News tagged with insomnia syndrome

Insomnia often appears to be a persistent condition

About three-fourths of individuals with insomnia report experiencing the condition for at least one year and almost half experience it for three years, according to a report in the March 9 issue of Archives of Internal Me ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Study shows that the societal, economic burden of insomnia is high

A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep indicates that the indirect costs of untreated insomnia are significantly greater than the direct costs associated with its treatment. The study estimates that the total annual ...

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Two genes do not make a voter: new research

Voting behavior cannot be predicted by one or two genes as previous researchers have claimed, according to Evan Charney, a Duke University professor of public policy and political science.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Daily home dialysis makes 'restless legs' better

For dialysis patients, performing daily dialysis at home can help alleviate sleep problems related to restless legs syndrome (RLS), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American So ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Best treatments for chronic fatigue are exercise, CBT: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two effective treatments benefit up to 60 per cent of patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), according to a collaborative trial funded by the Medical ...

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Drug prevents post-traumatic stress syndrome

when a severely stressful event triggers exaggerated and chronic fear – affects nearly 8 million people in the United States and is hard to treat. In a preclinical study, Northwestern Medicine scientists have for the ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Loud snoring and insomnia symptoms predict the development of the metabolic syndrome

A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep found that loud snoring and two common insomnia symptoms - difficulty falling asleep and unrefreshing sleep - each significantly predicted the development of the metabolic syndro ...

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created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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

PTSD interrupts lives long after trauma

Throughout much of her young adult life, Terry Hatcher was living in a disassociated state, disconnected from the world -- zoned out. She tried to commit suicide at age 21.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

UK: New guidelines to ease sleepless nights

Insomnia and other sleep disorders are very common, yet are not generally well understood by doctors and other health care professionals. Now the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has released up-to-the-minute ...

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created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Imaging reveals how brain fails to tune out phantom sounds of tinnitus

About 40 million people in the U.S. today suffer from tinnitus, an irritating and sometimes debilitating auditory disorder in which a person "hears" sounds, such as ringing, that don't actually exist. There isn't a cure for ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 23, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 17 | with audio podcast

More adults report excessive sleepiness in the US than in Europe

Excessive sleepiness is more common in the U.S. than in Europe, which raises concerns for public health and safety, according to a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at ...

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created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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