The Best Anti-Aging Treatments at Your Dermatologist’s Office

When you want to go beyond anti-aging skin creams, your dermatologist has some impressive tools for treating large pores, wrinkles, sagging skin, stretch marks, and more.

You don’t have to stick to a DIY approach to fight the effects of aging. The professionals have more procedures at their disposal than ever to treat wrinkles, sun spots, and sagging skin. Find out how your dermatologist can help you take your anti-aging routine to another level.

Dull skin and large pores

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Doctors Orders

Hey! Wait a Minute. I’d Like to Get Hospitalized for Exhaustion, Too.

The French First Lady was hospitalized for exhaustion. I’m in search of the insurance billing code for being bone-tired.

Yesterday, it was announced that France’s First Lady, Valerie Trierweiler, was hospitalized with exhaustion. I read this news having only had four hours of sleep myself, so I could totally relate! How can I get hospitalized for exhaustion?, I wondered. Because, let’s face it, I, like you—and like all those other tired celebrities who’ve ever been hospitalized (Demi Moore, Lindsay Lohan, Lady ...

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Sleepless Dangers

Ways Sleep Apnea Can Be Harmful to Your Health

Sleep apnea doesn’t just interfere with your shut-eye; it can also increase your risk for heart disease, mood disorders, and more.

You already know about the importance of getting enough sleep, but if you have a condition called obstructive sleep apnea, you can snooze for more than 8 hours and still not wake up feeling refreshed.

Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which the muscles in the back of the throat fail to keep the airway open during sleep, causing ...

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Sleep Apnea

The ABZ’s of Sleep Technology: What It Can (and Cannot) Do for You

New apps and devices can highlight our sleep deficits, but what’s next?

Sleep technology at this week’s Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas highlights the ways that we can be smarter about how we slumber.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one-third of U.S. adults aren’t getting enough sleep at night. Sleep disorders affect about 70 million Americans and can include issues like insomnia, sleep apnea, and restless leg syndrome.

A good night’s sleep isn’t just about feeling ...

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Sleep 101

New Pieces of Sleep Tech to Watch For

From sleep trackers to smart alarm clocks designed to work in harmony with your body’s circadian rhythm, these gadgets are worth checking out if you have trouble sleeping.

When it comes to sleep, a lot of us could do better. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that roughly one in three U.S. adults don’t get the recommended minimum of seven hours of sleep per night.

But can technology solve the problem?

“I think sleep tech is fine, but I ...

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Tips and Tricks

Snacking While Asleep? The Truth About Nocturnal Eating Disorders

Do you wake in the night and eat? Sleep eating is more common than you think.

Sure, everyone likes a good bedtime snack, but for some people, nighttime eating stretches beyond that final bowl of ice cream before turning in. These people find themselves inadvertently snacking the night away, either knowing or unknowingly, in the form of nocturnal eating disorders, or NEDs.

There are two types of these eating disorders, nocturnal eating syndrome (NES) and sleep-related eating disorder (SRED). The main difference ...

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Other Sleep Disorders

Valerian Root as a Sleep Aid

Valerian root is an herbal remedy that has been used for centuries to promote sleep and help relieve anxiety. Its documented use stretches back to ancient Greece, and many different cultures have adopted it over time.

In the modern United States, valerian is available in many different formulations, and some of them are marketed specifically as sleep aids. But the regulatory framework for herbal supplements is extremely lax, and few if any specific products have undergone scientific studies to show their ...

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Tips and Tricks

Can Scrimping on Sleep Be Bad for Your Bones?

New research suggests postmenopausal women who sleep less than 5 hours a night have a higher risk of osteoporosis.

The number one risk factor for low bone mineral density and osteoporosis is something that we can’t avoid: getting older. Other uncontrollable osteoporosis risk factors include gender, bone structure, and race. But there are also factors in our control that we can act on to help keep our bones stronger for longer, which include getting the recommended amount of physical activity, ...

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Doctors Orders

This Algorithm Could Help You Feel More Alert on Less Caffeine

A group of U.S. Army researchers developed a web-based tool that tells users when and how much caffeine they should consume to feel most alert during the day.

Is a 7 a.m. espresso your answer to springing into action, or would waiting until midmorning leave you more alert? Will an afternoon cup of coffee help you avoid that post-lunch slump, or will it keep you wired all night long?

The guesswork of exactly when and how much caffeine to consume to help ...

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Doctors Orders

Another Large Study Finds Middle School and High School Students Benefit From Later School Start Times

The new data shows students get more sleep and report having more time to do their schoolwork when the first bell of the day is later.

The idea that middle school and high school students will do better in school if they get more sleep and aren’t chronically sleep-deprived sounds pretty intuitive, right? A growing body of research suggests one way to achieve this is to push school start times later.

The evidence led the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) to ...

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Sleep 101

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