Numerous studies show connections between sleep disorders and greater risks of heart disease and obesity. The effects can even reduce life expectancy. However, it is not only essential how long a person sleeps, every single minute of the depth of sleep is particularly important. During deep sleep, hormones are released, cells repaired, and healing processes […]
Scientists discover a gene that controls scarring in the diseased heart
Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have identified a gene that controls the behavior of a specific type of cardiac macrophage, which is responsible for excessive scarring in the early stages of common heart disease, or cardiomyopathies (various heart muscle diseases). When the gene called WWP2 (an E3 ubiquitin protein ligase) is blocked, heart function improves […]
How Getting Optimal Sleep Helps Your Heart
There is mounting evidence suggesting that sleep plays a big role in heart health. Indeed, the evidence has become compelling enough for the American Heart Association to update their Life’s Simple 7, the seven most important predictors of heart health, Life’s Essential 8, adding healthy sleep as a critical part of achieving and maintaining heart […]
Revealed: The Mechanism Behind Melatonin Heart Health Benefits
Produced after the day fades into night, the hormone melatonin is most widely known for its role in sleep. However, as important as sleep is to overall health and well-being, inducing sleep is far from the only task that melatonin performs in the body: Medical researchers have known for decades that melatonin also has a […]
The Top 5 Health Benefits of Sleeping Naked
While comfort may be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the benefits of sleeping in the nude, it’s far from the only positive aspect. Researchers have found a number of ways that sleeping naked can actually be beneficial to your health. Some of those health benefits relate to getting better sleep, […]
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