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A new study suggests that there is a significant correlation between excessive daytime sleepiness and vitamin D, and race plays an important factor. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-significant-link-sleepiness-vitamin-d.html Health Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:00:06 EST news274695679 Researchers in Belgium also show how dogs can help patients with severe sleep problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-dogs-sleepy-patients.html Health Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:30:03 EST news274642645 A new study suggests that extending nightly sleep in mildly sleepy, healthy adults increases daytime alertness and reduces pain sensitivity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-pain-sensitivity.html Health Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:10:57 EST news273564637 More than half of all retired people aged 65 and over report sleeping at least 7.5 hours per night, and between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7:30 a.m., contrary to commonly held assumptions that most elderly go to bed early and have trouble sleeping through the night, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's Sleep and Chronobiology Center (SCC) and University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-seniors-habits-similar-young-adults.html Health Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:00:11 EST news272535982 A novel brain mechanism mediating the inhibition of the critical breathing muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep has been identified for the first time in a new study, offering the possibility of a new treatment target for sleep-related breathing problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-mechanism-muscle-paralysis.html Sleep apnea Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:20:01 EST news272219887 (HealthDay)—The massive East Coast power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy may make it moot for many, but clocks still need to be turned back an hour this weekend. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-clocks-sunday.html Health Sat, 03 Nov 2012 08:40:01 EST news271139997 New research shows that high school students experience excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), with most students sleeping fewer than 7 hours per night. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-excessive-daytime-sleepiness-common-high.html Health Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:06:13 EST news270097564 (HealthDay)—When children can get just a little more sleep each night, their school behavior and alertness levels improve, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-kids-bit-longer-school.html Pediatrics Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:21:36 EST news269515278 [Is psycho-physical stress a risk factor for stroke? A case-control study Online First doi 10.1136/jnnp-2012-302420] http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-chronic-stress-linked-high.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:30:04 EST news265479490 People who drive commercial vehicles, such as buses, taxis, trucks and aeroplanes, could be incorrectly reporting their symptoms of sleep apnoea due to their fears of endangering their employment, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-commercial-drivers-understating-apnoea-symptoms.html Sleep apnea Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:01:40 EST news265172476 University of Florida researchers have identified a gene responsible for brain-related symptoms of the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-underlying-impaired-brain-function-muscular.html Neuroscience Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:00:01 EST news263642344 While drinking caffeine each day does not appear to help improve sleepiness among people with Parkinson's disease, it may have a benefit in controlling movement, according to new research published in the August 1, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology . http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-cup-joe-parkinson-disease-symptoms.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:32:35 EST news263057545 Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), well established as an effective treatment for severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is also effective in patients with mild and moderately severe OSA and daytime sleepiness, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-cpap-treatment-effective-patients-milder.html Sleep apnea Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:20:02 EST news261932798 (HealthDay) -- Evidence is building that poor sleep patterns may do more than make you cranky: The amount and quality of shuteye you get could be linked to mental deterioration and Alzheimer's disease, four new studies suggest. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-poor-age-brain.html Health Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:29:50 EST news261678185 Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, finds that prolonged exposure to a high-fat diet reduces the quality of sleep in rats. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-weight-gain-high-fat-diet-active-period.html Health Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:20:02 EST news261115500 Wake up, America, and lose some weight – it's keeping you tired and prone to accidents. Three studies being presented today at sleep 2012 conclude that obesity and depression are the two main culprits making us excessively sleepy while awake. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-obesity-depression-root-daytime-sleepiness.html Health Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:50:03 EST news258780129 Two studies scheduled for presentation today at SLEEP 2012 are reporting sleep disparities among Americans based on racial and ethnic background. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-ethnicity-country.html Health Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:40:01 EST news258780108 Coaches, owners and fantasy-league traders take note: Sleep researcher W. Christopher Winter, MD, has uncovered a link between a pro athlete's longevity and the degree of sleepiness experienced in the daytime. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-sleepiness-pro-athlete-careers.html Health Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:08 EST news258658576 (HealthDay) -- Millions of Americans plod through each day exhausted. Not because they're working too hard, over-exercising or not taking enough vitamins. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-lackadaisical-apnea-blame.html Sleep apnea Tue, 29 May 2012 10:10:01 EST news257502698 (HealthDay) -- New research suggests that treating obstructive sleep apnea, a common cause of snoring and daytime sleepiness, might also cut down on a serious health hazard associated with the condition -- the risk of developing high blood pressure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-apnea-mask-heart.html Sleep apnea Tue, 22 May 2012 18:50:02 EST news256929476 Children who have learning, attention and behavior problems may be suffering from excessive daytime sleepiness, even though clinical tests show them sleeping long enough at night, a new study reports. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-excessive-sleepiness-attention-school-problems.html Sleep apnea Tue, 01 May 2012 03:30:02 EST news255060366 Italian and Swiss researchers confirm that induced hyperammonaemia significantly increases daytime sleepiness in patients with cirrhosis. The findings available in the March issue of Hepatology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, show that higher blood levels of ammonia reduced the ability of cirrhotic patients to produce restorative sleep. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-cirrhotic-patients-daytime-sleepiness-higher.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:30:01 EST news249819326 A new study suggests that young diabetics may be struggling to get a good night's sleep, resulting in worse control of their blood sugar, poorer school performance and misbehavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-poor-linked-health-behavior-problems.html Sleep apnea Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:25:21 EST news244621500 People sleep significantly better and feel more alert during the day if they get at least 150 minutes of exercise a week, a new study concludes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-physical-impacts-quality.html Health Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:02:55 EST news241192964 Loneliness is not only heartbreaking, it breaks up a normal night's sleep, a new study shows. Researchers say compromised sleep may be one pathway by which feelings of loneliness adversely affect our health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-lonely-impact.html Health Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:30:59 EST news239340648 Young basketball players spend hours dribbling up and down the court aspiring to NBA stardom. Now, new Stanford University School of Medicine research suggests another tactic to achieving their hoop dreams: sleep. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-athletic-collegiate-basketball-players.html Health Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:23:38 EST news228716603 Although a class schedule with later start times allows colleges students to get more sleep, it also gives them more time to stay out drinking at night. As a result, their grades are more likely to suffer, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday, June 14, in Minneapolis, Minn., at SLEEP 2011, the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-college-students-longer-grades-classes.html Health Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:10:01 EST news227244965 Daytime sleepiness may affect inhibitory control in the brain when viewing tantalizing, high-calorie foods, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 13, in Minneapolis, Minn., at SLEEP 2011, the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-sleepiness-impair-brain-inhibitory-viewing.html Medical research Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:35:30 EST news227176518 Children who are bullies or have conduct problems at school, are more likely to be sleepy during the day according to University of Michigan Medical School researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-kids-bully-aggressive-problems.html Health Tue, 31 May 2011 16:06:47 EST news226076786 A new study links the intermittent interruption of breathing that occurs in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to enhanced proliferation of melanoma cancer cells and increased tumor growth in mice, according to researchers in Spain. The study also found tumor cells of OSA mouse models tended to contain more dead cells, indicating a more aggressive type of cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-obstructive-apnea-linked-cancer-growth.html Sleep apnea Tue, 17 May 2011 14:03:24 EST news224859783