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The Best and Worst Work Schedules: Shift Start Times Can Impact Sleep and Alertness
June 8, 2010 — Mathematical modeling showed that estimated sleep durations varied from 4.5 hours to eight hours according to the start time of the work shift. Maximum estimated sleep duration occurred when the work ... > full story -
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Sleep Apnea in Children and Teens to Linked to Lower Academic Grades
June 8, 2010 — Moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea was linked to lower academic grades and behavioral concerns expressed by parents and teachers. Students with moderate to severe OSA averaged a half-letter ... > full story -
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More Adults Report Excessive Sleepiness in the US Than in Europe
June 8, 2010 — Results indicate that 19.5 percent of US adults reported having moderate to excessive sleepiness, which was comparable between men and women. Furthermore, 11 percent of participants reported severe ... > full story -
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Sleep-Deprived Nurses May Struggle to Remain Vigilant During 12-Hour Shifts
June 8, 2010 — Among nurses working successive 12-hour shifts, 39 percent had moderate lapses of attention on a vigilance test and seven percent had frequent lapses. Factors associated with lapses included sleep ... > full story -
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Traffic Noise Disturbs Sleep, Affects Morning Performance
June 8, 2010 — Mean reaction time on a morning psychomotor vigilance task slowed significantly by 3.6 ms after exposure to recorded traffic noise during sleep, and slowed reactions were directly and significantly ... > full story -
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Long Sleep Duration Linked to an Increased Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Older Adults
June 8, 2010 — Participants reporting a daily sleep duration of eight hours or more including naps were 15 percent more likely to have metabolic syndrome. This relationship remained unchanged after full adjustment ... > full story -
Highly Variable Sleep Schedules Predict Elevated Suicide Risk
June 8, 2010 — In actively suicidal young adults, highly variable sleep schedules predicted an elevated risk for suicide at one week and three weeks independent of depression. Time of mean sleep onset varied by ... > full story -
Sleep Problems Are Common in US Soldiers Returning from Wartime Deployment
June 8, 2010 — Study shows that 86 percent of participants had sleep disturbances upon return from deployment and 45 days later even though the majority of them had no signs of post-traumatic stress disorder or ... > full story -
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Childhood Parasomnias Such as Sleepwalking and Bedwetting May Persist Into Adolescence
June 7, 2010 — Although incident parasomnias are uncommon as children enter adolescence, parasomnias present in preadolescents may persist into the teen years, according to a new ... > full story -
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Seasonal Variance in Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Young Children, Study Finds
June 7, 2010 — The prevalence of mild sleep-disordered breathing in young children may fluctuate seasonally, suggests new ... > full story
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