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Our Children Aren't Sleeping and We're Medicating Them, Survey Finds
July 26, 2010 A new survey of child psychiatrists indicates that insomnia is a major problem among children in mental health treatment and at least a quarter of these patients are given sleep medication. The ... > full story -
Identification of a Gene Essential to Newborn Babies' First Breath
July 21, 2010 How do mammals prepare themselves in utero for a radical modification to their respiration at the time of birth, when they move abruptly from an aquatic medium to air? Researchers have identified a ... > full story -
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked With Later Risk of Heart Disease
July 12, 2010 Severe obstructive sleep apnea may raise the risk of heart failure in middle-aged and older men. Obstructive sleep apnea significantly predicts the risk of coronary heart disease in men up to age 70. ... > full story -
Pain, Dry Mouth May Play Role in Sleep Quality of Head and Neck Cancer Patients
July 12, 2010 Head and neck cancer patients who reported poor sleep quality one year after diagnosis had more symptoms of chronic pain and complaints of dry mouth related to radiation treatments, according to a ... > full story -
Intoxicating Fragrance: Jasmine as Valium Substitute
July 8, 2010 Instead of a sleeping pill or a mood enhancer, a nose full of jasmine from Gardenia jasminoides could also help, according to researchers in Germany. They have discovered that the two fragrances ... > full story -
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Delayed School Start Time Associated With Improvements in Adolescent Behaviors
July 5, 2010 A short delay in school start time appears to be associated with significant improvements in adolescent alertness, mood and health, according to a new ... > full story -
Memory Links to 40 Winks
June 30, 2010 When it comes to executing items on tomorrow's to-do list, it's best to think it over, then "sleep on it," say psychologists. The researchers have shown that sleep enhances our ability to remember to ... > full story -
Brain's Energy Restored During Sleep, Suggests Animal Study
June 29, 2010 In the initial stages of sleep, energy levels increase dramatically in brain regions found to be active during waking hours, according to new research. These results suggest that a surge of cellular ... > full story -
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System That Controls Sleep May Be Same for Most Mammals
June 24, 2010 In a novel mathematical model that reproduces sleep patterns for multiple species, an international team of researchers has demonstrated that the neural circuitry that controls the sleep/wake cycle ... > full story -
Jetting Off Without the Jet Lag
June 23, 2010 Everyone hates the jet lag that accompanies travel to locations in different time zones. The symptoms of jet lag are caused by misalignment of a person's internal body clock and external time. New ... > full story
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