Study explores whether sleeping pills reduce insomniac's suicidal thoughts
Researchers want to know whether a sleeping pill reduces suicidal thoughts in depressed patients with insomnia.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 22, 2013 |
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Poor sleep can leave romantic partners feeling unappreciated
Spouses and other romantic partners often complain about feeling unappreciated, and a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests poor sleep may play a hidden role.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 19, 2013 |
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Surprising connections between our well-being and giving, getting, and gratitude
We all know that getting a good night's sleep is good for our general health and well-being. But new research is highlighting a more surprising benefit of good sleep: more feelings of gratitude for relationships.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 19, 2013 |
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Wild animals may contribute to the resurgence of African sleeping sickness
Wild animals may be a key contributor to the continuing spread of African sleeping sickness, new research published in PLOS Computational Biology shows. The West African form of the disease, also known as Gambiense Human ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 17, 2013 |
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Fighting sleep: Discovery may lead to new treatments for deadly sleeping sickness
While its common name may make it sound almost whimsical, sleeping sickness, or African trypanosomiasis, is in reality a potentially fatal parasitic infection that has ravaged populations in sub-Saharan Africa ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 17, 2013 |
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Empa spin-off bound for success with its electronic bedside care assistant
The first product to hit the Swiss market from Empa and ETH Zurich spin-off compliant concept is surpassing all expectations. The successful market launch of the electronic healthcare assistant also impressed ...
Health
Jan 17, 2013 |
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Information better retained with reinforcing stimuli delivered during sleep, research finds
When you're studying for an exam, is there something you can do while you sleep to retain the information better?
Neuroscience
Jan 15, 2013 |
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Parkinson's can lead to anxiety and other non-motor symptoms, even early on
While movement problems are the main symptom of Parkinson's disease, a new study shows that even early in the course of disease people frequently experience many non-motor symptoms such as drooling, anxiety and constipation. ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jan 14, 2013 |
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Too hot to sleep? Here's why
Bushfires are quite appropriately dominating our nation's concerns during the current Australian heatwave. But for many, the struggle to sleep through soaring temperatures is a personal inferno that dominates ...
Health
Jan 11, 2013 |
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FDA requires lower doses for sleep medications (Update)
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it is asking manufacturers of sleep medications containing zolpidem—including Ambien—to lower the recommended doses and to provide ...
Medications
Jan 10, 2013 |
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After hospital discharge, other ills may land seniors back in again
(HealthDay)—The days and weeks after hospital discharge are a vulnerable time for people, with one in five older Americans readmitted within a month—often for symptoms unrelated to the original illness.
Health
Jan 09, 2013 |
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Poll: Few Americans know all the risks of obesity
Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but what about the many other ways obesity can damage your health?
Overweight and Obesity
Jan 06, 2013 |
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Researchers zero in on cognitive difficulties associated with menopause
The memory problems that many women experience in their 40s and 50s as they approach and go through menopause are both real and appear to be most acute during the early period of post menopause. That is the conclusion of ...
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Jan 03, 2013 |
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Sleep apnea may offer unusual protection for heart attack patients
(Medical Xpress)—People who suffer from breathing disorders such as sleep apnea are usually at higher risk for cardiovascular disease. But an intriguing new study from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists ...
Sleep apnea
Jan 03, 2013 |
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Let crying babes lie: Study supports notion of leaving infants to cry themselves back to sleep
Today, mothers of newborns find themselves confronting a common dilemma: Should they let their babies "cry it out" when they wake up at night? Or should they rush to comfort their crying little one?
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 02, 2013 |
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