News tagged with sleep problems

New pattern in our biological clock overturns long-held theory

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Michigan mathematicians and their British colleagues say they have identified the signal that the brain sends to the rest of the body to control biological rhythms, a finding that overturns ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (22) | comments 4

Slime mold prefers sleeping pills

In a new paper published in Nature Precedings, Andrew Adamatzky from the University of the West of England shows that slime molds like Physarum polycephalum prefers sleeping pills and their sedative effects over ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast weblog

Starvation keeps sleep-deprived fly brain sharp

As anyone who has ever struggled to keep his or her eyes open after a big meal knows, eating can induce sleepiness. New research in fruit flies suggests that, conversely, being hungry may provide a way to stay awake without ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 31, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Insurers shun those taking certain meds and secretly keep blacklist

Trying to buy health insurance on your own and have gallstones? You'll automatically be denied coverage. Rheumatoid arthritis? Automatic denial. Severe acne? Probably denied. Do you take Metformin, a popular drug for diabetes? ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Insomnia is bad for the heart

Can't sleep at night? A new study published in the journal Sleep has found that people who suffer from insomnia have heightened nighttime blood pressure, which can lead to cardiac problems. The investigation, which measur ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia

(AP) -- Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Mouse model of Parkinson's reproduces nonmotor symptoms

The classic symptoms of Parkinson's disease involve tremor, stiffness and slow movements. Over the last decade, neurologists have been paying greater attention to non-motor symptoms, such as digestive and sleep problems, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Restless legs may be a sign of heart risks

(AP) -- The nighttime twitching of restless legs syndrome may be more than an annoyance: New research suggests that in some people, it could be a sign of hidden heart problems.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 03, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

Infants with persistent crying problems more likely to have behavior problems in childhood

Infants who have problems with persistent crying, sleeping and/or feeding – known as regulatory problems – are far more likely to become children with significant behavioural problems, reveals research published ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The better off sleep better

Analysis of the early data from Understanding Society based on 14,000 UK households found that overall the best sleep was reported by people with higher levels of education and by married people. The type of work a person ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Popular sleep medicine puts older adults at risk for falls, cognitive impairment

Adults who take one of the world's most commonly prescribed sleep medications are significantly more at risk for nighttime falls and potential injury, according to a new study by the University of Colorado ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sleeping well at 100 years of age: Study searches for the secrets to healthy longevity

A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to examine sleep issues in a large sample of exceptionally old adults, including nearly 2,800 people who were 100 years of age and older.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Acting out while asleep: a strange sleep disorder

During the day, Lawrence Neumann was a mild mannered man, considerate, kind and loving to his wife of many years, Bonnie.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 09, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Sleep disorder

A sleep disorder (somnipathy) is a medical disorder of the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental and emotional functioning. A test commonly ordered for some sleep disorders is the polysomnogram.

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