News tagged with sleepwalking
Scientists find genetic basis for sleepwalking
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying a large family with four generations of sleepwalkers have traced the condition to one section of a single chromosome: chromosome 20, and have found that carrying just one copy of this ...
Feb 10, 2011 |
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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 ...
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Replaying our days learning in our sleep (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- According to a recent study, our sleep may not be as empty of brain function as was originally thought. The study, published in Public Library of Science One, was led by sleep researcher Delphi ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 28, 2011 |
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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, ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Study finds that sexsomnia is common in sleep center patients
Sexsomnia was reported by almost eight percent of patients at a sleep disorders center and was more common in men than women, according to a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 7, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, ...
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Jun 07, 2010 |
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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
May 02, 2010 |
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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
Apr 09, 2010 |
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Study shows dream-enacting behavior is common in healthy young adults
A study in the Dec.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that dream-enacting behaviors are common in healthy young adults, and the prevalence of specific behaviors differs between men and women.
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Sleep apnea linked to sleepwalking, hallucinations and other 'parasomnias'
Nearly 1 in 10 patients with obstructive sleep apnea also experience "parasomnia" symptoms such as sleepwalking, hallucinations and acting out their dreams, a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study has ...
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Insomniac flies resemble sleep-deprived humans
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have created a line of fruit flies that may someday help shed light on the mechanisms that cause insomnia in humans. The flies, which only get a small fraction ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Study links ADHD with sleep problems in adolescents
A study in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that adolescents with a childhood diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are more likely to have current and lifetime sleep problems and disorders, regard ...
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May 01, 2009 |
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A Single Neuron Can Change the Activity of the Whole Brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- The pulsing of a single neuron can switch a brain’s waves from the equivalent of a big ocean swell to ripples on a pond, according to new research from Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator ...
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May 01, 2009 |
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