5 d. ago Neurologist warns common sleep habit can ‘harm’ the brain and raise dementia risk

This habit is "literally messing with your brain's wiring," he warned

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9 d. ago Brits told to eat common fruit before bed to help you sleep better

What we eat coming up to bedtime can really affect the quality of the rest we have. Most of us know that too much sugar or caffeine before bed can make it hard to sleep but how about certain foods

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9 d. ago The phone habit damaging your relationships – and how to change it

Phubbing can stir up resentment and even trigger retaliation

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1 week ago Lando Norris must now change the habit of a lifetime after cruel F1 title blow

Comment: Norris’s unfortunate retirement in Zandvoort is a game-changing moment in the McLaren intra-team title battle, with intriguing consequences for both the Brit and championship leader Oscar Piastri

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1 week ago Woman who struggled with chronic stress shares the new habit she credits for changing her life

A woman from Margate in England has revealed how quitting a common habit helped cure her chronic stress that she feared would kill her.

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2 w. ago UK households told to sleep with tennis balls taped to backs to tackle common problem

It might sound bizarre, but the advice is backed by the NHS

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3 w. ago Common sleeping habit 'change' could signal you have dementia

Experts have warned that the change may indicate something more serious

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3 w. ago I ignored my itchy legs and common sleep complaint. Then doctors found something horrifying on a scan. I'd left it far too late

Mike, then 27, thought what he was suffering was harmless. But the CT scan revealed a horrifying illness. He had left it far too late.

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4 w. ago ‘Social apnoea’: sleep disorder could worsen at weekends, research suggests

Lifestyle factors such as drinking and smoking could contribute to increased severity of obstructive sleep apnoeaLetting your hair down at the weekend might be a well-known recipe for a hangover, but researchers say it might also increase the severity of a common sleep disorder.Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) involves complete pauses in breathing or partial reductions in airflow that arise because muscles in the back of the throat relax, causing the airways to narrow or close. It is more common in groups such as older people and people who are overweight or obese. Continue reading...

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