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‘Night owls’ may have worse heart health — but why? Well, they smoked more, had poorer sleep, were less active, and had poorer dietary habits. So it may not be being a night owl that is the causative factor but what we already know to be harmful to health outcomes.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 10, 2026 Source:‘Night owls’ may have worse heart health — but why? Reference:Chronotype, Life’s Essential 8, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study in UK Biobank
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Early results indicate that treatment with this sleep apnea drug reduces the breathing pauses and can improve sleep quality but will it stop the need for for using a CPAP machine?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 22, 2026 Source:New Pill Could Finally Treat Sleep Apnea Without a Mask Reference:Sultiame once per day in obstructive sleep apnoea (FLOW): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-finding, phase 2 trial
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What to know about melatonin use and heart failure. Recent press release requires peer review and publishing before any further evaluations of its claims as it seems to be fraught with limitations.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 6, 2025 Source:What to know about melatonin use and heart failure
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Nighttime light exposure may be linked with top killer disease worldwide
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 29, 2025 Source:Nighttime light exposure may be linked with top killer disease worldwide
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Can cheese turn your dreams into nightmares? Not likely. It seems it was an upset stomach that increased the chance of this happening.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 2, 2025 Source:Can cheese turn your dreams into nightmares? Reference:More dreams of the rarebit fiend: food sensitivity and dietary correlates of sleep and dreaming
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What’s a sleep paralysis demon? And other facts of the bizarre phenomenon
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 11, 2025 Source:What’s a sleep paralysis demon? And other facts of the bizarre phenomenon
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Researchers trying to determine if sleep dysfunction is related to tinnitus and its degree of expression.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 7, 2025 Source:Tinnitus Seems to Be Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function Reference: Tinnitus: at a crossroad between phantom perception and sleep
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Interesting research evaluating the effect sleeping pills have on the brain’s ability to restore itself during a specific sleep stage.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 12, 2025 Source:Common sleep medication may prevent brain from clearing ‘waste’ Reference:Norepinephrine-mediated slow vasomotion drives glymphatic clearance during sleep
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Night owls’ cognitive function ‘superior’ to early risers, study suggests but cannot prove.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 15, 2024 Source:Night owls’ cognitive function ‘superior’ to early risers, study suggests