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Gene Predicts How Brain Responds To Fatigue, Human Study Shows
New imaging research helps
explain why sleep
deprivation affects some
people more than others.
After staying awake all
... > full story
Melatonin: The Fountain Of Youth?
Melatonin can slow down the
effects of aging. Scientists
have found that a treatment
based on melatonin can delay
the first signs of aging in
a small mammal. ... > full story
Circadian Rhythm: How Cells Tell Time
The fuzzy pale mold that
lines the glass tubes in one
researcher's lab doesn't
look much like a clock. But
this fungus has an internal,
cell-based timekeeper nearly
as sophisticated as a
... > full story
Light-treatment Device To Improve Sleep Quality In The Elderly
Sleep disturbances increase
as we age. Some studies
report more than half of
seniors 65 years of age or
older suffer from chronic
sleep disturbances.
... > full story
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Improving Care Of Patients Suffering From Rheumatic Diseases
July 8, 2009 — Ongoing studies have shown that sleep patterns, emotional support and alcohol habits, among other factors, are important for a good health-related quality of life for patients suffering from ... > full story -
Internet-based Intervention May Improve Insomnia
July 6, 2009 — An online insomnia intervention based on established face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy techniques appears to improve patients' ... > full story -
Intimate Abuse Study Finds Clear Links With Poor Health And Calls For Holistic Primary Care Approach
July 6, 2009 — Nearly a quarter of married and cohabiting women who took part in a survey said that they had been sexually, psychologically or physically abused by their partner. Researchers who studied the 2,746 ... > full story -
Hormone Treatment Eases Post-surgery Distress In Children
July 4, 2009 — Physicians focused on reducing anxiety in children and their families report that oral treatment with melatonin before surgery can significantly reduce the occurrence of emergence delirium in ... > full story -
Poor Sleep Is Independently Associated With Depression In Postpartum Women
July 3, 2009 — Postpartum depression may aggravate an already impaired sleep quality, as experiencing difficulties with sleep is a symptom of ... > full story -
CPAP Treatment Linked To Lower Mortality In Stroke Patients With OSA
July 2, 2009 — Stroke patients with obstructive sleep apnea who undergo treatment with continuous positive airway pressure following their stroke may substantially reduce their risk of ... > full story -
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Lack Of Sleep Could Be More Dangerous For Women Than Men
July 1, 2009 — Women who get less than the recommended eight hours sleep a night are at higher risk of heart disease and heart-related problems than men with the same sleeping ... > full story -
Sleep Duration Is Associated With Variations In Levels Of Inflammatory Markers In Women
July 1, 2009 — A study in the journal Sleep demonstrates that levels of inflammatory markers varied significantly with self-reported sleep duration in women but not ... > full story -
Biomarker Of Breathing Control Abnormality Associated With Hypertension And Stroke
July 1, 2009 — Scientists have identified a distinct ECG-derived spectrographic phenotype, designated as narrow-band elevated low frequency coupling (e-LFCNB), that is associated with prevalent hypertension, ... > full story -
Older Men With Breathing Problems During Sleep More Likely To Have Irregular Heartbeats
June 30, 2009 — Increasingly severe sleep-related breathing disorders in older men appear to be associated with a greater risk of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to a new article. In addition, ... > full story
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