Springing ahead and falling back an hour may be linked to a higher risk of stroke, according to researchers in Finland who studied the health impact of daylight saving time. They tracked more than 3,000 patients and found stroke risk jumped 8% during the first two days of time changes.
Canadian researchers found that monitoring works better than treatment for many men with prostate cancer. Doctors said patients with slow-growing tumors can benefit from active surveillance. In doing so, patients would avoid invasive surgery and radiation and their severe side effects.
Doctors at the University of Chicago said a lack of sleep intensifies cravings for sweet and salty high-fat foods. Researchers said sleep loss extends the effects of a chemical signal that enhances the joy of eating what they call “rewarding snacks”. Sleep-starved patients ate nearly twice as much as those who got eight hours of rest.
Sources
1- American Academy of Neurology
2- Canadian Medical Association Journal
3- SLEEP
