http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The connection between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration as we grow older has been elusive. But for the first time, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a link between these hallmark maladies of old age. Their discovery opens the door to boosting the quality of sleep in elderly people to improve memory. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-poor-age-brain-memories.html Neuroscience Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:00:01 EST news278503695 Everyone feels refreshed after a good night's sleep, but sleep does more than just rejuvenate, it can also consolidate memories. 'The rapid eye movement form of sleep and slow wave sleep are involved in cognitive forms of memory such as learning motor skills and consciously accessible memory', explains Randolf Menzel from the Freie Universtät Berlin, Germany. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-sleep-deprived-bees-difficulty-relearning.html Sleep apnea Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:40:02 EST news270355134 A new study shows that both length of time and percentage of overall sleep spent in different sleep stages are associated with decreased metabolic rate, increased hunger, and increased intake of calories (specifically from fat and carbohydrates). The findings suggest an explanation for the association between sleep problems and obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-architecture-hunger.html Health Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:29:39 EST news270131324 Over 20 million people in the United States take beta-blockers, a medication commonly prescribed for cardiovascular issues, anxiety, hypertension and more. Many of these same people also have trouble sleeping, a side effect possibly related to the fact that these medications suppress night-time melatonin production. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have found that melatonin supplementation significantly improved sleep in hypertensive patients taking beta-blockers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-headway-beta-blockers.html Health Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:20:01 EST news267992776 Slow-wave sleep, or 'deep sleep', is intimately involved in the complex control of the onset of puberty, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-puberty-brain-deep.html Medical research Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:01 EST news266688921 (Medical Xpress) -- People with Parkinson's disease performed markedly better on a test of working memory after a night's sleep, and sleep disorders can interfere with that benefit, researchers have shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-memory-people-parkinson-disease.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:37:09 EST news264767814 Reduced slow wave sleep (SWS) is a powerful predictor for developing high blood pressure in older men, according to new research in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-poor-quality-high-blood-pressure.html Sleep apnea Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:00:01 EST news233847348