Sleep Health

  Some insomnia patients often complain when seeking medical treatment that they have pre - occupation related to sleep whenever night falls or when they try to fall asleep. That is, they show a unique sense of fear before going to bed, worrying about being unable to fall asleep and feeling irritable or having mood swings. At the same time, although such...

At a shiny new lab in Japan, an international team of scientists is trying to figure out what puts us under. By Veronique Greenwood   TSUKUBA, Japan—Outside the International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, the heavy fragrance of sweet Osmanthus trees fills the air, and big golden spiders string their webs among the bushes. Two men in hard hats next to the...

  More and more people need to rely on ventilators to fall asleep. At first, they thought they were just snoring and didn't take it seriously. Later, they would wake up frequently due to suffocation, so they chose to see a doctor and were diagnosed with sleep apnea syndrome. Among every 100 people, 11 are patients with sleep apnea syndrome. In severe...