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		<title>Night light may cause depression</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exposure to even dim light at night is enough to cause physical changes in the brains of hamsters that may be associated with depression, a recently released study shows. Researchers found that female Siberian hamsters exposed to dim light every night for eight weeks showed significant changes in a part of the brain called the [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://awakeinamerica.info/2010/top-news/night-light-may-cause-depression/' addthis:title='Night light may cause depression '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Connection found between mother&#8217;s mood, baby&#8217;s sleep</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there’s one thing most everyone knows about newborn babies, it’s that babies don’t sleep through the night, and neither do their parents. But in fact, those first six months of life are crucial to developing the regular sleeping and waking patterns, known as circadian rhythms, that a child will need for a healthy future. 

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		<title>Mom&#8217;s mood, baby&#8217;s sleep: What&#8217;s the connection?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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