http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) is pleased to announce the launch of a comprehensive free online sleep disorders resource for all professionals in primary care. The "Sleep Disorders" guide is the updated web version of Dr. Peter Hauri's book, The Sleep Disorders, first published in 1977. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-national-foundation-free-disorders-online.html Other Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:48:56 EST news284129327 Three myths about sleepwalking – sleepwalkers have no memory of their actions, sleepwalkers' behaviour is without motivation, and sleepwalking has no daytime impact – are dispelled in a recent study led by Antonio Zadra of the University of Montreal and its affiliated Sacré-Coeur Hospital. Working from numerous studies over the last 15 years at the hospital's Centre for Advanced Studies in Sleep Medicine at the Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal and a thorough analysis of the literature, Zadra and his colleagues have raised the veil on sleepwalking and clarified the diagnostic criteria for researchers and clinicians. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-sleepwalkers-theyve.html Neuroscience Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:45:56 EST news282455141 Among patients who were identified as likely having moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, treatment based in primary care was not clinically inferior to treatment at a specialist sleep center for improvement in daytime sleepiness scores, according to a study appearing in the March 13 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-outcomes-treatment-apnea-primary-specialist.html Sleep apnea Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:00:45 EST news282322832 Sleep-related problems are among the most common issues seen by a pediatrician, and for good reason—poor sleep habits can lead to behavioral, educational, social and health problems. Fortunately for parents, many childhood sleep problems can be recognized early and treated successfully. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-kids-isnt-cute-center-focuses.html Pediatrics Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:30:04 EST news281087671 (HealthDay)—Far more than just leaving you yawning, a small amount of sleep deprivation disrupts the activity of genes, potentially affecting metabolism and other functions in the human body, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-deprivation-disrupt-genes.html Medical research Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:27:43 EST news281032026 (HealthDay)—Even a small amount of extra weight can have a negative effect on the lung function of Hispanic and black children, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-extra-pounds-lung-function-black.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:10:01 EST news280765904 A new study confirms a link between insomnia and thoughts of suicide and suggests that this relationship is mediated by dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep as well as nightmares. The study suggests that the targeted assessment and treatment of specific sleep problems may reduce the risk of suicide in people with depressive symptoms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-insomnia-predictor-suicidal-thoughts.html Sleep apnea Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:52:14 EST news280079465 A new study found a high prevalence of sleep disorders and a startlingly high rate of short sleep duration among active duty military personnel. The study suggests the need for a cultural change toward appropriate sleep practices throughout the military. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-duty-military-personnel-prone-disorders.html Health Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:00:01 EST news278862494 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 It is one of the ironies of sleep research that scientists stay up all night to do it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-probing-drowsy-mystery-nights-rhythms.html Health Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:35:59 EST news271330549 A new study suggests that when prescribed by physicians in routine practice and used appropriately by patients, treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could reduce blood pressure in men with hypertension. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-treatment-obstructive-apnea-blood-pressure.html Sleep apnea Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:53:08 EST news269322758 Improvements to the diagnosis and screening of sleep apnea are critical to stroke prevention, according to new stroke care guidelines released today at the Canadian Stroke Congress. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-apnea-dual-role.html Sleep apnea Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:41:02 EST news268371652 Adolescents who sleep poorly may be at risk of cardiovascular disease in later life, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-poor-adolescents-heart-disease.html Cardiology Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:00:06 EST news268308356 Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience poorer sleep quality than people of a similar age without COPD, according to research published in the journal Respirology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-copd-patients-poorer-quality-blood.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:35:41 EST news267359625 Potentially worrisome weight gains following tonsillectomy occur mostly in children under the age of 6, not in older children, a study by Johns Hopkins experts in otolaryngology- head and neck surgery shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-age-underlying-diagnosis-key-factor.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:28:25 EST news266660894 A Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found that the majority of bariatric surgery patients being treated for obesity have clinically significant obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but report fewer symptoms than other sleep disorders patients. The study by Katherine M. Sharkey, M.D., Ph.D., of the department of medicine, division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at Rhode Island Hospital, and University Medicine, is published online in advance of print in the journal Sleep and Breathing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-bariatric-patients-obstructive-apnea-symptoms.html Sleep apnea Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:36:22 EST news263730969 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 In the hospital it is not only direct patient care, but also the environment that contributes to recovery. A critical component of a healing environment is a peaceful space for a patient to get enough sleep. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-hospital-noisy-patient-tonight.html Health Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:00:01 EST news258649663 (Medical Xpress) -- A study by Wits researchers has come to the aid of health practitioners who have previously had difficulty in diagnosing one of the most common neurological, but difficult to describe conditions, Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-terminology-restless-legs-syndrome.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 31 May 2012 07:36:44 EST news257668496 Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who become infected with the bacterium Pseudomonas aerguinosa are more likely to have worse clinical outcomes and experience more hospitalizations during the course of their disease than COPD patients who are not infected, according to researchers from Buffalo, N.Y. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-p-aeruginosa-bacteria-hospitalizations-copd.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 23 May 2012 14:00:15 EST news256996604 Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have derived a population of pure lung and thyroid progenitor cells in vitro that successfully mimic the developmental milestones of lung and thyroid tissue formation. The research, which will be published in the April 6 edition of the journal Cell Stem Cell, identifies factors necessary for embryonic stem cells to differentiate into lung progenitor cells and provides key information about how the tissue engineering technology can be used to develop new gene and cell-based therapies to treat lung diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-derive-purified-lung-thyroid-progenitors.html Medical research Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:58:56 EST news252849521 A study of more than 11,000 children followed for over six years has found that young children with sleep-disordered breathing are prone to developing behavioral difficulties such as hyperactivity and aggressiveness, as well as emotional symptoms and difficulty with peer relationships, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Their study, the largest and most comprehensive of its kind, published online today in the journal Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-kids-abnormal-linked-behavioral-difficulties.html Sleep apnea Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:48:59 EST news250141723 (HealthDay) -- Driven to sleeplessness by the effects of stress and the demands of their own biology, women are more likely than men to have serious sleep problems, experts say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-struggles-women-urged-routines.html Health Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:01:52 EST news249926503 (Medical Xpress) -- People who suffer from sleep disturbances are at major risk for obesity, diabetes, and coronary artery disease, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.  For the first time in such a large and diverse sample, analyzing the data of over 130,000 people, the new research also indicates that general sleep disturbance (difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, and/or sleeping too much) may play a role in the development of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. The study is published online ahead of print in the Journal of Sleep Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-problems-cardiovascular-disease-diabetes-obesity.html Health Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:50:01 EST news246260067 People with obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to stick to prescribed treatment when a partner or parent is involved with their treatment, according to a team of sleep researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-approaches-apnea-benefit-cpap.html Sleep apnea Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:20:01 EST news241977362 What do Moby Dick, the Salem witch trials and alien abductions all have in common? They all circle back to sleep paralysis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-psychologists-demons.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:01:28 EST news238068076 If you're a middle-aged woman with Restless Legs Syndrome, you may have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure, according to new research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-restless-legs-syndrome-high-blood.html Cardiology Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:00:07 EST news237465842 A marker for Alzheimer's disease rises and falls in the spinal fluid in a daily pattern that echoes the sleep cycle, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-marker-alzheimer-disease-day-falls.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:22:03 EST news236272899 A study presented today by Universite Laval researchers at the 4th World Congress on Sleep Medicine currently underway in Quebec City revealed that the risk of insomnia is 67% higher in people from families in which at least one member is an insomniac. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-insomnia-percent-higher-family-member.html Health Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:54:46 EST news235040076 Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have demonstrated that the circadian system, the body's internal clock, regulates human platelet function and causes a peak in platelet activation corresponding to the known morning peak in adverse cardiovascular events. These findings are published in PLoS ONE on September 8, 2011. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-body-clock-platelet-function.html Cardiology Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:03:23 EST news234781387