Could poor sleep contribute to symptoms of schizophrenia?
Neuroscientists studying the link between poor sleep and schizophrenia have found that irregular sleep patterns and desynchronised brain activity during sleep could trigger some of the disease's symptoms. The findings, published ...
Neuroscience
Nov 14, 2012 |
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Medication beliefs strongly affect individuals' management of chronic diseases, expert says
(Medical Xpress)—Nearly half of patients taking medications for chronic conditions do not strictly follow their prescribed medication regimens. Failure to use medications as directed increases patients' risk for side effects, ...
Health
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Self-tracking may become key element of personalized medicine
(Medical Xpress)—A steady stream of new apps and devices that can be synced to ever-more sophisticated mobile phones is flowing into consumers' hands, and this technology is revolutionizing the practice ...
Health
Oct 08, 2012 |
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Researchers to study the developmental implications of toddlers' sleep patterns
ZZZs don't always come easy for children still learning their ABCs.
Pediatrics
Oct 04, 2012 |
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Poor sleep in adolescents may increase risk of heart disease
Adolescents who sleep poorly may be at risk of cardiovascular disease in later life, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Cardiology
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Making headway on beta-blockers and sleep
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 ...
Health
Sep 28, 2012 |
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Study to assess impact of sleep on cognitive and emotional well-being
Over the past decade, scientists have learned that sleep is one of the best memory aids available, but Mark Gluck wants to take that research further. The Rutgers professor, an expert in cognitive and computational ...
Medical research
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Poor sleep may age your brain
(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 ...
Health
Jul 16, 2012 |
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Researchers uncover new ways sleep-wake patterns are like clockwork
Researchers at New York University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered new ways neurons work together to ease the transition between sleep and wakefulness. Their findings, which appear ...
Neuroscience
May 23, 2012 |
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Pediatric epilepsy impacts sleep for the child and parents
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital for Children in Boston have determined that pediatric epilepsy significantly impacts sleep patterns for the child and parents. According to the study available in Epilepsia, a jour ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 17, 2012 |
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Social jetlag is a real health hazard
Social jetlag -- a syndrome related to the mismatch between the body's internal clock and the realities of our daily schedules -- does more than make us sleepy. It is also contributing to the growing tide of obesity, according ...
Medical research
May 10, 2012 |
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Brain cell changes may cause sleep troubles in aging
Older animals show cellular changes in the brain "clock" that sets sleep and wakeful periods, according to new research in the April 25 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The findings may help explain why elderly people ...
Neuroscience
Apr 24, 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 ...
Health
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Sleeping too much or too little can be bad for your heart
Getting too little sleep – or even too much – appears to spell trouble for the heart. New data reveal that adults who get less than six hours of sleep a night are at significantly greater risk of stroke, heart attack ...
Sleep apnea
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Southerners sleepiest, U.S. 'Sleep map' shows
(HealthDay) -- Where you live in the United States may influence how well you sleep, researchers report.
Health
Feb 23, 2012 |
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