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Frontline health workers attending to virus patients battle insomnia

The medical staff also had to wear a full array of personal protective equipment (PPE) for more than 12 hours at a time

14 April 2020 12:29 PM IST

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Can 'electric shock' therapy for depression beat insomnia in oldies?

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17 Aug 2017 7:49 PM IST

The electricity alters brain chemistry, which helps some patients feel better within days (Photo: AFP)Life
Insomnia in old people isn't cured by shock therapy for depression

Therapy includes a short, controlled burst of electricity to the brain via electrodes placed on the scalp.

16 Aug 2017 6:01 PM IST

Blue light that digital devices emit, interferes with the hormone made naturally by our bodies which help control our sleep-cycles (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Digital devices disrupt sleep patterns

Electronic devices reduce sleep-hormone levels by boosting alertness.

1 Aug 2017 4:07 PM IST

Those who identify as a binge-watcher reporty more fatigue, more symptoms of insomnia, poorer sleep quality and greater alertness prior to going to sleep. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Binge-watching television leads to fatigue, poor sleep in young...

According to researchers binge-watchers have 98 per cent higher likelihood of having poor sleep quality.

16 Aug 2017 8:31 AM IST

Researchers found that increasing the level of Bmal1 a critical master gene that regulates sleep patterns (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Better insomnia treatments in the offing, say researchers

According to researchers this is the first evidence that a biological clock in the muscle can communicate with the...

12 Aug 2017 10:23 AM IST

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New 'sleep switch' find paves way for better insomnia cure

A team at the University of California conducted the study.

11 Aug 2017 11:26 AM IST

Overall, there were clear risks linked to \the encroachment of work into spaces and times normally reserved for personal life\ (Photo: AFP)Life
Study says working remotely causes increase in stress

A full 42 percent of people who always work from home or from multiple locations reported suffering from insomnia.

15 Feb 2017 5:59 PM IST

Amyloid beta levels in sleep-deprived people were 25 to 30 per cent higher than in those who had slept the night through. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Lack of sleep boosts levels of Alzheimer's proteins: study

Amyloid beta levels in sleep-deprived people were 25 to 30 per cent higher than in those who had slept the night...

30 Dec 2017 4:04 PM IST

Getting enough shut eye can be tricky, especially when there are so many other factors at play that keep you up at night. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Four sleeping habits you need to adopt in 2018

Getting enough shut eye can be tricky, especially when there are so many other factors at play that keep you up at...

30 Dec 2017 2:18 PM IST

While some of these behaviours make the patient feel supported, their partner may be experiencing more anxiety (Photo: AFP)Life
Insomnia may get worse due to partner in bed

It is possible that partners are unwittingly perpetuating insomnia symptoms in the patient with insomnia.

4 Jun 2017 4:11 PM IST

The glasses approach allows us to filter out blue- wavelength light from all these sources, which helps sleep. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Amber-tinted glasses may help prevent insomnia: study

Smartphones, tablets and other light-emitting devices are lit by LEDs, which have a peak wavelength in the blue portion...

18 Dec 2017 7:42 PM IST

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