Tag: recent-study
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‘Night-owl’ preschoolers may have more sleep problems
By Shereen Lehman Preschoolers whose natural preference is for going to bed and waking up on the late side are more likely than their early-bird peers to have sleep problems, a recent study suggests. Adults and teens with a late “chronotype,” or internal “body clock,” tend to stay up later and wake up later and…
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‘Night-owl’ preschoolers may have more sleep problems
By Shereen Lehman Preschoolers whose natural preference is for going to bed and waking up on the late side are more likely than their early-bird peers to have sleep problems, a recent study suggests. Adults and teens with a late “chronotype,” or internal “body clock,” tend to stay up later and wake up later and…
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Are freestanding emergency rooms following the money?
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Freestanding emergency departments (EDs) are becoming more common in many communities across the U.S., often popping up in places where people are wealthier and likely to have private health insurance, a recent study suggests. Freestanding EDs can provide many of the same services as their traditional counterparts housed inside…
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Self-compassion may help diabetics control their disease
By Reyna Gobel (Reuters Health) – Learning to be less harsh or judgmental and more compassionate to oneself may help people with diabetes manage their disease and stave off depression, a recent study suggests. Diabetes can be a stressful disease, the study team writes in Diabetes Care. Reducing the stress of managing diabetes might even…