News tagged with adolescent sleep
Delayed school start time associated with improvements in adolescent behaviors
A short delay in school start time appears to be associated with significant improvements in adolescent alertness, mood and health, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of ...
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Puberty and sleep regulation can influence alcohol use during early adolescence
While alcohol in the form of a "night cap" may be able to help an individual fall asleep, its pharmacological properties later disrupt the rapid eye movement (REM) and deeper, more restorative stages of sleep. Sleep problems ...
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Are obese adolescents too young for bariatric surgery?
Severely obese adolescents may desire or potentially benefit from bariatric surgery. However, half of primary care physicians say they would not recommend the procedure to a patient under the age of 18, according to research ...
May 03, 2010 |
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Playing a video game before bedtime has only a mild effect on adolescent sleep
A study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that playing a video game before bedtime has only a mild effect on the sleep of older male teens.
Apr 15, 2010 |
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Sleep-deprived College Students: Asleep at the Wheel
College students are getting 45 minutes less sleep per night than 40 years ago, and two hours less than the nine recommended by the National Sleep Foundation — putting them at risk of motor vehicle accidents, a small new ...
Mar 03, 2010 |
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Sleep problems and sleepiness increase the risk of motor vehicle accidents in adolescents
A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that sleepiness at the wheel and poor sleep quality significantly increase the risk of motor vehicle accidents in adolescents.
Feb 15, 2010 |
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Gadgets not related to teenagers' brain pain
Use of most electronic media is not associated with headaches, at least not in adolescents. A study of 1025 13-17 year olds, published in the open access journal BMC Neurology, found no association between the use of com ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Scoliosis in Teenagers: To Brace or Not to Brace Is Still a Question
The use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine, or scoliosis, in adolescents is still an area of controversy — and is likely to remain that way until there is better evidence, concludes a new review of published ...
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Most High School Students Are Sleep Deprived
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, ...
Jan 05, 2010 |
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Earlier bedtimes may help protect adolescents against depression and suicidal thoughts
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, sugges ...
Jan 01, 2010 |
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Teens, texting and the sleep connection
Between their crazy schedules and upside-down circadian rhythms, teens always have been somewhat sleep-deprived. Now technology is making it worse. Teens are not just texting, instant-messaging and surfing Facebook all day; ...
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Sleep patterns in children and teenagers could indicate risk for depression
Sleep patterns can help predict which adolescents might be at greatest risk for developing depression, a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found in a five-year study.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Sleep disorders are largely underdiagnosed in pediatric patients
Primary care pediatricians may be under-diagnosing sleep disorders in children and teens, according to new research.
Jun 08, 2009 |
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School-based intervention is a promising model for improving adolescent sleep habits
A study in the March 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that a school-based sleep intervention is a promising model for addressing adolescent sleep problems, given its high retention rate, cost-effectiveness and potential for pr ...
Mar 01, 2009 |
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