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PTSD Symptoms After a Heart Attack Associated With Sleep Problems

PTSD Symptoms After a Heart Attack Associated With Sleep Problems

According to recent study, there is a strong link between worsened PTSD symptoms and poor sleep, after suffering a heart attack. Poor sleep factors include bad overall sleep, sleeping pill use, sleep disturbances and short sleep duration. PTSD is often caused by a traumatic event, and it typically affects war veterans, or people who have […]

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Sleep is Important for Bone Health

Sleep is Important for Bone Health

Sleep deprivation could negatively affect the health of bone and bone marrow. Rats were used in a study, which had its findings published in the journal Experimental Biology and Medicine recently. Sleep-deprived rats had a decreased bone mineral density, which in humans would indicate osteoporosis. Also, the rats that didn’t get enough sleep had less […]

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Caffeine More Likely to Disrupt Sleep If You Are a Morning Person

Caffeine More Likely to Disrupt Sleep If You Are a Morning Person

For morning people, drinking coffee during the day is more likely to cause sleep problems. Researchers at Stanford University analyzed the caffeine consumption and sleep patterns of 50 college students. The participants wore wrist monitors so that researchers could identify when they experienced a period of wakefulness during sleep. The results revealed that consuming caffeine […]

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