Chelsie Derman

2 weeks ago | hcplive.com | Chelsie Derman

A new study found that bedtime procrastination in young adults was associated with specific personality traits, including extraversion, higher neuroticism, and lower conscientiousness.1 Bedtime procrastination was also linked to depressive tendencies.

3 weeks ago | hcplive.com | Chelsie Derman

A study showed that disrupted, weaker circadian rest-activity rhythms were associated with accelerated biological aging, independent of chronic age, sex, and race.1This research will be presented at SLEEP 2025, the 39th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, on Tuesday, June 10 in Seattle. The abstract was recently published in an online supplement of the journal Sleep on May 19, 2025.

3 weeks ago | hcplive.com | Chelsie Derman

A recent study saw an increased risk of mental illness among patients from the UK with a diagnosis of allergic or atopic disorders.1“Consideration of individual atopic and allergic disorders showed that individuals with anaphylaxis exposure had the greatest risk of subsequent mental health diagnosis, with 43% increased risk compared with those without,” wrote investigators, led by Sonica Minhas, from the Institute of Applied Health Research at the University of Birmingham.

3 weeks ago | hcplive.com | Chelsie Derman

A new study identified asthma diagnoses and peanut triggers as risk factors for grade 4 anaphylaxis.1“Our data highlight risk factors for fatal and near-fatal food anaphylaxis compared to severe anaphylaxis, notably a history of asthma and peanut as the anaphylaxis elicitor,” wrote investigators, led by Guillaume Pouessel, MD, from CH Roubaix, Department of Pediatrics at Children's Hospital, Roubaix, France.

3 weeks ago | hcplive.com | Chelsie Derman

A study found no association between cesarean delivery and childhood atopic dermatitis, food allergy, bronchial asthma, or allergic rhinoconjunctivitis.1“This finding is inconsistent with the results of systematic reviews that analyzed this association,” noted investigators in their report, led by Kei Tamai, from Okayama University. In Japan, both cesarean delivery rates and allergic diseases continue to rise. C-section deliveries have increased in Japan from 18.4% in 2008 to 21.6% in 2020.