Sleep is a full-body process that involves every system in one way or another.
It makes sense, then, that chronic illness and sleep problems can go hand in hand.
Poor sleep can lead to or aggravate preexisting chronic illness, and chronic illness can exacerbate sleep disorders or disrupt sleep, as can medications, treatments, and therapies for chronic illness.
Below you'll find a wide-ranging discussion of illness-related sleep concerns in the news and media dating back to June 1.
If you have sleep troubles, and you also have chronic illness, you may find some interesting connections between the two here.
If you feel like a sleep problem you currently have is aggravating your health in other ways, or vice versa, please consult a physician if you haven't done so already. Often, treating one or the other provides relief for both concerns.
This week's links were published or updated between 6.1.16 and 7.30.16.
HEART DISEASE
JUN 6 || SLEEP REVIEW
Too Much Or Too Little Sleep Linked With Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk
JUN 7 || SLEEP REVIEW
Bed Sensors Help Health Providers Detect Problems Early
JUN 16 || CARDIOVASCULAR BUSINESS
Study: Higher risk of cardiac events in sleep disorder patients post-PCI
JUN 17 || STRAITS TIMES
Vital to screen heart patients for sleep disorder
JUN 30 || AMERICAN SLEEP ASSOCIATION
Sleep Fragmentation and Disease in the Elderly
JUL 18 || SLEEP REVIEW
Differences in Circadian Blood Pressure Variation May Contribute to Ethnic Differences in Cardiovascular Morbidity
JUL 18 || SLEEP REVIEW
Hard-to-Treat Hypertension May Jeopardize Sleep Apnea Patients’ Heart Health
JUL 26 || SLEEP REVIEW
Sleep Apnea Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke After Coronary Revascularization
JUL 30 || SLEEP
Effects of Zolpidem CR on Sleep and Nocturnal Ventilation in Patients with Heart Failure
STROKE & VASCULAR DISEASE
JUN 1 || TEXAS A&M
Shift work unwinds body clocks, leading to more severe strokes
JUN 6 || SLEEP REVIEW
Too Much Or Too Little Sleep Linked With Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk
JUN 7 || SLEEP REVIEW
Bed Sensors Help Health Providers Detect Problems Early
JUN 16 || CARDIOVASCULAR BUSINESS
Study: Higher risk of cardiac events in sleep disorder patients post-PCI
JUN 17 || STRAITS TIMES
Vital to screen heart patients for sleep disorder
JUN 30 || AMERICAN SLEEP ASSOCIATION
Sleep Fragmentation and Disease in the Elderly
JUL 18 || SLEEP REVIEW
Differences in Circadian Blood Pressure Variation May Contribute to Ethnic Differences in Cardiovascular Morbidity
JUL 18 || SLEEP REVIEW
Hard-to-Treat Hypertension May Jeopardize Sleep Apnea Patients’ Heart Health
JUL 26 || SLEEP REVIEW
Sleep Apnea Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke After Coronary Revascularization
JUL 30 || SLEEP
Effects of Zolpidem CR on Sleep and Nocturnal Ventilation in Patients with Heart Failure
STROKE & VASCULAR DISEASE
JUN 1 || TEXAS A&M
Shift work unwinds body clocks, leading to more severe strokes
JUN 2 || THE CONVERSATION
How a good night’s sleep could change the face of stroke rehabilitation
JUN 7 || SLEEP REVIEW
Shift Work Linked to More Severe Strokes
JUN 14 || JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SLEEP MEDICINE
Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Stroke Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial
JUN 28 || SLEEP REVIEW
Poor Sleep in Seniors Linked to Hardened Brain Arteries
JUL 1 || DOCTOR TIPSTER
Lack of Sleep Can Lead to Atherosclerosis
JUL 1 || SLEEP
Silent Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Restless Legs Syndrome
How a good night’s sleep could change the face of stroke rehabilitation
JUN 7 || SLEEP REVIEW
Shift Work Linked to More Severe Strokes
JUN 14 || JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SLEEP MEDICINE
Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Stroke Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial
JUN 28 || SLEEP REVIEW
Poor Sleep in Seniors Linked to Hardened Brain Arteries
JUL 1 || DOCTOR TIPSTER
Lack of Sleep Can Lead to Atherosclerosis
JUL 1 || SLEEP
Silent Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Restless Legs Syndrome
DIABETES
JUN 15 || REUTERS
More evidence poor sleep habits may raise diabetes risk
JUN 22 || US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
How Sleep Helps Manage Diabetes
JUN 29 || MD
Type 2 Diabetes and Sleep: Disturbances are Common
JUN 29 || MEDICAL NEWS TODAY
Diabetes risk increased for men who get too much, too little sleep
JUL 1 || MEDSCAPE MULTISPECIALTY
Does Too Much Sleep Increase Diabetes Risk?
OBESITY
JUN 8 || THE MIRROR
Why using your phone before you go to sleep can make you gain weight
JUN 12 || MEDICAL DAILY
Sleep Time, Duration Linked To Higher Fast Food Consumption And Lower Physical Activity
JUN 23 || WGN TV
Loss of sleep leads to gains in weight
JUL 25 || THE INCIDENTAL ECONOMIST
BMI and all-cause mortality: a review
JUL 25 || MASS APPEAL
Sleep & Weight Loss
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
JUN 2 || NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Neuronal Connectivity in Brain Function and Disease
Brain disorders
JUN 7 || NEUROLOGY ADVISOR
Addressing Sleep Problems To Improve Seizure Control in Epilepsy
Epilepsy
JUN 13 || UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH LAB
In MS, Can Better Sleep Improve Cognition?
Multiple sclerosis
JUN 15 || SLEEP REVIEW
Examining Sleep in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Multiple sclerosis
COPD, ALLERGIES & ASTHMA
JUN 10 || SLEEP REVIEW
‘People with Asthma Sleep Less, Watch More TV
JUN 27 || JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH
The prevalence of allergic rhinitis and atopic markers in obstructive sleep apnea
JUL 20 || WOOLCOCK
Study helps coughing smokers sleep easy
JUN 15 || REUTERS
More evidence poor sleep habits may raise diabetes risk
JUN 22 || US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
How Sleep Helps Manage Diabetes
JUN 29 || MD
Type 2 Diabetes and Sleep: Disturbances are Common
JUN 29 || MEDICAL NEWS TODAY
Diabetes risk increased for men who get too much, too little sleep
JUL 1 || MEDSCAPE MULTISPECIALTY
Does Too Much Sleep Increase Diabetes Risk?
OBESITY
JUN 8 || THE MIRROR
Why using your phone before you go to sleep can make you gain weight
JUN 12 || MEDICAL DAILY
Sleep Time, Duration Linked To Higher Fast Food Consumption And Lower Physical Activity
JUN 23 || WGN TV
Loss of sleep leads to gains in weight
JUL 25 || THE INCIDENTAL ECONOMIST
BMI and all-cause mortality: a review
JUL 25 || MASS APPEAL
Sleep & Weight Loss
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
JUN 2 || NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Neuronal Connectivity in Brain Function and Disease
Brain disorders
JUN 7 || NEUROLOGY ADVISOR
Addressing Sleep Problems To Improve Seizure Control in Epilepsy
Epilepsy
JUN 13 || UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH LAB
In MS, Can Better Sleep Improve Cognition?
Multiple sclerosis
JUN 15 || SLEEP REVIEW
Examining Sleep in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Multiple sclerosis
COPD, ALLERGIES & ASTHMA
JUN 10 || SLEEP REVIEW
‘People with Asthma Sleep Less, Watch More TV
JUN 27 || JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH
The prevalence of allergic rhinitis and atopic markers in obstructive sleep apnea
JUL 20 || WOOLCOCK
Study helps coughing smokers sleep easy
CANCER
JUN 4 || SLEEP REVIEW
Short Sleep Duration, Frequent Snoring Linked to Poorer Breast Cancer Survival
JUN 4 || SLEEP REVIEW
Short Sleep Duration, Frequent Snoring Linked to Poorer Breast Cancer Survival
JUN 5 || HEALTH CENTRAL
Why Sleep Disturbances Linger Long after the Cancer Is Gone (and What to Do about It)
GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
JUN 1 || HEALTH CENTRAL
Is a Leaky Gut to Blame for Your Insomnia?
Leaky gut
JUL 12 || CHEST
GERD and sleep disorders often go hand in glove
Acid reflux
EYE HEALTH
JUN 14 || THE SLEEP ZONE
Sleep Apnea Affect on the Eye
JUL 22 || SCIENCE DAILY
Why apnea patients are prone to suffer from glaucoma
PAIN
JUN 15 || SLEEP REVIEW
Pain and Sleep: Exploring the Bidirectional Connection
BONE HEALTH
JUN 6 || HEALTH CENTRAL
Lack of Sleep May Pose Osteoporosis Risk
Why Sleep Disturbances Linger Long after the Cancer Is Gone (and What to Do about It)
GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
JUN 1 || HEALTH CENTRAL
Is a Leaky Gut to Blame for Your Insomnia?
Leaky gut
JUL 12 || CHEST
GERD and sleep disorders often go hand in glove
Acid reflux
EYE HEALTH
JUN 14 || THE SLEEP ZONE
Sleep Apnea Affect on the Eye
JUL 22 || SCIENCE DAILY
Why apnea patients are prone to suffer from glaucoma
PAIN
JUN 15 || SLEEP REVIEW
Pain and Sleep: Exploring the Bidirectional Connection
BONE HEALTH
JUN 6 || HEALTH CENTRAL
Lack of Sleep May Pose Osteoporosis Risk
