Study links diet with daytime sleepiness and alertness in healthy adults
A new study suggests that your level of sleepiness or alertness during the day may be related to the type of food that you eat.
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May 07, 2013 |
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Day or night, driving while tired a leading cause of accidents
(Medical Xpress)—Get more sleep. Have another cup of coffee before you drive to school or work. It could save your life. A 100-car naturalistic driving study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation ...
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Apr 15, 2013 |
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CPAP improves work productivity for sleep apnea patients
Continuous positive airway pressure is effective at increasing work productivity, according to a new study.
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Apr 10, 2013 |
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Study is first to find significant link between sleepiness and vitamin D
A new study suggests that there is a significant correlation between excessive daytime sleepiness and vitamin D, and race plays an important factor.
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Dec 14, 2012 |
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Dogs can also help wake sleepy patients on public transport
Researchers in Belgium also show how dogs can help patients with severe sleep problems.
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Dec 13, 2012 |
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Extended sleep reduces pain sensitivity
A new study suggests that extending nightly sleep in mildly sleepy, healthy adults increases daytime alertness and reduces pain sensitivity.
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Dec 01, 2012 |
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Many seniors' sleep habits are similar to those of young adults, study suggests
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 ...
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Nov 19, 2012 |
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Mechanism of breathing muscle 'paralysis' in dreaming sleep identified
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 ...
Sleep apnea
Nov 16, 2012 |
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Time change means turning clocks back on Sunday
(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.
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Nov 03, 2012 |
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Excessive daytime sleepiness common in high school students
New research shows that high school students experience excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), with most students sleeping fewer than 7 hours per night.
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Oct 22, 2012 |
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Kids who sleep a bit longer behave better in school, study finds
(HealthDay)—When children can get just a little more sleep each night, their school behavior and alertness levels improve, new research suggests.
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Oct 15, 2012 |
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Chronic stress linked to high risk of stroke
[Is psycho-physical stress a risk factor for stroke? A case-control study Online First doi 10.1136/jnnp-2012-302420]
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Aug 29, 2012 |
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Commercial drivers could be understating sleep apnoea symptoms for fear of losing their licence
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.
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Aug 26, 2012 |
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Study sheds light on underlying causes of impaired brain function in muscular dystrophy
University of Florida researchers have identified a gene responsible for brain-related symptoms of the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy.
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Aug 08, 2012 |
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A cup of joe may help some Parkinson's disease symptoms
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, ...
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