Insomnia News

Posted December 29, 2010:

• Link Between Light Signal and Circadian Rhythms Pinpointed

Posted December 17, 2010:

• High Price of Sleep Disorders
• Circadian Rhythm: Clock-Controlled Genes Discovered in C. Elegans

Posted December 16, 2010:

• Caffeine Negatively Affects Children: Most Consume Caffeine Daily

Posted December 15, 2010:

• SIDS Spikes on New Year's Day
• Sleep Experts Warn Santa Claus of Health Risks of Flying All Night

Posted December 14, 2010:

• The Key to Being Attractive (and Looking Healthy)? A Good Night's Sleep
• Compound With Potent Effects on the Biological Clock Discovered

Posted December 13, 2010:

• Sleepless Honey Bees Miscommunicate, Too

Posted December 7, 2010:

• Sleep Deprivation Eliminates Fear Generalization: New Way to Treat PTSD?

Posted December 6, 2010:

• Parkinson's Drug Could Treat Restless Leg Syndrome, Study Suggests

Posted December 1, 2010:

• Insomnia After Myocardial Infarction: Heart and Brain Appear to Be Closely Connected
• Fatigue and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Should Be Assessed Separately in Parkinson’s
• Sleepless Soldiers: Study Suggests That Military Deployment Affects Sleep Patterns
• Loud Snoring and Insomnia Symptoms Predict the Development of the Metabolic Syndrome

Posted November 30, 2010:

• People With Sleep Apnea at Higher Risk for Aggressive Heart Disease

Posted November 24, 2010:

• Jet-Lagged and Forgetful? It's No Coincidence: Memory, Learning Problems Persist Long After Periods of Jet Lag

Posted November 22, 2010:

• New Sleep Cycle Discovery Explains Why Fatty Diets During Pregnancy Make Kids Obese
• Sleep Program Needed for IT Engineers

Posted November 21, 2010:

• Melatonin Temporarily Improves Dialysis Patients' Sleep

Posted November 16, 2010:

• Wake Up, Mom: Gender Differences in Accepting Sleep Interruptions
• Nighttime Sleep Found Beneficial to Infants' Skills

Posted November 15, 2010:

• Study Examines Surgeons' Stress Related to Surgery and Night Duty

Posted November 14, 2010:

• Poor Sleep Quality Increases Inflammation, Community Study Finds

Posted November 13, 2010:

• Sleep Makes Your Memories Stronger, and Helps With Creativity

Posted November 11, 2010:

• New Mechanism Regulating Daily Biological Rhythms: Findings Offer Novel Target for Treatment of Sleep Disorders, Diabetes, and Cancer

Posted November 10, 2010:

• Depression Linked to Altered Activity of Circadian Rhythm Gene

Posted November 9, 2010:

• Side Effects of Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy Increased; May Affect Treatment Adherence

Posted November 8, 2010:

• Vapor Rub Relieves Cold Symptoms for Children, Helps Them Sleep Better, Study Suggests

Posted November 3, 2010:

• Specific Changes in the Brain Associated With Sleep Deprivation Described in New Study

Posted November 2, 2010:

• Collecting Your Thoughts: You Can Do It in Your Sleep!
• 81 Percent of Hospital Patients at High Risk for Sleep Apnea, Study Finds

Posted November 1, 2010:

• Extroverts Are More Vulnerable to Effects of Sleep Deprivation After Social Interaction, Study Finds

Posted October 29, 2010:

• Scientists Seek Urgent Treatment for Fatal Sleeping Sickness

Posted October 26, 2010:

• Older People Advised That Taking an Afternoon Nap Can Lead to More Active Lives
• Cardiac Wakeup Call for Canadian Kids: Poor Sleep Patterns and Lack of Proper Sleep Could Be Threatening Thousands of Adolescents With Premature Heart Disease and Stroke

Posted October 25, 2010:

• Why Does Lack of Sleep Affect Us Differently? Study Hints It May Be in Our Genes
• Sleep Disturbances Show Clear Association With Work Disability

Posted October 20, 2010:

• New Regulator of Circadian Clock Identified: Dopamine Study May Have Impact on Activity and Sleep Rhythms in Parkinson's Disease

Posted October 18, 2010:

• Questionnaire Helps to Identify Patients at Risk for Surgical Complications
• Acid Reflux, Functional Dyspepsia Have Significant Impact on Disordered Sleep

Posted October 15, 2010:

• High Rate of Restless Legs Syndrome Found in Adults With Fibromyalgia

Posted October 14, 2010:

• Temperature Rhythms Keep Body Clocks in Sync

Posted October 6, 2010:

• Number of Synapses Shown to Vary Between Night and Day, Zebrafish Study Finds

Posted October 4, 2010:

• Sleep Loss Limits Fat Loss

Posted October 1, 2010:

• Short and Long Sleep in Early Pregnancy Linked to High Blood Pressure in the Third Trimester

Posted September 30, 2010:

• Women's Study Finds Longevity Means Getting Just Enough Sleep

Posted September 17, 2010:

• Tick Tock: Rods Help Set Internal Clocks, Biologist Says
• Spike Mat Does Help -- A Little, Swedish Research Shows

Posted September 15, 2010:

• Aerobic Exercise Relieves Insomnia

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