Get Some Sleep: Tips to combat the heat • Healthy Sleep News • Sep 01 11 The recent heat wave across many parts of the country has been disturbing the sleep of many people who are not fortunate enough to have air conditioning. This makes… Aging eyes linked to sleepless nights, new study shows • Healthy Sleep News • Sep 01 11 A natural yellowing of the eye lens that absorbs blue light has been linked to sleep disorders in a group of test volunteers, according to a study in… Typical Teenage Behavior—Or Sleep Disorder? • Healthy Sleep News • Aug 31 11 Several years ago a mother, father and their 17-year-old son came to our sleep clinic to discuss the son’s “sleeping problem.” A senior in high school, the teenager had missed about 50… Freshmen face sleep problems; education helps • Healthy Sleep News • Aug 30 11 Sleep often suffers in a student’s freshman year, but a new study finds that young college students may think their sleep quality is better than it is. The study also demonstrates… Stanford study draws connection between narcolepsy and influenza • Healthy Sleep News • Aug 22 11 The onset of narcolepsy appears to follow seasonal patterns of H1N1 and other upper airway infections, according to a new study of patients in China that was led by… Study finds narcolepsy cases in China peak in early spring • Healthy Sleep News • Aug 22 11 New research shows that the occurrence of narcolepsy in China is highly correlated to a seasonal pattern, with onset most frequent in April. A significant increase in… The Importance of Sleep • Healthy Sleep News • Jun 29 11 Nearly half of all Americans reported having difficulty sleeping. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that about 35% of people surveyed in 12 states said they slept less than 7… Sleep switch found in fruit flies • Healthy Sleep News • Jun 23 11 Rather than count sheep, drink warm milk or listen to soothing music, many insomniacs probably wish for a switch they could flick to put themselves to sleep. Scientists at Washington University… Potential genetic cause of severe sleep disorder discovered, implications for Parkinson’s disease research • Healthy Sleep News • Jun 15 11 Researchers at the University of Toronto are the first to indentify a potential cause for a severe sleep disorder that has been closely linked… Sleep problems may be a link between perceived racism and poor health • Healthy Sleep News • Jun 14 11 Perceived racial discrimination is associated with an increased risk of sleep disturbance, which may have a negative impact on mental and physical health, suggests a… Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia can reduce suicidal ideation • Healthy Sleep News • Jun 14 11 Treating sleep problems with cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia can reduce suicidal ideation, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday, June 14, in Minneapolis, Minn., at SLEEP 2011,… White adolescent girls may be losing sleep from the pressure to be thin • Healthy Sleep News • Jun 14 11 Sleep duration has a significant association with feelings of external pressure to obtain or maintain a thin body among adolescent girls, especially those who… Study finds that wives’ sleep problems have negative impact on marital interactions • Healthy Sleep News • Jun 13 11 The quality of interactions among married couples is affected by wives’ inability to fall asleep at night, but not by husbands’ sleep problems, suggests new… Sleepiness may impair the brain’s inhibitory control when viewing high-calorie foods • Healthy Sleep News • Jun 13 11 Daytime sleepiness may affect inhibitory control in the brain when viewing tantalizing, high-calorie foods, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 13, in… Seniors Abused During Childhood Face Increased Risk of Sleep Troubles • Healthy Sleep News • Jun 08 11 Suffering from parental abuse as a child increases a person’s chances of having poor sleep quality in old age, according to a research article in the current… Sleep deprivation in doctors • Healthy Sleep News • May 24 11 Sleep deprivation is an issue that affects practising physicians and not only medical residents, and we need to establish standards for maximum work and minimum uninterrupted sleep to ensure patient safety, states an… Penn researchers identify the roots of memory impairment resulting from sleep deprivation • Healthy Sleep News • May 17 11 From high-school students to surgeons, anyone who has pulled an all-nighter knows there is a price to be paid the next day: trouble focusing, a… Sleep problems more prevalent than expected in urban minority children • Healthy Sleep News • May 17 11 Sleep problems among urban minority children, including resistance to going to bed, shortened sleep duration, and daytime sleepiness are much more common than previously thought, according to… Marriage problems predict sleep difficulties in young children • Healthy Sleep News • May 11 11 We know that marriage problems can have a negative effect on families, especially children. Now a new study of more than 350 families has found that marital instability when… One-third of Spanish children do not wake up feeling refreshed • Healthy Sleep News • May 09 11 Children have poor quality sleep. A new study carried out in Valencia shows that 37.4% of children aged from 6 to 8, 25.3% of those aged between… Adverse changes in sleep duration are associated with lower cognitive scores in middle-aged adults • Healthy Sleep News • May 01 11 A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep describes how changes in sleep that occur over a five-year period in… Study is the first to link sleep duration to infant growth spurts • Healthy Sleep News • May 01 11 A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to show that increased bursts of sleep among infants are significantly… Brain regions can take short naps during wakefulness, leading to errors • Healthy Sleep News • Apr 27 11 If you’ve ever lost your keys or stuck the milk in the cupboard and the cereal in the refrigerator, you may have been the victim of… Parasite strategy offers insight to help tackle sleeping sickness • Healthy Sleep News • Apr 25 11 Fresh insight into the survival strategy of the parasite that causes sleeping sickness could help inform new treatments for the disease. Scientists have found that the parasite, which… Sleep strategy used by night nurses throws off their circadian clocks • Healthy Sleep News • Apr 14 11 As many as 25 percent of hospital nurses go without sleep for up to 24 hours in order to adjust to working on the night shift,… Page 6 of 26 pages « First < 4 5 6 7 8 > Last » << Back to main
