Sleep News (58 articles)

Children with asthma regularly exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to have sleep problems, including difficulty falling asleep, more sleep-disordered breathing and increased daytime sleepiness, according to a new study in the February issue of Pediatrics. “The consequences of inadequate...

Published on 21 January 2010, 03:45

Categories: Asthma Childhood Sleep Children Cotinine Secondhand Smoke Sleep Tobacco exposure

New research shows that chronic sleep loss over a few weeks results in much slower reaction times and profoundly poorer performance.Boston, MA -Although the exact function of sleep is unknown, we do know that sleep is necessary for optimal cognitive performance, learning, and memory and that...

Published on 13 January 2010, 14:16

Categories: Chronic sleep loss Circadian Rhythm Sleep

WESTCHESTER, IL - A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP found that adolescents with bedtimes that were set earlier by parents were significantly less likely to suffer from depression and to think about committing suicide, suggesting that earlier bedtimes could have a protective effect...

Published on 4 January 2010, 11:09

Categories: Adolescents Bedtimes Depression Sleep Suicidal Thoughts Suicide

WESTCHESTER, IL – A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that being overweight or obese increases the risk for developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adolescents but not in younger children. Results indicate that the risk of OSA among Caucasian...

Published on 15 December 2009, 05:34

Categories: Sleep Apnea Obesity Sleep OSA Obstructive Sleep Apnea Adolescence

ST. PAUL, Minn. – New research shows that recreational users of the drug known as ecstasy may be at a higher risk for sleep apnea. The study is published in the December 2, 2009, online issue of www.neurology.org Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.“People...

Published on 2 December 2009, 16:27

Categories: Addiction Brain damage Drugs Ecstasy Sleep Sleep Apnea

WESTCHESTER, IL - A study in the Dec.1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that short, unpleasant, dreamlike mental activity occurs during sleepwalking and sleep terrors episodes, suggesting that people with these sleep disorders may be acting out dreamlike thoughts.Results show that 71 percent of...

Published on 1 December 2009, 04:45

Categories: Sleep Sleepwalking Sleep Terrors Episodes Dreamlike Thoughts Sleep disorders REM Dreamlike mental activity

Hyperactive boys don't get enough sleep, which can worsen their condition according to new research. Published in the November issue of Pediatrics, the study is the first to examine a large sample of children and to study the link between lack of sleep and hyperactivity.As part of the...

Published on 26 November 2009, 09:46

Categories: Childhood Hyperactive boys Hyperactivity Pediatrics Sleep Sleep duration

Night-shift workers should avoid coffee to foster better daytime sleep, according to research published in the journal Sleep Medicine. A new study led by Julie Carrier, a Université de Montréal psychology professor and a researcher at the affiliated Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur Sleep Disorders...

Published on 2 November 2009, 16:48

Categories: Nighttime jobs Night-shift Caffeine Sleepiness Sleep Circadian rhythm SWS REM sleep Age

WESTCHESTER, IL. - A study in the Nov.1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that retirement is followed by a sharp decrease in the prevalence of sleep disturbances. Findings suggest that this general improvement in sleep is likely to result from the removal of work-related demands and stress rather...

Published on 1 November 2009, 04:58

Categories: Sleep Sleep Disturbances Retirement Work

Henry Ford Hospital Study: Drug Used for Neuropathic Pain Relieves Discomfort from Abdominal Adhesions.DETROIT - Pregabalin, FDA-approved for neuropathic pain (pain caused by shingles and peripheral neuropathy), effectively reduced abdominal pain and improved sleep in women with adhesions,...

Published on 26 October 2009, 15:13

Categories: Neuropathic Pain Pain Pregabalin Sleep Adhesions Adhesion pain Drugs

Scientists have shed light on why our body clocks are so complicated, which could help researchers understand how better to tackle sleep problems caused by shift work or jet lag.A team led by the University of Edinburgh used computer models to show how internal clocks are shaped not only by the...

Published on 23 October 2009, 05:52

Categories: Body clocks Circadian rhythm Seasons Sleep Weather

Millions of people regularly obtain insufficient sleep due to their social situation, ageing or because of neurological and psychiatric disorders. One of the major effects of sleep deprivation on the brain is to disrupt learning and memory processes, which then compromises the way we live and...

Published on 22 October 2009, 06:09

Categories: Sleep Sleep deprivation Memory Loss Memory PDE4 Enzymes

Westchester, Ill. – A study in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that while a strict diet and exercise program may benefit obese patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), it is unlikely to eliminate the condition.Results show improvement...

Published on 15 October 2009, 08:56

Categories: Diet Exercises Obesity Obstructive Sleep Apnea OSA Sleep Sleep Apnea

Sept. 24, 2009 -- Chronic sleep deprivation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease makes Alzheimer's brain plaques appear earlier and more often, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report online this week in Science Express.They also found that orexin,...

Published on 24 September 2009, 14:32

Categories: Sleep Amyloid beta Orexin Alzheimer Neurodegenerative disorders

For the First Time, Researchers Pinpoint Brain Activity in the Hippocampus Responsible for Long-term MemoryNewark, NJ – September 15, 2009 – A Rutgers University, Newark and Collége de France, Paris research team has pinpointed for the first time the mechanism that takes place...

Published on 15 September 2009, 09:19

Categories: Hippocampus Learning Long-term Memory Memory Memory consolidation Neuroscience Sleep

Predictions of 38-year-old theory confirmed25 August 2009 -- When we remember an important event, we almost automatically recall the place associated with the memory. But how do our brains make and record this link between the event and the place? Researchers of the University of Amsterdam...

Published on 25 August 2009, 06:28

Categories: Hippocampus Memory Sleep Ventral Striatum

Study is the first to quantify death rates for sleep apnea, especially in people who snore.Nightly bouts of interrupted, oxygen-deprived sleep from a collapsed airway in the upper neck raises the chances of dying in middle-aged to elderly people by as much as 46 percent in the most severe cases,...

Published on 18 August 2009, 04:12

Categories: Death rates Sleep Sleep Apnea Sleeping disorder Snoring

Westchester, Ill. – A study in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the use of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective treatment for older patients with osteoarthritis and comorbid insomnia.Results show that treatment improved both...

Published on 15 August 2009, 06:46

Categories: Insomnia Sleep Pain Osteoarthritis CBT-I Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Co-Morbid Insomnia

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Twenty minutes per day of guided workplace meditation and yoga combined with six weekly group sessions can lower feelings of stress by more than 10 percent and improve sleep quality in sedentary office employees, a pilot study suggests.The study offered participants a...

Published on 4 August 2009, 11:26

Categories: Meditation Sleep Stress Workplace Workplace Yoga Yoga

Westchester, Ill. - A study in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP indicates that children have an increased risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) if they have at least one sibling who has been diagnosed with the sleep disorder.Results indicate that after accounting for socioeconomic...

Published on 1 August 2009, 09:57

Categories: Obstructive sleep apnea OSA Sleep Sleep disorder