Sentences with phrase «sleep increases disease»
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I do think chronic sleep disruption increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease.»
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Insufficient or poor - quality sleep has been shown to wreck short term memory, cause weight gain, and increase the risk of diseases ranging from depression to cancer.
Chronic sleep deprivation is associated with increased risk of infection, stroke, cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease and infertility.
When our cortisol levels are out of balance, it can make us irritable, cause us to gain weight around our middle, increase our risk for heart disease, and disrupt our sleep cycle.
Studies have shown that among the many effects of physical abuse are depression, anxiety, cognitive and learning difficulties, even a lowering of IQ (especially verbal IQ), disordered sleep, flashbacks, loss of empathy, aggressive behavior, chronically high stress levels which can lead to chronic health effects such as high blood pressure and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and inability to maintain relationships.
Furthermore, it is now clear that all kinds of crying (i.e. fussing, crying and inconsolable crying) is prolonged, that this prolongation occurs only in the first few months, and that inconsolable crying is almost unique to the first few months of life.3, 40 The «unpredictability» of the crying, and of the caregiver's ability or inability to soothe the infant is most likely due to the facts that (1) the infant cry in the first few months is a reflection of the organization of its behavioural states (crying, awake alert, sleeping), rather than an intentional «signal,» 14 (2) that behavioural state changes occur in «steps» rather than due to increases or decreases in arousal7, 41 and (3) infants are resistant to behavioural state change unless they are in a transitional phase in which they are «ready» to change state.7 Finally, there is now good evidence that the proportion of infants that have evidence of organic disease to explain their crying is less than 5 %.8, 42,43 In the absence of other compromise, infants with «colic» have as good an outcome as infants without «colic.»
Per Donna Secker, MS, RD in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, «The effect of thickened feedings may be more cosmetic (decreased regurgitation and increased postprandial sleeping) than beneficial.»
Physiologic sleep studies have found that breastfed infants are more easily aroused from sleep than their formula - fed counterparts.247, 248 In addition, breastfeeding results in a decreased incidence of diarrhea, upper and lower respiratory infections, and other infectious diseases249 that are associated with an increased vulnerability to SIDS and provides overall immune system benefits from maternal antibodies and micronutrients in human milk.250, 251 Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months has been found to be more protective against infectious diseases compared with exclusive breastfeeding to 4 months of age and partial breastfeeding thereafter.249
Sleeping on the back does not increase choking risk in babies with gastroesophageal reflux disease too.
This shows that even among those already considered to be at risk for cardiometabolic disease, in this case obese teens» decreased sleep duration was predictive of increased cardiometabolic risk.
«The next step in understanding sleep apnea in the future will be to dissect different subtypes of sleep apnea, likely defined by distinct pathophysiological mechanisms which may underlie different outcomes and predisposition to comorbidities,» Cavadas says, «As human life expectancy increases, delaying the onset of age - related diseases becomes critical to our society.»
All we can really say is that bad sleep increases levels of some proteins that are associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, and Stanford University shows that disrupting just one night of sleep in healthy, middle - aged adults causes an increase in a brain protein associated with Alzheimer's disease.
4 allele, which is known to increase risk of Alzheimer's disease, influenced the link between sleep - disordered breathing and cognition.
Untreated sleep apnea also increases the risk of costly health complications such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and depression.
A common and potentially serious sleep disorder, obstructive sleep apnea affects at least one quarter of U.S. adults and is linked to increased risk of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.
Professor Mary Morrell, co-principal investigator of the study from the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London, said: «Sleep apnoea can be hugely damaging to patients» quality of life and increase their risk of road accidents, heart disease and other conditions.
«Sleep Apnea may increase risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.»
But not getting enough sleep is known to impair mental function and increase the risk for heart disease, among other ill effects.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) generally is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease.
Acute sleep loss in humans is associated with increased appetite and insulin insensitivity, while chronically sleep - deprived individuals are more likely to develop obesity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
«Lack of sleep may be linked to risk factor for Alzheimer's disease: Preliminary study shows increased levels of beta - amyloid.»
Losing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in beta - amyloid, a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a small, new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
«Obstructive sleep apnea is a chronic disease that increases the risk for heart problems such as high blood pressure and heart failure,» said AASM President Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler.
Animals with gene mutations that significantly alter their circadian rhythms have shorter life spans, and circadian rhythm sleep disorders in humans can have profoundly negative effects, including increased risk for obesity, depression, cardiovascular disease and cancer.
«We know that sleep is important for cardiovascular health and many studies have linked poor or insufficient sleep with increased risk factors for cardiovascular - related diseases,» said Xiang Gao, MD, PhD, a researcher in the Channing Division of Network Medicine at BWH and Harvard School of Public Health and senior author of this study.
In particular, insomnia can lead to decreased quality of life, increased rates of depression, and even increased risk of heart disease,» said senior author, Michael Grandner, PhD MTR, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Medicine, and Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona.
«The finding that diet can influence sleep has tremendous health implications, given the increasing recognition of the role of sleep in the development of chronic disorders such as hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease,» said St - Onge.
«These results will drive development of personalised approaches to improve sleep - wake cycles of shift workers and other vulnerable people, and could potentially reduce the increased risk of disease due to circadian disruption.»
He hopes the study will increase awareness among physicians who can screen for sleep disordered breathing in adults with sickle cell disease.
Persistent sleep disruption can affect a child's cognitive and physical development and increase the risk of hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease later in life.
Losing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in beta - amyloid, a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to...
Washington University scientists found that a lack of sleep could increase the protein amyloid beta, a protein linked to Alzheimer's disease.
This also includes individuals with stress, chronic infections, poor diets, inadequate sleep, and other conditions that can weaken the immune system and increase the risk of disease in the future.
This study is important as it shows that a single night of sleep deprivation can lead to an increase in amyloid, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease, deposited in the brain.
Maryland, US (Scicasts)-- Losing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in beta - amyloid, a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a small, new study by researchers at the...
Poor sleep quality, morning drowsiness, and other sleep problems may be linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, a new study revealed.
St. Louis researchers have found that people who suffer from a lack of sleep could increase their risk of Alzheimer's disease.
«This study affirms that disrupted sleep may be a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease via increased amyloid.»
Indeed, observational and experimental studies have shown that noise exposure leads to annoyance, sleep disturbances, sleepiness, an increased incidence of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, and impairs cognitive performance in schoolchildren.
«In addition to being a risk factor for fibromyalgia, sleep problems are also associated with increased risk of other chronic diseases,» such as heart disease, he adds.
Poor sleep also been associated with increases in the inflammatory markers often seen with autoimmune diseases.
One of the biggest dangers of sleep apnea — besides the fact that it raises blood pressure and increases the risk for heart disease and diabetes — is that it can put people at risk for falling asleep behind the wheel, or while operating machinery.
Currently, we already know that overuse of artificial light and the resulting lack of sleep may be linked to certain cancers, increased risk of heart disease, and obesity.
More than 18 million Americans adults have sleep apnea, which increases the risk of heart disease.
Scientific data proves that sex increases your longevity, lowers your risk of heart disease and stroke, reduces your risk of breast cancer, bolsters your immune system, helps you sleep, relieves chronic pain, could be good for women's reproductive health, and reduces the risk of depression, and lowers stress levels.
And it's been previously shown that major changes in sleep patterns for shift workers (such as nurses and firefighters) can increase the risk of cancer, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.
Low levels of it can lead to sleep disruption, increase your risk of certain diseases and lower your antioxidant capabilities.
Moreover, insufficient sleep, as well as shift work, is associated with cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancer, autoimmune thyroid diseases, rheumatoid arthritis and increased mortality.
Indoor air pollution and the resulting sleep disorders may also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.