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Guidelines Expanded for Infant Sleep Safety and SIDS Risk Reduction
October 18, 2011 In an updated policy statement and technical report, the American Academy of Pediatrics is expanding its guidelines on safe sleep for babies, with additional information for parents on creating a ... > full story -
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New Study Reinforces Need for Continued Infant Sleep Campaigns to Prevent SIDS
October 17, 2011 New research reinforces the need for continued public education programs that encourage parents to place their infants to sleep in the supine (back) position in a safe crib or bassinet, to prevent an ... > full story -
Sleep Disruption for Breastfed Babies Is Temporary, Study Finds
October 17, 2011 While breastfed babies initially awaken more during the night for feedings, their sleep patterns -- falling asleep, staying asleep and total sleep time -- stabilize in later infancy and become ... > full story -
Restless Legs Syndrome May Raise High Blood Pressure Risk in Middle-Aged Women
October 10, 2011 Middle-aged women with restless legs syndrome have an increased risk of hypertension. As symptoms of restless legs syndrome increase, the prevalence of high blood pressure ... > full story -
If You Don't Snooze, Do You Lose? Wake-Sleep Patterns Affect Brain Synapses During Adolescence
October 9, 2011 An ongoing lack of sleep during adolescence could lead to more than dragging, foggy teens, a new study ... > full story -
Circadian Clock May Impact Organ Transplant Success
October 4, 2011 Health-care providers assess blood and tissue type as well as organ size and health to enhance transplant success. New research indicates that checklist might also need to include the circadian ... > full story -
Early to Bed and Early to Rise: Study Suggests It's Keeping Kids Leaner
September 30, 2011 Researchers recording the bedtimes and wake times of 2,200 Australian youths found that the night owls were 1.5 times more likely to become obese than the early birds, twice as likely to be ... > full story -
'Alarm Clock' Gene Explains Wake-Up Function of Biological Clock
September 29, 2011 Ever wondered why you wake up in the morning -- even when the alarm clock isn't making jarring noises? Wonder no more. Researchers have identified a new component of the biological clock, a gene ... > full story -
People Learn While They Sleep, Study Suggests
September 27, 2011 People may be learning while they're sleeping -- an unconscious form of memory that is still not well understood, according to a new ... > full story -
Marker for Alzheimer's Disease Rises During Day and Falls With Sleep
September 26, 2011 A marker for Alzheimer's disease rises and falls in the spinal fluid in a daily pattern that echoes the sleep cycle, researchers have found. The pattern is strongest in healthy young people and ... > full story
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