The newest way to treat nightmares

Plus more health news | Email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [Health Matters]( [An app that helps with nightmares]( By Alice Park Senior Health Correspondent Nightmares have occasionally come for most of us. But for people with PTSD, they can be especially persistent, terrifying, and exhausting. A device approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2020 to help people with nightmares, called Nightware, is now gaining fans in the military, a population with higher rates of PTSD than the general population. Here's what to know about Nightware and how it works: - Nightware is an app connected to the Apple Watch, which users wear at night. - A sensor tracks the sleeper’s body movements, heart rate, and other metrics to identify when a nightmare is likely starting. - The watch buzzes to interrupt the nightmare; the user usually stays asleep. - A recent study of 65 vets with PTSD found that Nightware improved sleep among the most compliant users. [READ THE STORY](. Share the story What else to read [Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters Help Keep Older People Out of Hospitals, CDC Says]( By Madison Muller/Bloomberg The bivalent boosters give adults ages 65 and older the most protection against hospitalization, according to new government data. [Read More »]( [I’m a Blind Scientist and Inventor. More Disabled Kids Should Have the Opportunities I Had]( By Joshua Miele "If an average sighted kid can build a career in STEM, shouldn't an average blind kid be able to as well?" writes Joshua Miele [Read More »]( [Am I Gaining Muscle or Fat From My Workout?]( By Markham Heid The extra pounds you notice after starting a workout aren't from muscle. They aren't from fat. They're from water. (Originally published in 2017.) [Read More »]( [Why Do I Hate the Sound of My Own Voice?]( By Kate Samuelson The reason why has to do with your vocal cord vibrations. (Originally published in 2017.) [Read More »]( [Are Airport Body Scanners Safe?]( By Markham Heid The type of body scanner found at U.S. airports—called a millimeter-wave scanner—doesn't pose much of a cancer risk, health experts say. (Originally published in 2017.) [Read More »]( One Last Read [The Troubling Politicization of Routine Childhood Vaccines]( Long-accepted, routine childhood vaccinations are under fire. According to a new survey released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 35% of parents believe that parents—not the government—should be the ones to decide whether or not to vaccinate their children against diseases like the measles. In 2019, only 23% held this belief. Registered Republicans were far more likely to object to school vaccine mandates than Democratic voters. [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- If you were forwarded this and want to sign up to receive it daily, [click here](. Today's newsletter was written by Alice Park and edited by Mandy Oaklander. [Want more from TIME? Sign up for our other newsletters.]( [Subscribe to TIME]( TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services in this email. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Connect with TIME via [Facebook]( | [Twitter]( | [Newsletters]( [UNSUBSCRIBE]( [PRIVACY POLICY]( [YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS]( TIME Customer Service, P.O. Box 37508, Boone, IA 50037-0508 Questions? Contact health@time.com Copyright © 2022 TIME USA, LLC. All rights reserved.