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University study links school bullying to lack of sleep

A new study suggests not getting enough sleep can get you into trouble — and not just with your doctor....read full article

Parental counseling may help kids' sleep

Screening children for sleeping problems and discussing sleep strategies with parents could help youngsters settle into school with better nighttime routines....read full article

Parkinson's relationship to sleep

new European study suggests individuals suffering from REM sleep behavior disorders have an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD)....read full article

Sleep Apnea Linked to Blood Vessel Disorders in Study

Obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes pauses in breathing during sleep, plays a role in blood vessel abnormalities and should be treated to prevent potentially fatal heart conditions, a new study suggests....read full article

Sleep Problems and Night Terrors in Children? Nix Television Before Bed

Sleeping problems are one of the most parenting woes. Developmental issues make bedtime difficult for many children. Pediatrics released a study recently linking sleep problems and night frights in children to violent TV shows and bedtime television viewing....read full article

Sleep-Deprived Teens May Crave Carbohydrates

TUESDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- Daytime sleepiness is associated with an increased craving for carbohydrates among teens, according to new research....read full article

Sleep Loss May Lower Testosterone

A preliminary new study shows a week of sleep loss lowered testosterone levels by up to 15% in group of healthy young men....read full article

Sleep Problems More Prevalent Than Expected in Urban Minority Children

Sleep problems among urban minority children, including resistance to going to bed, shortened sleep duration, and daytime sleepiness are much more common than previously thought, according to a study conducted by researchers in New York....read full article

Sleep Could be Linked to Infant Growth

Findings from the first study of its kind measuring the link between daily growth and sleep show the two could be linked. Growth spurts are tied to an increase in total daily hours of sleep as well as an increase in the number of daily sleep bouts, the time from the onset of sleep until awakening....read full article

Adverse changes in sleep duration are associated with lower cognitive scores in middle-aged adults

A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep describes how changes in sleep that occur over a five-year period in late middle age affect cognitive function in later life. The findings suggest that women and men who begin sleeping more or less than 6 to 8 hours per night are subject to an accelerated cognitive decline that is equivalent to four to seven years of aging....read full article

Elderly Sleep Problems May Be Tied to Hormones

A new study suggests that sleep problems associated with aging, such as going to bed and waking early, may be caused by hormonal changes....read full article

This has NOTHING to do with sleep...but....

Our elected officals in DC just reached an accord on cutting 38 billion of the Federal Budget for this upcoming year...oh boy!!...read full article

MDs must return flu vaccine over narcolepsy fears

Sunday April 03 2011 The Heath Service Executive (HSE) will remove all stocks of the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix from GPs' surgeries, the Sunday Independent has learned....read full article

Greater Death Risk for Older People Who Have Sleep Apnea and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

April 4, 2011 -- Older adults who have sleep apnea and who are excessively sleepy in the daytime may have more than twice the risk of death as people who do not have both conditions, new research suggests....read full article

Sleep Loss Leads to Euphoria and Risky Behavior

Everyone knows a sleepless night can make one cranky and moody, but researchers at UC Berkeley have discovered another side effect of sleep loss....read full article

A Creative Upside to ADHD?

As reported in the Journal of Personality and Individual Differences, psychologists discovered adults with ADHD enjoyed more creative achievement than those who didn’t have the disorder....read full article

Sleep Expert: Regular Walking Reduces Snoring

A Canadian sleep expert has claimed that getting out of your chair more often could help reduce snoring, the New York Post reported....read full article

Sleep deprivation sets people up for risky decision-making

A new study shows sleep loss can also lead to skewed thinking and bad decisions....read full article

Sleep or no sleep: Adjusting to shift work

Many adults sleep poorly, and people that work evenings, night or rotating shifts are very likely to suffer from chronic sleep problems....read full article

Home temperature, sleep loss tied to obesity: study

Cooler homes and a better night's sleep might help rein in the current obesity epidemic, according to an Italian study....read full article

Prosecutors Taking Another Look at “Red Bull” Murder Defense

It appears that prosecutors in Pinellas County, Florida, may have changed their minds about accepting the Red Bull defense being asserted by Stephen Coffeen. As you may recall, Coffeen is the gentleman claiming that a combination of sleep deprivation and Red Bull caused him to kill his father in December 2009....read full article

ADHD Not Hype, It’s in Our Genes

New research coming out of Cardiff University in Wales is suggesting that chromosomal defects are responsible for ADHD....read full article

Why flu vaccine may cause narcolepsy

Scientists think they have found a clue to why there may be an increased risk for the sleeping disorder narcolepsy among some people who got the H1N1 flu vaccine: The cases appear to have occurred among those carrying a gene that increases the risk for the rare disorder, which causes people to suddenly fall asleep, according to the World Health Organization....read full article

Sleep Deprivation: Late Nights Can Lead to Higher Risk of Strokes and Heart Attacks, Study Finds

New research from Warwick Medical School published in the European Heart Journal shows that prolonged sleep deprivation and disrupted sleep patterns can have long-term, serious health implications....read full article

Sleep problems, teen suicide thoughts may be linked

Teenagers who thought about or attempted suicide were more likely to have suffered sleep disorders in earlier years, according to American researchers....read full article

Sleep Researchers Apply Fatigue Model to Fatal Commuter Air Crash

Washington State University sleep researchers have determined that the air traffic controller in the crash of a Lexington, Ky., commuter flight was substantially fatigued when he failed to detect that the plane was on the wrong runway and cleared it for takeoff....read full article

Sleep Study May Be Advisable Before Removing Tonsils, Adenoids

Conducting sleep studies of children before removing their tonsils and adenoids (adenotonsillectomy) may help identify those at increased risk for postoperative respiratory complications, a new study suggests....read full article

Sleep Paralysis: Demon in the Bedroom

Ever feel you're paralyzed in your sleep? And an evil presence is by your bed? Here's what's going on....read full article

Sleep positioners dangerous

The night he died in April, Preston Maxwell was placed on a sleep positioner, a product that is supposed to keep babies from rolling onto their stomachs. Positioners often have foam bolsters on the sides to keep a baby in place. Preston somehow rolled out of his positioner and landed with his face between the bumper pad and mattress....read full article

Sleep Apnea Device Eases Fatigue in 3 Weeks

Findings show that regular use of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) masks reduces fatigue caused by obstructive sleep apnea, a chronic disorder that affects 12 million Americans....read full article

Sleep Deprivation Eliminates Fear Generalization: New Way to Treat PTSD?

ScienceDaily (Dec. 7, 2010) Researchers decided to evaluate whether sleep deprivation after exposure to an aversive event might eliminate the associated fear, due to the lack of memory consolidation that would typically occur during sleep....read full article

People With Sleep Apnea at Higher Risk for Aggressive Heart Disease

People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder associated with obesity, have more non-calcified or "bad" plaque in their coronary arteries, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)....read full article

New Sleep Cycle Discovery Explains Why Fatty Diets During Pregnancy Make Kids Obese

New research in the FASEB Journal suggests that a fetal liver gene called Npas2 is a key regulator of the circadian system with a significant metabolic response as a result of a mother's high-fat diet...read full article

Sleep deprived? Your reaction to a shortage of shut-eye may be in your genes

October 27, 2010 A Neurology study, conducted at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, found evidence that “interindividual differences” in the way we fall asleep, stay asleep and cope with sleep shortage can be predicted reliably by whether or not we have inherited an allele called DBQ1*0602....read full article

Sleep Disorders May Be a Signal of Dementia

Sleep disorders may signal dementia or Parkinson's disease up to 50 years before diagnosis....read full article

Sleep problems common in arthritis patients

Arthritis can substantially worsen the quality of a person's sleep, particularly when pain isn't well controlled or patients are depressed and anxious, a new study shows....read full article

Sleep lack may put pregnant women at risk

Most sleep studies exclude pregnant women, so little is known about how sleep contributes to increased risks during pregnancy, U.S. researchers say....read full article

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Sleep bruxism, or grinding one’s teeth at night, is a condition that can result in disrupted sleep and teeth damage. The condition can be associated with factors such as daytime stress, anxiety,...read full article

ADHD: 1 in 5 misdiagnosed?

Professor William Evans teaches economic statistics at Notre Dame. He and colleagues at North Carolina State and the University of Minnesota joined forces to study ADHD and why so many more children are being diagnosed and medicated.Using birth dates, their study, published in the Journal of Health Economics suggests children considered young for their class are misdiagnosed with ADHD at a much higher rates...read full article

Sleep for a better education

When a child’s internal clock lags way behind the morning alarm clock, both the student and family suffer the consequences. Here are tips to get your child into better sleep habits...read full article

Nighttime sleep patterns in babies linked to later obesity

September 7, 2010 Adequate nighttime sleep has been shown in many studies to influence body weight in adults. But the same pattern may also be true for infants and toddlers....read full article

ADHD, Conduct Disorder And Smoking Most Strongly Related To Dropping Out Of High School

Teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — the most common childhood psychiatric condition in the United States — are less likely to finish high school on time than students with other mental-health disorders that often are considered more serious....read full article

Sleep Disorder May Help Predict Parkinson's Decades Earlier

A certain type of sleep disorder may be an early warning of Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders, new research confirms....read full article

Bad hot flashes? Try dropping a few pounds

Overweight women who suffer from bothersome hot flashes may find some relief by losing some weight, hints a new study published today....read full article

Some birth control less effective for heavy women

Several studies have called into question the effectiveness of birth control in obese and overweight women — results that are particularly concerning in light of the recent U.S. obesity epidemic....read full article

Sleep Plays Important Role in Chronic Disease: Report

Too much or too little sleep may increase your risk of developing chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, research shows....read full article

Sleep Plays Important Role in Chronic Disease: Report

Too much or too little sleep may increase your risk of developing chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, research shows....read full article

Sleep Restores Brain Energy

We can all attest to the restorative properties of sleep. New research is expanding our knowledge of how and when sleep performs its magic...read full article

Sleep Colors Your View Of The World: Study Suggests Sleep May Restore Color Perception

Sleep corrects the drift in color perception that occurs during wakefulness. Results indicate that prior wakefulness caused the color gray to be classified as having a slightly but significantly greenish tint. Overnight sleep restored perception to achromatic equilibrium so that gray was perceived as gray....read full article

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Findings Suggest Optimal Dose

A national study involving a UT Southwestern Medical Center neonatologist provides new insight into how much oxygen preterm infants should receive as well as the optimal way to deliver it to them....read full article

ADHD Linked To Low Maternal Education, Lone Parents And Welfare Benefits

A major study of more than a million children has found strong links between receiving medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and limited maternal education, single parent families and welfare benefits, according to the June issue of Acta Paediatrica....read full article

Brain Injuries May Lead to Sleep Woes

WEDNESDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- Brain injuries can disrupt the body's production of the hormone melatonin, potentially leading to sleep problems, a new study suggests....read full article

New study links ADHD in kids to pesticides found on fruits & veggies

A new study is linking ADHD in children to common pesticides found on fruits and vegetables....read full article

At-home Sleep Testing Equal To Overnight In A Sleep Lab In Treatment Results

Patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may no longer have to spend an expensive and uncomfortable night at a sleep center to monitor their sleep-disordered breathing....read full article

Barriers Impede ADHD Care for Minority Children

A new Michigan State study suggests a host of barriers prevent minority children with ADHD from receiving the most effective treatments....read full article

Prenatal Smoke Ups Risk for ADHD and Depression

As if you didn't need another reason to quit: A new finding associates prenatal smoking with psychiatric problems and increased need for psychotropic medications in childhood and young adulthood....read full article

Smoking moms tied to lasting kids' sleep woes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Mothers who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have children with sleep problems from birth all the way through age 12, new research shows....read full article

Brain Size Plays a Key Roll in ADHD

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has faced skepticism over the years. Some people believed that this disorder was a façade. ADHD is characterized by poor focus, forgetfulness, difficulty processing information, and the degree of difficulty someone has following directions. Children with ADHD were commonly considered troublemakers. Not anymore....read full article

Sleep Disturbances Associated With Behavior Problems in Children With Autism

ScienceDaily (May 2, 2010) — Reports have suggested that sleep problems in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are associated with challenging daytime behaviors....read full article

What does your sleep position reveal about your personality?

Professor Chris Idzikowski, director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service, says that a study of 1,000 Brits revealed that the six most common sleeping positions are indicative of personality types....read full article

Letting your baby sleep with you

Nervous first time parents always want to be right there when baby starts fussing. When it happens in the middle of the night it may be easier if the baby is sleeping in the same room with the parents....read full article

Florida man charged in Delta flight bomb scare

Ambien now the causing bomb scares???...read full article

Babies Left to Cry at Risk of Brain Damage

Explosive new claims by a childcare expert are set to reignite the debate on how to react to crying babies. Dr Penelope Leach believes distressed babies who are left to cry are at greater risk of developing problems later in life....read full article

The Association Between Sleep Disturbances And Reduced Quality Of Life Varies By Race

A study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that having a sleep disturbance is associated with clinically meaningful reductions in health-related quality of life, and the magnitude of this effect varies by race and sleep disorder....read full article

Could REM Sleep Disorder put your loved one in jail?

KEIZER, Ore. – Sleep disorders can go far beyond snoring and nightmares. Indeed, one Oregon family says that it's because of a newly discovered sleep disorder that they're now actually living a nightmare....read full article

Using Light to Control the Brain

Recently there’s increasing study and focus on a remarkable approach to manipulating the activity of our brain. Scientists believe it has potential to combat psychiatric disorders like depression, narcolepsy, Parkinson’s and many others. And its source comes from an unlikely place: pond scum....read full article

Number of sleep apnea cases on the rise

I'm really not sure how many visitors we get from Burnei, but the number of patients suffering from sleep apnea, in particular obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is increasing in Brunei and is mostly affecting those between the ages of 30 and 60....read full article

UPMC Study Tests Acupuncture As Insomnia Remedy

Insomnia can lead sufferers to try everything from pharmaceuticals to a warm glass of milk to soothe their restless nights, but a UPMC study is testing a centuries-old technique in hopes of finally providing some sweet dreams....read full article

Behavioral therapy may aid adult ADHD

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A form of behavioral therapy that focuses on practical skills such as time management and planning may help adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study suggests....read full article

Sleep important for weight control

Americans aren’t getting enough sleep which may be a major factor in the obesity crisis. Recent studies suggest getting adequate sleep is important to maintaining a healthy weight for both children and adults....read full article

Lack of sleep can kill you

Between 50 million and 70 million Americans have one or more of about 90 distinct sleep disorders, according to a 2006 study by the National Sleep Foundation. And 18 percent of American adults say they are getting insufficient sleep, meaning less than seven hours nightly....read full article

Bethlehem Hospital: Smokers Need Not Apply

BETHLEHEM, Pa.- St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network in Bethlehem plans to stop hiring new employees who are smokers....read full article

Student sentenced for killing snoring room-mate

A university student in north-east China has been given a suspended death sentence for murdering his room-mate after becoming fed up with his loud snoring, state media reported on Friday....read full article

Sleep-related deaths higher among African-American infants in Cook County, study finds

African-American infants in Cook County are 12 times more likely to die of sleep-related causes than white infants, according to researchers at Children's Memorial Research Center....read full article

Good News for Elderly Patients Who Suffer From Sleep Apnea

Findings from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology could provide good news for elderly patients who suffer from sleep apnea. The research results from Prof. Peretz Lavie and Dr. Lena Lavie of the Faculty of Medicine show that elderly patients with moderate sleep apnea live longer than their counterparts in the general population....read full article

ADHD Symptoms May Decline From One Grade to Next, Duke Study Finds

DURHAM, N.C. -- Many elementary-aged children with clinically elevated attention problems in one grade no longer demonstrate these problems the following year in their new classroom, according to a study led by researchers at Duke University....read full article

Sleep Loss, Marijuana Use Linked in Teen Social Networks

SATURDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- In a study of so-called "contagious" behavior, U.S. researchers have found a link between sleep deprivation and drug use in teen social networks....read full article

Sleep Trivia

Some interesting trivia about sleep if you think you might get on a game show......read full article

Children With Insomnia May Have Impaired Heart Rate Variability

ScienceDaily (Mar. 21, 2010) — Children with insomnia and shorter sleep duration had impaired modulation of heart rhythm during sleep, Pennsylvania researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 50th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention....read full article

New test for ADHD proving useful

A Cambridge, Mass.-based company, BioBehavioral Diagnostics, has developed a test for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with technology from McLean Hospital in Belmont....read full article

Teens in Scotland attend 'sleep schools' to learn how to get more shut-eye

Sleep-deprived students in Scotland are taking lessons in how to get enough shuteye....read full article

Advanced gene test better at spotting autism

U.S. researchers looking for genetic changes linked to autism reported Monday an advanced gene test that searches for deleted or extra DNA in chromosomes worked three times better than standard tests....read full article

Intense treatment hopes for diabetics dashed

Key results from a landmark federal study are in, and the results are disappointing for diabetics: Adding drugs to drive blood pressure and blood-fats lower than current targets did not prevent heart problems, and in some cases caused harmful side effects....read full article

Extremes of Sleep Related to Increased Fat Around Organs

Not getting enough sleep does more damage than just leaving you with puffy eyes. It can cause fat to accumulate around your organs -- more dangerous, researchers say, than those pesky love handles and jiggly thighs....read full article

Mouse Model Reveals a Cause of ADHD

Although it's typically considered an adolescent curse, ADHD actually affects about five percent of adults as well. New research in a mouse model of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder suggests that the root of the psychiatric disorder might be the over-activity of a protein that regulates dopaminergic pathways....read full article

Sleep habits linked to fat gain in younger adults

Younger adults who get either little sleep or a lot of it may see a greater expansion in their waistlines over time, a study published Monday suggests....read full article

Top 10 spooky sleep disorders

Sleep is supposed to be a time of peace and relaxation. Most of us drift from our waking lives into predictable cycles of deep, non-rapid-eye-movement sleep, followed by dream-filled rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep. But when the boundaries of these three phases of arousal get fuzzy, sleep can be downright scary....read full article

Lack of light upsets teen sleep clocks

Lack of the right light each morning to reset the body's natural sleep clock might play a role in teenagers' irregular sleep, a small but provocative school experiment suggests....read full article

Medical marijuana may help fibromyalgia pain

Seems like a "well duh" but... Fibromyalgia is notoriously difficult to treat and only 35 percent - 40 percent of people with the chronic pain condition get relief from the available medications. Although there are strong opinions surrounding its use, some patients are trying marijuana -- legally or illegally -- and finding it can help fibromyalgia pain....read full article

Older people need as much sleep as youngsters to keep brain in tip-top shape

The idea that people need less sleep as they age is a myth and could contribute to a decline in memory among the elderly, according to a Californian researcher....read full article

Naps Clear the Mind, Help You Learn

You might not need to feel so guilty about taking a mid-day snooze. A new study suggests that napping for an hour or so can refresh your brain, boosting your ability to learn. On the other hand, the more hours we spend awake, the more sluggish our minds become, according to the findings....read full article

Study links lack of sleep, increased drug use among teens

Teens who sleep fewer than seven hours per night are more likely to use illegal drugs, according to a study released Sunday....read full article

Sleep apnea decreases nightmare recall

Severe sleep apnea decreases frequency of dream and nightmare recall, U.S. researchers found....read full article

Quarter of stroke patients die within a year

One in four people who have a stroke will likely die within one year from any cause and 8 percent who have a stroke will have another one soon, U.S. researchers said on Monday....read full article

Behavioral therapy improves sleep and lives of patients with pain

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia improved sleep for patients with chronic neck or back pain also reduced the extent to which pain interfered with their daily functioning. The study, published online by the journal Sleep Medicine, demonstrates that a behavioral intervention can help patients who already are taking medications for pain and might be reluctant or unable to take additional drugs to treat sleep disturbance....read full article

ADHD Brain May Be a Little Different

Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A link appears to exist between attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anomalies in the brain's reward system, a new study suggests....read full article

Bank sleep to fight tiredness

As anyone who has unwittingly drifted off at their desk will know - tiredness can really creep up on you when you least need it. But a new study is offering some good news: it claims to prove that we can bank sleep - and store it up in advance of a tiring event....read full article

'Anti-Energy' Soda Drinks to Help You Sleep Hit U.S. Stores

Forget energy soda drinks designed to pep you up — a new batch of relaxation tonics intended to help you sleep are now available on the U.S. market, the New York Daily News reported Sunday....read full article

Brain Damage Seen in People With Severe Sleep Apnea

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- People with severe obstructive sleep apnea have reduced concentrations of gray matter in multiple areas of the brain, new research shows....read full article

Spending days on your behind is hazardous even if you regularly exercise

As if those of us who work nights don't have enough issues to deal with now we're being told that "Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be bad for your health. And it doesn't matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV — just the overall number of hours it occurs."...read full article

Less Sleep Normal Part of Aging?

Getting less sleep at night may be a normal part of healthy aging and nothing to worry about for most healthy adults....read full article

Sleep Advice: 5 Tips to Help You Snooze

Can't sleep? Maybe it's something you ate--or didn't. The foods we eat can dramatically affect how much, and how well, we sleep. Some calm and relax, some wake up the nervous system, and some just downright wire you for the night....read full article

What Do Sleep, Diabetes And Red Have In Common With Heart Disease?

OSA: The Sleep Disorder that's Deadly for Your Heart If you're a loud snorer who doesn't feel rested enough during the day, you may be unwittingly putting your heart at risk. That's because you could have untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), a disorder directly linked to several cardiovascular syndromes that cause premature death. OSA, in which the upper airway becomes blocked repeatedly during sleep, is a condition that affects 24% of men and 8% of women...read full article

Something to lose sleep over

PEOPLE who are chronically sleep-deprived may think they have caught up after a 10-hour night of rest, but new research shows that although they are near normal when they wake, their ability to function deteriorates markedly as night falls....read full article

A computer game reduces symptoms of ADHD

Experts at the University of Hertfordshire (UK) have developed a computer game that reduces the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It will be made available for ADHD children this month....read full article

Catching up on lost sleep a dangerous illusion

People who are chronically sleep-deprived may think they're caught up after a 10-hour night of sleep, but new research shows that although they're near-normal when they awake, their ability to function deteriorates markedly as night falls....read full article

Less sleep for kids may mean higher blood sugar

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young children may be more apt to have high blood sugar, a precursor to diabetes, if they average 8 hours or less of sleep a night, report Chinese and American researchers....read full article

Obesity drug said to reduce sleep apnea

Patients on the experimental drug also lost more weight than those who took a placebo, and they registered lower blood pressure and higher oxygen levels during sleep....read full article

Sleepless In High School

Only about 8 percent of high school students get enough sleep on an average school night, a large new study finds. The others are living with borderline-to-serious sleep deficits that could lead to daytime drowsiness, depression, headaches and poor performance at school....read full article

Restless Leg Syndrome Linked With Erectile Dysfunction In Older Men

A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that erectile dysfunction was more common in older men with restless leg syndrome (RLS) than in those without RLS, and the magnitude of this association increased with a higher frequency of RLS symptoms....read full article

A Stimulating Treatment for Sleep Apnea

The experimental device is designed to treat sleep apnea, a breathing disorder that can disrupt sleep and trigger serious complications, including an increased risk for heart disease and stroke, as well as daytime sleepiness so severe that sufferers often fall asleep at the wheel. The implant, which wraps around a nerve connected to the tongue, is now being tested in a small clinical trial in Europe....read full article

Insomnia symptoms linked with medical complaints in young school-aged children

A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine indicates that significant associations exist between parent-reported insomnia symptoms and medical complaints of gastrointestinal regurgitation and headaches in young school-aged children....read full article

Program To Develop Innovative Approaches To Combat Obesity Launched By NIH

The National Institutes of Health is launching a $37 million program that will use findings from basic research on human behavior to develop more effective interventions to reduce obesity....read full article

Urine Sample May Reveal Sleep Disorder in Kids

MONDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A simple urine test could be developed to detect whether a child has obstructive sleep apnea, U.S. researchers say....read full article

Sleep turns woman into a sex addict

A WOMAN suffers from a mysterious disorder which turns her into a sex addict - when she is asleep. Belle Floor is a Sexsomniac - meaning she engages in sexual acts while she is sleeping - and cannot remember anything the next day. Her condition means she is too afraid to let boyfriends stay over in case she embarrasses herself at night....read full article

Study Shows Dream-Enacting Behavior Is Common In Healthy Young Adults

A study in the Dec.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that dream-enacting behaviors are common in healthy young adults, and the prevalence of specific behaviors differs between men and women....read full article

Contaminated Well Water Caused Illness In CPAP Patient

Many people rely on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines as a safe and effective treatment for sleep apnea. But a new case report describes a rare complication a lingering inflammatory disease of the lungs, apparently related to the use of contaminated well water in a CPAP machine...read full article

Hebrew University, US Scientists Find Clue To Mystery Of How Biological Clock Operates On 24-hour Cycle

Human as well as most living organisms on earth possess circadian a (24-hour) life rhythm. This rhythm is generated from an internal clock that is located in the brain and regulates many bodily functions, including the sleep-wake cycle and eating....read full article

Baby's Sleep Position Is The Major Factor In 'Flat-Headedness'

A baby's sleep position is the best predictor of a misshapen skull condition known as deformational plagiocephaly - or the development of flat spots on an infant's head - according to findings reported by Arizona State University scientists in the December issue of the journal Pediatrics....read full article

Kidney Transplant, Sleep Disorder May Add Up to Trouble

THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Kidney transplant patients with sleep apnea are at increased risk for high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, Hungarian researchers say....read full article

Night Beat, Overtime And A Disrupted Sleep Pattern Can Harm Officers' Health

A new study published in the current issue of Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health (vol. 64, No. 3) shows that this combination of night work, overtime and shortened sleep can contribute to the development among police officers of the metabolic syndrome, a combination of unhealthful factors that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), primarily heart disease and stroke....read full article

Enforcing Bedtimes: How To Get A Better Night's Sleep For Everyone

Research Shows Most People - Whether Young Or Old - Are Not Getting Enough Sleep, But With So Many Distractions To Keep You Awake, How Do You Do It?...read full article

Split-Second Decision Making Negatively Affected By Sleep Deprivation

Sleep deprivation adversely affects automatic, accurate responses and can lead to potentially devastating errors, a finding of particular concern among firefighters, police officers, soldiers and others who work in a sleep-deprived state....read full article

Narcoleptic police dispatcher settles case

HILLSIDE, Ill., Nov. 12 (UPI) A suburban Chicago police dispatcher fired after saying she suffered from narcolepsy tentatively settled her claim against the village, court papers indicated....read full article

Jury rejects rapist's sleepwalking defence

A man who claimed he was sleepwalking when he had sex with a woman while she slept next to her husband has been found guilty of rape....read full article

Snoring Sounds May Hold The Key To A Good Night's Sleep

Led by Dr Udantha Abeyratne from the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, the team has developed a non-invasive way of diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)....read full article

Sleep Apnea: Sleeping With Danger

A recent study by the National Sleep Foundation found that 30 percent of all couples feel their relationship is hampered by their partner's bad sleep habits....read full article

Trouble sleeping? New bedding technology can help fight insomnia

If you’ve tossed all night because you were hot, restless or uncomfortable, read on. Manufacturers are developing new ways to combat insomnia, including some technologies introduced at this fall’s Las Vegas Furniture Market and High Point Market, two of the country’s largest trade shows. The hottest trends...read full article

Is Surgery The Best Answer For Children With Sleep Apnea?

For children with obstructive sleep apnea, standard care often includes a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. But researchers at Saint Louis University say further research is needed to determine if surgery is the best option for these patients....read full article

Tokyo train stations use lights to stem suicides

Working nights, many Sleep Techs know the importance of proper lighting...or the lack of it. Alarmed by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, some Japanese railway operators are installing special blue lights above station platforms they hope will have a soothing effect and reduce suicides....read full article

Abnormal sleep may increase nurse errors

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they found nurses who worked in hospital intensive care units may get less regular sleep than other nurses and may commit more errors....read full article

Retirement 'the key to a good night's sleep'

The study found that the odds of suffering disturbed sleep in the seven years after retirement were 26 per cent lower than in the decade before retiring....read full article

When Clocks Change, Body May Need Time to Adjust

Sleep expert offers tips for those thrown off schedule by Daylight Saving Time...read full article

Kids on psych drugs have alarming weight gain

Children on widely used psychiatric drugs can quickly gain an alarming amount of weight; many pack on nearly 20 pounds and become obese within just 11 weeks, a study found....read full article

Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia

West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness....read full article

Another Weapon Against Flu: Sleep

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that the more you sleep, the less likely you are to get sick....read full article

Childhood ADHD Linked to Criminal Behavior in Adults

Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely than other children to engage in criminal activity when they grow older, a U.S. study has found...read full article

Improved Diet And Exercise Alone Unlikely To Cure Obstructive Sleep Apnea In Obese Patients

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....read full article

Sleep disorder may be contributing to accidents

Screening urged for truck and bus drivers, pilots, train engineers, sailors...read full article

Mom's the Word: Getting to sleep for the night 26 minutes at a time

Don't mess with my sleep. New parents know whereof I speak: around Week 2 after the Miraculous Birth, you sit on a rocker, slack-jawed, wondering when this precious bundle in your arms will ever stop crying, stop feeding and/or start sleeping. You aim mental darts at your better half as he dozes undisturbed, and you look around for anyone you can offer $1,000 to for four straight hours of sleep....read full article

8 Perfect Sleep-Better Foods

Forget what your mom told you: A glass of warm milk before bed might actually keep you up, rather than lull you to sleep. See, the protein in the milk will boost alertness--and unless it's skim, the fat will slow your digestion, making your rest more fitful. Not exactly the best shut-eye remedy. (Sorry, mom.)...read full article

Tired of being tired? Fight back

The National Institute of Health defines fatigue as "a feeling of weariness, tiredness or lack of energy." Fatigue is differentiated from drowsiness or sleepiness but fatigue is often accompanied by a desire to sleep....read full article

Viva La France!! French spend most time eating and sleeping

The French spend more time sleeping and eating than their counterparts in economically developed countries but Norwegians get top prize for time spent on leisure, a new study by the OECD said....read full article

Scientists Uncover Mechanism Behind Memory Formation During Sleep

The mechanism that causes learning and memory formation during sleep has been uncovered for the first ever time by a team of scientists....read full article

Moderate Exercise Can Improve the Sleep Quality of Insomnia Patients

The study, authored by Giselle S. Passos, of Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, focused on 36 patients (eight men and 28 women) with primary chronic insomnia, who were divided into three experimental groups (moderate aerobic exercise, heavy aerobic exercise, and moderate strength exercise) and a control group....read full article

ADHD Drug Approved for Children and Teens

The drug Intuniv (guanfacine) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in people aged 6 to 17...read full article

Fetal Alcohol Disorders Often Misdiagnosed as ADHD

Behavioral difficulties can look the same, researchers note...read full article

What Do Your Dreams Really Mean?

Some dreams are very obvious, and some are more cryptic....read full article

The Secret to a Happy, Healthy Marriage? Separate Beds

If you’ve ever wondered what the secret is to a long, happy and healthy marriage – the answer may be as simple as having separate beds, one sleep expert claims....read full article

Sleep-deprived doctors told to drink coffee

Is this the future of health care in the U.S....read full article

device that treats depression

Neuronetics, maker of device that treats depression with magnetic pulses...read full article

Daylight Saving Time Leads To Less Sleep, More Injuries On The Job

Every March, most Americans welcome the switch to daylight saving time because of the longer days, but also dread losing an hour of sleep after they move their clocks forward....read full article

Sleep humor for sleep deprived Americans and others

I stumbled across a video a few minutes ago that I thought was an ad by Respironics. It’s a hilarious look at sleep, sleep deprivation in American society, along with a variety of other sleep-related issues, such as sexual dysfunction, among others....read full article

Many Couples Sleeping in Separate Beds

If you and your partner sleep apart, you may be lonely, but you're not alone. According to a 2005 National Sleep Foundation survey, 23 percent of partnered adults frequently sleep solo because of their loved one's snoring, kicking or other sleep problem....read full article

Chemotherapy Linked to Sleep-Wake Cycle Disruptions

New research suggests that chemotherapy in breast cancer patients disrupts cycles of sleep and wakefulness, and continued treatment leads to worse and more lasting problems....read full article

Sleep apnea raises death risk 46 percent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Severe sleep apnea raises the risk of dying early by 46 percent, U.S. researchers reported Monday, but said people with milder sleep-breathing problems do not share that risk...read full article

Sleep Paralysis Can Terrorize Those Who Suffer From It

A new article by British researchers calls for more attention to be paid in the medical community to sleep paralysis, also known as "night terrors."...read full article

Online Treatment May Help Insomniacs

You can do almost anything on the Internet these days. What about getting a good night’s sleep?...read full article

Some People Just Need Less Sleep

It's not all "cookie cutter" types when it comes to sleep...so say some....read full article

Diabetes Risk May Be Increased By Insufficient Sleep

Short sleep times, experienced by many individuals in Westernized societies, may contribute to the development of insulin resistance and reduced glucose tolerance,...read full article

Sleeping Smart Busts Sleep Myths

The National Sleep Foundation, together with sanofi-aventis U.S., has joined forces with renowned women’s health expert Dr. Donnica Moore to debunk common myths and misperceptions about sleep....read full article

Fending off obstructive sleep apnea for a good night's rest

For about a year Eric Stone never slept well. He was waking up with headaches, struggling to fight off sleep mid-afternoon and finding himself napping soon after getting home from work....read full article

Association Between Subjective Symptoms Of Sleep Quality, Daytime Sleepiness And Declining Quality Of Life

Association Between Subjective Symptoms Of...read full article

The Science Of Sleep

2008 60 minutes video Human beings spend on average one third of our lives asleep. We know we need to sleep, but most of us have never really given a whole lot of thought to why....read full article

Tongue Exercises May Ease Sleep Apnea

Doing certain tongue and facial exercises for 30 minutes daily may ease the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, a Brazilian study shows....read full article

Too Little Sleep May Raise Blood Pressure

Missing an hour a night over five years boosts risk 37 percent, study finds...read full article

Swine flu: how the numbers add up

The number of swine flu cases is rising rapidly and experts are warning in the worst-case scenario 30% - or one in three of the UK population - could become infected and up to 65,000 people could die this winter...read full article

Was SIDS The Cause Of Infant Deaths Even 150 Years Ago?

Was SIDS The Cause Of Infant Deaths Even 150 Years Ago?...read full article

Can I Teach Myself to Control My Dreams?

Lucid dreaming....a whole lota hype or is it possible?...read full article

Heavy Snoring is an Independent Risk Factor for Carotid Atherosclerosis

The story isn't all that new(from Sept '08), but it's amazing how many folks are naive about it....read full article

Sleeplessness Rising In A Falling Economy

According to a poll from the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), 27 percent of Americans say personal finances, the economy or unemployment concerns are keeping them awake at night...read full article

tonsillectomy helps children breathe

removing tonsilles and adnoids alleviates sleep disorders in children...read full article

Daytime Dozing and Increased Stroke Risk

What do mammograms, blood-sugar tests and daytime dozing have in common?...read full article

Getting a Good Night's Sleep

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — We all need a good night's sleep to be successful during the day. But millions of Americans - an estimated 70 million - have trouble sleeping. Steven Brass, an assistant professor of neurology at UC Davis, knows the problem well....read full article