34, the company said, while Quinn’s are women ages 18 to 24. I s w a l l o w e d a s m a l l m o a n . ” “ H m , c o m e h e r e t h e n . ” “ G e t i t o u t o f o u r s y s t e m s .

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☆ A lack of sleep blocks brain-boosting benefits from exercise, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“It shows how important it is to consider sleep and physical activity together when thinking about cognitive health,” she said in a statement. “We were surprised that regular physical activity may not always be sufficient to counter the long-term effects of lack of sleep on cognitive health,” Bloomberg said. In people age 70 and older, the benefits of exercise on the brain was maintained, despite short sleep. But in reality, only people with a short sleep gene have that ability. If you suffer from insomnia, sleep apnea or other sleep disorders, seeing a sleep specialist is key, experts say.

Persons: ”, Dr, Mikaela, ” Bloomberg, it’s, you’re Organizations: CNN, Mikaela Bloomberg, Epidemiology, Health Care, University College London, Ageing, US National Institute, Aging

☆ Daytime naps may be good for our brains, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Taking daytime naps may help maintain brain health as we age, according to a new study. The results show “a small but significant increase in brain volume in people who have a genetic signature associated with taking daytime naps,” she told the Science Media Centre. “Even with those limitations, this study is interesting because it adds to the data indicating that sleep is important for brain health,” she said. MoMo Productions/Digital Vision/Getty ImagesHowever, such a technique can only show an association between nap and brain health, not cause and effect. Grandner directs the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the Banner-University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was not involved in the study.

Persons: ”, Victoria Garfield, Tara Spires, Jones, Valentina Paz, they’re, Paz, MoMo, Michael Grandner, Grandner, Raj Dasgupta, “ Organizations: CNN, University College London, UCL, University of, British Neuroscience Association, Centre, Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Science Media, Sleep Health, Alzheimer’s Association, Sleep Medicine, Banner - University Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern Locations: Republic of Uruguay, Tucson , Arizona, University of Southern California

☆ Insomnia raises stroke risk in people under 50, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Stroke risk is typically higher in older adults with more health problems, the study noted. After controlling for other factors that contribute to stroke risk, researchers found people with five to eight symptoms of insomnia had a 51% increased risk of stroke compared with people who did not have insomnia, according to a statement on the study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology. In comparison, people who had one to four symptoms had a 16% increased risk of stroke compared with people with no symptoms of insomnia, the study found. Getting more than nine hours of sleep on average was linked with a twofold increase in stroke risk. However, taking a planned nap of less than an hour was not associated with an increased stroke risk, the study said.

Persons: ”, epidemiologist Wendemi, snored, Napping, Phyllis Zee, ” Zee, Andrew Freeman Organizations: CNN, Mayo Clinic, Virginia Commonwealth University, US Centers for Disease Control, Center, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Jewish Health Locations: Richmond, Chicago, Denver

☆ Sleep apnea linked to smaller brain volume, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

However, people who snore heavily or who have sleep apnea can experience hundreds of mini-arousals per night — even though they don’t realize it. The study group underwent brain scans, memory tests that were repeated at about 21 months, and an overnight sleep study done at their homes. Severe sleep apnea was associated with worrisome changes in the brains of middle-aged and older adults, a July 2018 study found. “We surmise that hypoxia may also have a deleterious effect on the volume of the regions of the medial temporal lobe. Studies such as these reinforce the need to be assessed by a sleep specialist and treated for sleep apnea.

Persons: ”, Géraldine Rauchs, ” Rauchs, “, Rudy Tanzi, ” Tanzi, Tanzi, Rauchs Organizations: CNN, National Institute of Health, Medical Research, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital Locations: Caen, France, Boston, Massachusetts

☆ Dianne Feinstein didn't reveal she had complications from shingles like brain swelling and facial paralysis: New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Madison Hall | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Dianne Feinstein was absent from the Senate for nearly three months due to shingles, her office has said. A report from the New York Times, however, noted she was diagnosed with several complications stemming from shingles. According to a New York Times report, which relies on anonymous sourcing, said that Feinstein's shingles moved to her face and neck, leading to balance and vision problems along with partial facial paralysis. As the New York Times noted, post-shingles encephalitis can lead to "lasting memory or language problems, sleep disorders, bouts of confusion, mood disorders, headaches and difficulties walking." Even prior to her shingles diagnosis, reports indicated Feinstein appeared to have mental acuity issues.

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