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Study shows that adults have dreamlike thoughts during sleepwalking and sleep terrors episodes

A study in the Dec.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that short, unpleasant, dreamlike mental activity occurs during sleepwalking and sleep terrors episodes, suggesting that people with these sleep disorders may be acting ...

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Babies who are good sleepers have both nature and nurture on their side, researchers say

If your child is a bad sleeper - one who can't fall asleep on her own, wakes up frequently at night, or insists on sleeping in your bed - is it because you are a bad parent? Or are her genes to blame?

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created Apr 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

South Carolina bill targets prisoners on Facebook

(AP) -- Islam Dunn updates his Facebook page with a phone like so many other 19-year-olds, only he must hide the device so the prison guards don't notice.

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

Japanese light up Twitter on govt quake response

Japan's Twitter users have sent an endless stream of messages of support to survivors of the quake-tsunami disaster, but they also have plenty to say -- good and bad -- about the country's leaders.

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created Mar 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Great strides' in treatment of stroke, headache, epilepsy

The latest advances in treating neurologic disorders such as stroke, headache, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and sleep disorders are detailed in a special issue of the journal Neurologic Clinics.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | 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 ...

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

Young children especially vulnerable to effects of 9/11

Two new longitudinal studies show that age played an important role in the effects of the September 11, 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks on New York City. Both studies appear in a special section on children and disaster in ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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

Childhood parasomnias such as sleepwalking and bedwetting may persist into adolescence

Although incident parasomnias are uncommon as children enter adolescence, parasomnias present in preadolescents may persist into the teen years, according to a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 7, 2010, ...

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created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sleep disturbances associated with behavior problems in children with autism

Reports have suggested that sleep problems in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are associated with challenging daytime behaviors.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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.

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

Severe sleep apnea decreases frequency of nightmare recall

A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) report a significantly lower frequency of nightmares than patients with mild or no sleep ...

Medicine & Health / Sleep apnea

created Feb 15, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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