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Insomnia
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Sleep problems worsened years before a psychiatric diagnosis in working-age Swedes and partly eased after it
Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University researchers matched eight years of sleep surveys from about 25,000 Swedes to health registers. Mental fatigue had the strongest link to a later diagnosis, yet fewer than 3 in 100 got one.
Sep 14, 2026
Having insomnia alongside sleep apnea tracked 34% more dementia over five years
Sleep apnea and insomnia are treated as separate problems by separate clinics, and a great many people have both. Comparing 51,043 matched pairs, the ones carrying both diagnoses developed more dementia than those with apnea alone.
Sep 2, 2026
Cannabinoids cut insomnia severity and added 34 minutes of sleep across 10 trials
A Sleep Medicine meta-analysis pooled 10 randomized trials and 2,134 people. Cannabinoids improved insomnia severity, sleep quality, total sleep time and efficiency against placebo or melatonin. Side effects were four times more common.
Aug 26, 2026
Insomnia tracked death risk only when sleep was measured
In the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort, 767 adults were followed for a median of eight years. Insomnia with under six hours on an overnight recording carried 2.6 times the risk of dying. Insomnia with self-reported short sleep carried none.
Aug 8, 2026