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Gene Predicts How Brain Responds To Fatigue, Human Study Shows
New imaging research helps
explain why sleep
deprivation affects some
people more than others.
After staying awake all
... > full story
Light-treatment Device To Improve Sleep Quality In The Elderly
Sleep disturbances increase
as we age. Some studies
report more than half of
seniors 65 years of age or
older suffer from chronic
sleep disturbances.
... > full story
Greenland's Constant Summer Sunlight Linked To Summer Suicide Spike
Suicide rates in Greenland
increase during the summer,
peaking in June. Researchers
speculate that insomnia
caused by incessant daylight
... > full story
Baby's First Dreams: Sleep Cycles Of The Fetus
After about seven months
growing in the womb, a human
fetus spends most of its
time asleep. Its brain
cycles back and forth
between the frenzied
... > full story
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Improving Care Of Patients Suffering From Rheumatic Diseases
July 8, 2009 — Ongoing studies have shown that sleep patterns, emotional support and alcohol habits, among other factors, are important for a good health-related quality of life for patients suffering from ... > full story -
Internet-based Intervention May Improve Insomnia
July 6, 2009 — An online insomnia intervention based on established face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy techniques appears to improve patients' ... > full story -
Intimate Abuse Study Finds Clear Links With Poor Health And Calls For Holistic Primary Care Approach
July 6, 2009 — Nearly a quarter of married and cohabiting women who took part in a survey said that they had been sexually, psychologically or physically abused by their partner. Researchers who studied the 2,746 ... > full story -
Poor Sleep Is Independently Associated With Depression In Postpartum Women
July 3, 2009 — Postpartum depression may aggravate an already impaired sleep quality, as experiencing difficulties with sleep is a symptom of ... > full story -
CPAP Treatment Linked To Lower Mortality In Stroke Patients With OSA
July 2, 2009 — Stroke patients with obstructive sleep apnea who undergo treatment with continuous positive airway pressure following their stroke may substantially reduce their risk of ... > full story -
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Lack Of Sleep Could Be More Dangerous For Women Than Men
July 1, 2009 — Women who get less than the recommended eight hours sleep a night are at higher risk of heart disease and heart-related problems than men with the same sleeping ... > full story -
Biomarker Of Breathing Control Abnormality Associated With Hypertension And Stroke
July 1, 2009 — Scientists have identified a distinct ECG-derived spectrographic phenotype, designated as narrow-band elevated low frequency coupling (e-LFCNB), that is associated with prevalent hypertension, ... > full story -
Histamine Affects Alcohol-related Behavior
June 29, 2009 — The histamine-3 receptor is important in terms of alcohol-related behavior, and a drug affecting that receptor may have qualities that alter alcohol-related ... > full story -
Melanopsin And Sleep Modulation: A Bright Future For Light Therapy?
June 26, 2009 — Light strongly influences human physiology and notably sleep regulation. Scientists have just published a detailed study on the role of melanopsin, a molecule involved in mediating the effects of ... > full story -
Sleep Apnea Occurring During REM Sleep Is Significantly Associated With Type 2 Diabetes
June 24, 2009 — Scientists found a statistically significant relationship between obstructive sleep apnea episodes occurring during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and type 2 ... > full story
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