Taking medications to treat insomnia and anxiety increases mortality risk by 36 percent, according to a recently published study.
__________
Insomnia
Dec
3
2010
Insomnia, anxiety medications found to increase mortality risk by 36 percent, study shows
__________
Nov
16
2010
Circadian rhythms control body’s fat burning
UC Irvine researchers have discovered that circadian rhythms — the internal body clock — regulate fat metabolism. This helps explain why people burn fat more efficiently at certain times of day and could lead to new pharmaceuticals for obesity, diabetes, and energy-related illnesses.
__________
Nov
12
2010
Study says tart cherry juice may be insomnia aid
Drinking tart cherry juice may help reduce the severity of insomnia and time spent awake after going to sleep, according to a published study
__________
Some 19 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq have migraine and migraine is suspected in another 17 percent. While prevalence of migraine among the U.S. military is well documented, little is known about sleep quality in soldiers with chronic headaches including post-traumatic headache and migraine. Tweet
__________
Apr
20
2010
Symptoms of sleep issues vary by race
A study published this month in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine compared symptoms for white, black, and Hispanic people. Participants filled out surveyas about their symptoms after scientists monitored their sleep.
__________
Cephalon announced that Mayo Clinic Proceedings published data from a Phase III trial of Nuvigil (armodafinil) Tablets [C-IV] demonstrating it significantly improved wakefulness throughout the shift in patients with excessive sleepiness associated with shift work disorder.
__________
Oct
30
2009
University of Penn researchers find way to reverse cognitive impairment caused by sleep deprivation
A research collaboration led by biologists and neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania has found a molecular pathway in the brain that is the cause of cognitive impairment due to sleep deprivation.
__________
Sep
28
2009
Insomnia is bad for the heart
Can’t sleep at night? A new study published in the journal Sleep has found people who suffer from insomnia have higher night-time blood pressure, which can lead to cardiac problems.
The investigation, which measured the 24-hour blood pressure of insomniacs compared to sound sleepers, was conducted by researchers from the Université de Montréal, its affiliated Hôpital du Sacré-Cour de Montréal Sleep Disorders Centre, and the Université Laval.
__________
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.
Some children may start life with the sleep odds stacked against them, though, say some sleep experts who study the issue.
__________
