Insomnia Research News

Posted March 5, 2013:

• Potential Target to Better Treat, Cure Anxiety Disorders
• Turf Battle in Retina Helps Internal Clocks See the Light

Posted March 4, 2013:

• Exercise Key to Good Sleep
• What Predicts Distress After Episodes of Sleep Paralysis?

Posted February 28, 2013:

• Adult Sleepwalking Is Serious Condition That Impacts Health-Related Quality of Life

Posted February 26, 2013:

• Sleep Reinforces Learning: Children’s Brains Transform Subconsciously Learned Material Into Active Knowledge

Posted February 20, 2013:

• Lack of Sleep? Keep Away from the Buffet

Posted February 19, 2013:

• How Seals Sleep With Only Half Their Brain at a Time

Posted February 18, 2013:

• Paving the Way for Better Sleep in Alzheimer's

Posted February 17, 2013:

• Losing Hope of a Good Night's Sleep Is Risk Factor for Suicide

Posted February 11, 2013:

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiac Symptoms Have 31 Percent Incidence of Cardiac Dysfunction

Posted February 6, 2013:

• Frequently Prescribed Drug Used in Concerning Ways With Harmful Side Effects
• Eat to Dream: Study Shows Dietary Nutrients Associated With Certain Sleep Patterns

Posted January 31, 2013:

• Active Duty Military Personnel Prone to Sleep Disorders and Short Sleep Duration

Posted January 27, 2013:

• Poor Sleep in Old Age Prevents the Brain from Storing Memories

Posted January 24, 2013:

• Don’t Ignore the Snore: Snoring May Be Early Sign of Future Health Risks

Posted January 23, 2013:

• Astrocytes Identified as Target for New Depression Therapy: Starry Brain Cells Used to Mimic Sleep Deprivation

Posted January 22, 2013:

• Reviewing Alcohol's Effects on Normal Sleep

Posted January 7, 2013:

• Simulated Mission to Mars Reveals Critical Data About Sleep Needs for Astronauts

Posted January 2, 2013:

• Let Crying Babes Lie: Study Supports Notion of Leaving Infants to Cry Themselves Back to Sleep
• Sleep Apnea May Offer Unusual Protection for Heart Attack Patients
• Treating Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Pregnancy May Improve Fetal Health
• If Baby's Crawling, You'll Probably Be Up More at Night, Study Reveals

Posted December 19, 2012:

• Impaired Melatonin Secretion May Play a Role in Premenstrual Syndrome

Posted December 18, 2012:

• Sleeping Pills Owe Half Their Benefits to Placebo Effect, Study Finds

Posted December 14, 2012:

• Significant Link Found Between Daytime Sleepiness and Vitamin D
• One in Ten 6 To 8-Year-Olds Has Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Finnish Study Finds

Posted December 13, 2012:

• Dogs Can Help Wake Sleepy Patients on Public Transport

Posted December 10, 2012:

• Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Offers Insights Into Mental Fatigue

Posted December 6, 2012:

• Kids' Sleep-Related Breathing Problems

Posted December 3, 2012:

• Women With Sleep Apnea Have Higher Degree of Brain Damage Than Men, Study Shows
• Shifting the Safety Balance for Overnight Workers

Posted December 1, 2012:

• Extended Sleep Reduces Pain Sensitivity

Posted November 29, 2012:

• Sleep Duration Affects Hunger Differently in Men and Women

Posted November 28, 2012:

• Drug May Offer New Approach to Treating Insomnia

Posted November 21, 2012:

• Need a Lot of Sleep? An Antidote for Hypersomnia
• Forget All-Night Studying, a Good Night's Sleep Is Key to Doing Well on Exams

Posted November 20, 2012:

• Adenotonsillectomy May Help Resolve Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome
• Music to the Ears for a Good Night's Sleep? New Therapy for Insomnia

Posted November 19, 2012:

• Many Seniors' Sleep Habits Are Similar to Those of Young Adults, Study Suggests
• Inpatient Sleeping Drug Quadrupled Fall Risk

Posted November 16, 2012:

• Gene Distinguishes Early Birds from Night Owls and Helps Predict Time of Death
• Mechanism of Breathing Muscle 'Paralysis' in Dreaming Sleep Identified

Posted November 14, 2012:

• Could Poor Sleep Contribute to Symptoms of Schizophrenia?

Posted November 8, 2012:

• War's Impact Can Haunt Veterans Long After Combat

Posted November 6, 2012:

• Losing Weight, Especially in the Belly, Improves Sleep Quality

Posted November 1, 2012:

• Sleep Problems Cost Billions

Posted October 31, 2012:

• Sleep Duration Affects Hunger Differently in Men and Women

Posted October 26, 2012:

• Magnetic Brain Stimulation Treats Depression Independent of Sleep Effect

Posted October 25, 2012:

• Anesthesia Drugs Really Do Put Us to Sleep

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