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Revealing a dormant threat to Cardiovascular health

In Europe, there's a dormant threat when it comes to cardiovascular health. It’s not fatty foods, a lack...of exercise, or unlucky genes - though all these do certainly matter. The answer? It's the quality of a person’s sleep. Across Europe, about 175 million[1] people suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea, an of...

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Distinct convergent brain alterations in sleep disorders and sleep deprivation: a meta-analysis

A research team from Jülich, Germany, has conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis across 231 studies, revealin...g that chronic sleep disorders and short-term sleep deprivation impact entirely different regions of the brain. The study, led by Gerion Reimann and Dr. Masoud Tahmasian, was recently published in JAMA Psychiatry. The meta-analysi...

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Why sleep apnea deserves priority in public health: a call to action

While perspectives have emphasized the importance of addressing sleep health across the life course and promot...ing healthy sleep habits in children and youth, less attention has been paid to the public health burden posed by diagnosable sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Yet, just as social and environmental determinan...

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Sleep health across the life cycle: an unmet and neglected public health priority

The presentation will set the stage on the central role of sleep health across the life cycle. Despite the lar...ge body of evidence on the importance of poor sleep behaviors as a modifiable risk factor for several adverse health outcomes, sleep health is still an unmet and neglected issue in public health policy, especially in the European ...

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Epidemiology and burden of chronic insomnia disorder in Europe: an analysis of the 2020 National Health and Wellness Survey

Chronic insomnia disorder (CID) is considered a significant worldwide public health concern; however, its exac...t burden is unknown. We estimate its prevalence across France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, and assess the economic and humanistic burden for a broader insomnia population. Read the full article...

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The need to promote sleep health in public health agendas across the globe

Healthy sleep is essential for physical and mental health, and social wellbeing; however, across the globe, an...d particularly in developing countries, national public health agendas rarely consider sleep health. Sleep should be promoted as an essential pillar of health, equivalent to nutrition and physical activity. To improve sleep health...