London, July 22 (Ians) Heart diseases, which affect the production of the sleep hormone melatonin in the brain, is the major reason why people with cardiac problems find it hard to sleep, according to a research.
Around one third of people with heart disease suffer from sleep problems such as sleep apnea, insomnia, waking up throughout the night, and restless legs syndrome.
The study led by a team from University of Munich (Tum) in Germany showed that heart diseases affect the production of the sleep hormone melatonin in the pineal gland, located inside the brain. The link between the two organs is a ganglion in the neck region.
Melatonin is produced in the pineal gland. Like the heart, it is controlled through the autonomic nervous system, which regulates involuntary processes in the body. The related nerves originate in the ganglia, among other places. Particularly important for the heart and pineal gland is thesuperior cervical ganglion.
Around one third of people with heart disease suffer from sleep problems such as sleep apnea, insomnia, waking up throughout the night, and restless legs syndrome.
The study led by a team from University of Munich (Tum) in Germany showed that heart diseases affect the production of the sleep hormone melatonin in the pineal gland, located inside the brain. The link between the two organs is a ganglion in the neck region.
Melatonin is produced in the pineal gland. Like the heart, it is controlled through the autonomic nervous system, which regulates involuntary processes in the body. The related nerves originate in the ganglia, among other places. Particularly important for the heart and pineal gland is thesuperior cervical ganglion.
- 7/22/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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