Where lifestyle meets science
In January 2019 researchers from the USA published their review of the medical scientific literature on caffeine intake in children and adolescents. Caffeine is the most widely consumed stimulant in … Read more
In March 2019 researchers from Korea published the results of their study to assess whether weekend catch up sleep is associated with a better health-related quality of life. A total … Read more
In March 2019 researchers from China published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of laughter and humour on depression, anxiety and sleep quality. A total … Read more
In April 2019 researchers from Turkey published their overview of the effect the circadian rhythm has on metabolic processes and energy balance. They stated that the circadian rhythm or circadian … Read more
In December 2018 researchers from Switzerland published the results of their study to assess the association of long-term exposure to road, railway and aircraft noise with obesity. A total of … Read more
In February 2019 researchers from Spain, Northern Ireland and The Netherlands published the results of their study to assess the effect of inactivity and physical activity on sleep quality in … Read more
In November 2018 researchers from Spain published the results of their study to assess whether the timing of meals is associated with breast and prostate cancer risk taking into account … Read more
In February 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether the known association of short sleep duration with obesity varied by sex and ethnicity. … Read more
In February 2019 researchers from Australia published the results of their study to assess the relationship between shift work, sleep, mood, and diet. 52 nurses who worked shifts (46 female, … Read more
In March 2017 researchers from Japan published the results of their study to assess the association between depressive symptoms and morningness-eveningness (ie the degree to which people prefer to be … Read more
In December 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether night to night variability in sleep was associated with insomnia. 723 individuals kept a … Read more
Sleep discrepancy is the difference between between self-reported sleep duration and actigraphy-measured sleep. Actigraphy is increasingly being used to determine sleep patterns in normal, healthy adult populations, infants and children, … Read more
In November 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the association between sleep discrepancy, its night-to-night variability and firbromyalgia symptoms. 223 adults with fibromyalgia … Read more
In March 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether there was any association between sleep duration and risk of common medical and mental … Read more
In March 2019 researchers from Saudi Arabia published the results of their study to assess whether intermittent daytime fasting increased sleepiness. Eight healthy individuals, average age 24 years, were included … Read more
In January 2019 researchers from Republic of Korea published the results of their study to assess whether sleep-disordered breathing is associated with significant cognitive decline, such as Alzheimer’s disease. A … Read more
In September 2018 researchers from France (a health network dedicated to the management of sleep disorders) published the results of their study to assess the effect of social media on … Read more
In August 2017 researchers from the USA published their review on inadequate sleep in the adolescent population. Causes of inadequate sleep, which is at epidemic levels in this population, include … Read more
In December 2018 researchers from Spain and the USA published the results of their study to assess the relationship between a healthy lifestyle and risk of cardiovascular disease. 19,336 individuals … Read more
In December 2018 researchers from Spain and the USA published the results of their study to assess the relationship between a healthy lifestyle and risk of developing metabolic syndrome. 10,807 … Read more