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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Blood Vessel Abnormalities
July 11, 2011 — Sleep apnea can cause changes in blood vessel function that reduces blood supply to the heart in people who are otherwise healthy, new research finds. Continuous positive airway pressure treatment ... > full story -
Steps Needed to Reduce Likelihood That Pilot Commuting Practices Could Pose Safety Risk, Report Finds
July 6, 2011 — Commuting practices among airline pilots could potentially contribute to their fatigue, and because fatigue can reduce performance, pilots, airlines, and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ... > full story -
Extended Sleep Improves the Athletic Performance of Collegiate Basketball Players
July 1, 2011 — A new study shows that sleep extension is beneficial to athletic performance, reaction time, vigor, fatigue and mood in collegiate basketball players. The study is the first to document sleep ... > full story -
Snooze You Win? It's True for Achieving Hoop Dreams, Says New Study
July 1, 2011 — Young basketball players spend hours dribbling up and down the court aspiring to NBA stardom. Now, new research suggests another tactic to achieving their hoop dreams: ... > full story -
Studies Examine Impact of Media Use Among Youth, Recommend Preventative Measures
June 27, 2011 — Two new studies focus on different uses of media and assess how media usage can lead to depression in college students and disrupt sleep patterns in preschool-aged ... > full story -
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Study Helps Explain 'Sundowning,' an Anxiety Syndrome in Elderly Dementia Patients
June 27, 2011 — New research provides the best evidence to date that the late-day anxiety and agitation sometimes seen in older institutionalized adults, especially those with dementia, has a biological basis in the ... > full story -
Sleep Switch Found in Fruit Flies
June 23, 2011 — 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 have discovered such a switch ... > full story -
Even in Flies, Enriched Learning Drives Need for Sleep, Study Finds
June 23, 2011 — Just like human teenagers, fruit flies that spend a day buzzing around the "fly mall" with their companions need more sleep. That's because the environment makes their brain circuits grow dense new ... > full story -
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Intranasal Corticosteroid Treatment Appears Beneficial for Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
June 20, 2011 — Using a fluticasone furoate nasal spray for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children appears to reduce production of certain inflammatory cell proteins that may play a role in development of ... > full story -
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Need a Nap? Find Yourself a Hammock
June 20, 2011 — For grownups, drifting off for an afternoon snooze is often easier said than done. But many of us have probably experienced just how simple it can be to catch those zzz's in a gently rocking hammock. ... > full story
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