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  Increase in Postpartum Sleep Is Still Only a Dream for New Moms

  March 21, 2013 — Sleep tips and supports from specially-trained nurses are valued by new parents but do not help increase postpartum sleep for first-time moms or their ... > full story
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  Acting out Dreams Linked to Development of Dementia

  March 21, 2013 — The strongest predictor of whether a man is developing dementia with Lewy bodies — the second most common form of dementia in the elderly — is whether he acts out his dreams while ... > full story
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  Sleep Consolidation of Interfering Auditory Memories in Starlings

  March 20, 2013 — Sleep plays an important role in the brain’s ability to consolidate learning when two new potentially competing tasks are learned in the same day, according to a new study that measured ... > full story
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  Short and Poor Sleepers Have a Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

  March 20, 2013 — People who sleep poorly or not long enough have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. This does not apply to people who sleep less than 6 hours, but wake up feeling fit and ... > full story
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  Caffeine 'Can Significantly Protect Against Crash Risk' for Long Distance Heavy Vehicle Drivers

  March 19, 2013 — Long distance commercial drivers who consume caffeinated substances such as coffee or energy drinks, to stay awake while driving, are significantly less likely to crash than those who do not, even ... > full story
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  Sleep Study Reveals How the Adolescent Brain Makes the Transition to Mature Thinking

  March 19, 2013 — A new study conducted by monitoring the brain waves of sleeping adolescents has found that remarkable changes occur in the brain as it prunes away neuronal connections and makes the major transition ... > full story
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  Sleep Loss Precedes Alzheimer's Symptoms

  March 11, 2013 — Sleep is disrupted in people who likely have early Alzheimer’s disease but do not yet have the memory loss or other problems characteristic of full-blown disease, researchers ... > full story
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  Sleep Discovery Could Lead to Therapies That Improve Memory

  March 11, 2013 — A team of sleep researchers has confirmed the mechanism that enables the brain to consolidate memory and found that a commonly prescribed sleep aid enhances the ... > full story
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  Less Sleep Leads to More Eating and More Weight Gain, According to New Study

  March 11, 2013 — Sleeping just five hours a night over a workweek and having unlimited access to food caused participants in a new study to gain nearly two pounds of ... > full story
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  Combination Therapy of CPAP and Weight Loss for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Effective for Lowering Blood Pressure in Obese Patients

  March 11, 2013 — New research has shown that the combination of CPAP and weight loss for patients with OSA can help lower blood pressure better than either therapy ... > full story

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