Your work habits may be threatening your sleep: People in highly sedentary jobs (80% of modern workforce) have a 37% increase in insomnia symptoms. Employees working nontraditional schedules have a 66% greater risk of needing ‘catch-up sleep’ – defined as frequent napping or sleeping in on weekends.
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University of South Florida
Your work habits may be threatening your sleep, USF-led study shows
People whose jobs are highly sedentary – an estimated 80% of the modern workforce – experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms, according to a new study led by University of South Florida psychologist Claire Smith.
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Young adults with insomnia slept better on days when they engaged in more vigorous physical activity or were more sedentary than usual. Conversely, their sleep worsened on days when they engaged in more light physical activity than usual.
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PsyPost
New study examines the connection between daily activity and sleep quality in young adults
A recent study in China produced unusual findings about the relationship between physical activity and sleep quality in university students, particularly those with insomnia.
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Bringing your phone to bed could be increasing your insomnia risk - study of 45,000 Norwegian university students found more screen time in bed linked to insomnia and shorter sleep times. Each additional hour of screen time was linked to a 63% increase in insomnia risk and 24 fewer minutes of sleep.
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Scimex
Bringing your phone to bed could be increasing your insomnia risk
Bringing your phone to bed could be increasing your insomnia risk
Young people who use their phone in bed before trying to get to sleep are more likely to sleep less and sleep badly regard
Young people who use their phone in bed before trying to get to sleep are more likely to sleep less and sleep badly regard
While it may seem obvious, your bedtime wind-down ritual might be costing you sleep. Study found that an hour of phone use in bed increases risk of insomnia by 59% and shaves 24 minutes off your night's sleep. Social media was not the driving force - any phone use had the same impact.
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New Atlas
59% increase in insomnia with just an hour of doing this activity in bed
Whether it's reading a book, having a shower or putting on some music, many of us have some kind of ritual – small or large – that we do before lights out. And while we have a feel for the good and the bad, we often don't really know just how detrimental…
Can’t sleep? 😴 Insomnia associated with accelerated brain aging 🧠. People with chronic insomnia—trouble sleeping at least three days a week for three months or more—had a 40% higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment or dementia, equivalent of 3.5 additional years of aging.
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Insomnia associated with accelerated brain aging 🧠 | Associations of Chronic Insomnia 💤, Longitudinal Cognitive Outcomes 📊, Amyloid-PET 🧪, and White Matter Changes 🌫️ in Cognitively Normal Older Adults 👵👴.
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EurekAlert!
Can’t sleep? Insomnia associated with accelerated brain aging
People with chronic insomnia may experience faster declines in memory and thinking skills as they age—along with brain changes that can be seen on imaging scans—than people who do not have chronic insomnia, according to a study published in the…
Huge review of 1.3 million people found insomnia linked to 26% higher stroke risk and 28% more hospital stays, plus depression, suicide risk and Alzheimer’s. Experts say poor sleep is a brain-health warning we should treat like diet and exercise, not just “being tired.”
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Insomnia linked to higher risk of stroke in new review
Insomnia is associated with a 26% higher risk of stroke and 28% higher odds of hospital admission, according to new research in Sleep Medicine Reviews. The researchers say the findings support recognising insomnia as an important marker of brain, mental and…