News tagged with chronic sleepiness

Computer Science Provides a More Sound Way to Test for Sleep Apnea

(PhysOrg.com) -- A computer scientist from the University of Houston and a doctor of sleep medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have teamed up to create a new, less invasive ...

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Poor sleep hygiene can lead to chronic sleep loss

Many of us look forward to staying up late and sleeping in late on weekends and holidays, but experts at National Jewish Health warn that doing so can have a negative impact on healthy sleep and daytime alertness.

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created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Room light before bedtime may impact sleep quality, blood pressure and diabetes risk

According to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), exposure to electrical light between dusk and bedtime strongly suppresses melatonin lev ...

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created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

The high price of sleep disorders

Danish sleep researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the Danish Institute for Health Services Research have examined the socio-economic consequences of the sleep disorder hypersomnia in one of the largest studies ...

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created Dec 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why does lack of sleep affect us differently? Study hints it may be in our genes

Ever wonder why some people breeze along on four hours of sleep when others can barely function? It may be in our genes, according to new research and an accompanying editorial published in the October 26, 2010, print issue ...

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created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Acid reflux, functional dyspepsia have significant impact on disordered sleep

The impact of upper GI conditions, like gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and functional dyspepsia, on sleep—and treatments aimed at providing relief to heartburn/acid reflux patients who suffer from disordered ...

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created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds a high rate of restless legs syndrome in adults with fibromyalgia

A study in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that adults with fibromyalgia had a much higher prevalence and risk of restless legs syndrome than healthy controls. The study suggests that t ...

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created Oct 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aerobic exercise relieves insomnia

The millions of middle-aged and older adults who suffer from insomnia have a new drug-free prescription for a more restful night's sleep. Regular aerobic exercise improves the quality of sleep, mood and vitality, according ...

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created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Brain responds same to acute and chronic sleep loss

Burning the candle at both ends for a week may take an even bigger toll than you thought. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that five nights of restricted sleep--four hours a night--affect the ...

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created Aug 09, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Negative effects of sleep restriction may linger after one night of recovery sleep

A study in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Sleep suggests that a dose of extra sleep on the weekend may be good medicine for adults who repeatedly stay up too late or wake up too early during the workweek. However, even a ...

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created Aug 01, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Obstructive sleep apnea linked with later risk of heart disease

Severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) raised the risk of heart failure for middle-aged and older men — and significantly raised the risk of coronary heart disease in men up to age 70, according to research reported in Circulation: Jo ...

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created Jul 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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