Poor sleep quality due to sleep disorders and sleep loss is highly prevalent in the modern
society. Underlying mechanisms show that stress is involved in the relationship between sleep …

Background Diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing requires overnight recordings, such
as polygraphy or polysomnography. Considering the cost and low availability of these …

Up to 80% of people develop a cutaneous condition closely connected to their exposure to
stressful life events. Psoriasis is a chronic recurrent inflammatory skin disorder with …

Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the main components of Cannabis sativa and has a wide spectrum
of action, including effects in the sleep-wake cycle. Objective: The objective of this paper …

Background: Sleep fragmentation (SF) is highly prevalent and may constitute an important
contributing factor to excessive weight gain and the metabolic syndrome. Increased …

The role of vitamin D in osteomineral metabolism is well known. Several studies have suggested
its action on different biological mechanisms, such as nociceptive sensitivity and sleep–…

Background: Short sleep has been implicated in higher risk of obesity in humans, and is
associated with insulin resistance. However, the effects of fragmented sleep (SF) rather than …

Introduction Recurrent hypoxia, which is associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
(OSAS), leads to an increase in the degradation of adenosine triphosphatase into xanthine, …

Objective To evaluate the influence of sleep loss on sexual behavior, hormone levels, sperm
parameters, and testis-specific gene expression in male rats. Design Experimental research…

Intermittent hypoxia (IH) is a frequent occurrence in sleep and respiratory disorders. Both
human and murine studies show that IH may be implicated in metabolic dysfunction. Although …