Children and teens in cancer treatment who felt their family worked well together reported fewer sleep problems, in a 2026 study of 518 young patients in China.1 Lower depression and anxiety accounted for a sizable share of that link. Research Highlights Better family functioning, fewer sleep problems: each 1-point rise on a 0–10 family functioning …
Older adults with rheumatoid arthritis who were more fatigued in the hospital had worse sleep and more trouble with daily activities a month after going home. Fatigue was the only one of 5 tracked symptoms that predicted others over time in this study of 177 patients in Beijing.1 Research Highlights Fatigue predicted worse sleep: higher …
Recent research has analyzed the relationship between the use of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS), sleep quality, and psychological distress. A new study specifically evaluated the effects of anabolic steroids on sleep patterns during both active use and withdrawal phases, among male weightlifters in Norway. Highlights: A large proportion of men using AAS report experiencing sleep …