Category: Demographics

Demographics

Poor Sleep Nearly Doubles Risk of Sexual Dysfunction in Women, Study Says

Consistently getting a bad night's sleep may lead to an unsatisfactory sex life for many older women, a new study finds.

Demographics

Dramatic Increases Seen in Rates of Insomnia & Sleep Apnea Among US Military

The researchers compared medical codes that represent diagnosis of sleep apnea or insomnia in active-duty Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force personnel.

Demographics

Studying Sleep Problems that Affect Veterans

VAntage Point: How sleep is affected by traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Age

Genetic Link Between Neurodevelopmental Disorders & Sleep Problems Found in Study of Flies

The findings provide further evidence that sleep is linked to early neurodevelopmental processes and could guide future treatments for patients.

Sex

Moms, But Not Dads, with Multiple Children Report More Fragmented Sleep

Mothers with one baby reported having less interrupted and better-quality sleep than mothers with more than one child.

Race/Ethnicity

Sleep Patterns & Cognitive Decline Linked in Middle-Aged Hispanics

Inventum: Taking longer to fall asleep was associated with lower measures of verbal learning, verbal memory, and other functions over a 7-year study period.

Relationship Status

How a Sleep Divorce Could Improve Relationships

There are lots of reasons why someone might need to sleep separately from their partner, but more research is needed to examine how sleeping separately impacts overall mental and physical health.

Career

6 Tips for Student-Athletes to Build Healthier Sleep Habits

Overlooking the importance of sleep and allowing the body to recover parallels the discussion in the 1960s about the importance of hydration.

Socioeconomic

Housing Insecurity Linked to Less Sleep

A study, which followed 1,046 people receiving welfare in California, analyzes the relationship between housing insecurity and sleep outcomes.

Regional

Nighttime Artificial Lights Linked with Elevated Thyroid Cancer Risk

The association was primarily driven by the most common form of thyroid cancer and it was stronger in women than in men.