Lack of sleep affects bone health and bone marrow activity
Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin, in a team led by Carol Everson, Ph.D., professor of neurology, cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy, have discovered abnormalities in bone and bone marrow in rats undergoing ...
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Sep 18, 2012 |
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Age, not underlying diagnosis, key factor in weight gain in children after tonsillectomy
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.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 12, 2012 |
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Substantial road traffic noise in urban areas contributes to sleep disturbance and annoyance
The World Health Organization recently recognized environmental noise as harmful pollution, with adverse psychosocial and physiological effects on public health. A new study of noise pollution in Fulton County, Georgia, suggests ...
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Sep 11, 2012 |
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Bariatric patients with obstructive sleep apnea fail to show symptoms
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 ...
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Aug 09, 2012 |
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Almost half of type 2 diabetes patients report acute and chronic pain
Almost half of adults with type 2 diabetes report acute and chronic pain, and close to one quarter report neuropathy, fatigue, depression, sleep disturbance and physical or emotional disability, according to a study of more ...
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Aug 08, 2012 |
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Two new studies show connection between sleepiness and pro-athlete careers
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.
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Jun 12, 2012 |
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In the hospital, the noisy hospital, the patient sleeps tonight?
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.
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Jun 11, 2012 |
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Study provides better terminology for diagnosing restless legs syndrome
(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 ...
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May 31, 2012 |
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P. aeruginosa bacteria associated with increased hospitalizations in COPD patients
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 ...
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May 23, 2012 |
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Better tests for sleeping sickness
Lies Van Nieuwenhove, researcher at the Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine, has produced proteins imitating typical parts of the sleeping sickness parasite. They can be used in more efficient diagnostic ...
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May 22, 2012 |
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Too little sleep, disrupted internal clock means higher risk of diabetes and obesity
A study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) reinforces the finding that too little sleep or sleep patterns that are inconsistent with our body's "internal biological clock" may lead to increased risk of diabetes ...
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Apr 11, 2012 |
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Researchers derive purified lung and thyroid progenitors from embryonic stem cells
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 ...
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Apr 05, 2012 |
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Obesity raises death risk tied to sleeping pills
Obesity appears to significantly increase the risk of death tied to sleeping pills, nearly doubling the rate of mortality even among those prescribed 18 or fewer pills in a year, researchers reported Friday.
Sleep apnea
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Kids' abnormal breathing during sleep linked to increased risk for behavioral difficulties
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 ...
Sleep apnea
Mar 05, 2012 |
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For sleep struggles, women urged to alter routines
(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.
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Mar 02, 2012 |
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