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.
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Severe Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Blood Glucose Levels in African-Americans
African Americans with severe sleep apnea and other adverse sleep patterns are much more likely to have high blood glucose levels than those without these patterns.
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PopularSleep Problems, Energy Product Use Linked With Increased Alcohol Use in Teens
A study suggests sleep problems and energy product use are associated with increased alcohol use in teens, even after controlling for sociodemographics and mental health. Results show that both sleeping problems and use of...
Sleep Disturbances More Common for Immigrants than Non-immigrants
Preliminary data from a recent study show high levels of emotional distress could be causing immigrants to have more sleep disorder symptoms than non-immigrants. Migration can be a stressful experience and may lead to poor...
Read MoreStudy Finds Connection Between Race and Sleep
It’s likely that, over the course of their lifetimes, white students have slept hundreds of hours more than black students, reports The Washington Post. According to a forthcoming paper by Tiffany Yip, a psychology professor at...
Read MoreWhy Minority Drivers at Greater Risk of Driving Drowsy Than Whites
A US study suggests that black and Hispanic drivers are at twice the risk of falling asleep at the wheel compared to whites, and differences in sleep quality explain at least some of the disparity between blacks and whites,...
Read MoreBlack Americans Don’t Sleep as Well as White Americans. That’s a Problem.
Bad sleep may fuel health disparities in America, reports Vox. Research shows black Americans on average simply don’t sleep as well white Americans do. They don’t sleep as long, they don’t sleep through the night as often, and...
Read MoreUCLA Study Finds Poor Sleep Quality Linked to Ethnic Discrimination
UCLA researchers have found that teenagers who face ethnic discrimination sleep less than those who do not, according to the Daily Bruin. In a study published last month, researchers at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and...
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‘Social Jet Lag’ Called Potentially Hazardous
Once again researchers have called into question the practice of sleeping in late on weekends to...
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Severe Pediatric Sleep Apnea in DC Hits African-American Low-income Families Hardest
Pediatric severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the Washington, DC metropolitan area is most...
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Everyday Discrimination May Contribute to Sleep Problems
People who perceive more discrimination in daily life have higher rates of sleep problems, based...
Read MoreSleep-deprived America in Five Simple Charts: The Impact of Marriage, Education and Work
The Washington Post looks at what sleep looks like across the United States, as broken down by marital status, geography, race/ethnicity, and employment. 3. People with college degrees or higher were more likely to get enough...
Read MoreVitamin D and Improved Sleep in African-Americans
A multi-ethnic study has shown that vitamin D supplements can benefit sleep, particularly in African Americans, as reported by the Clinical Advisor.
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Sleep Disturbances Influenced By Race, Ethnicity
A study suggests that sleep disturbances and undiagnosed sleep apnea are common among middle-aged...
Read MoreMarijuana Linked with Impaired Sleep Quality
A new study suggests that marijuana use is associated with impaired sleep quality. Results show that any history of cannabis use was associated with an increased likelihood of reporting difficulty falling asleep, struggling to...
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Sleep and Ethnicity: Is Our Sleep Really That Different?
Results of the National Sleep Foundation 2010 Sleep in America Poll.
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The Changing Face of the OSA Patient
Recognizing obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease in minorities.
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