Health
Sleep is key to curing chronic pain
Research from the University of Warwick reveals that the way chronic pain patients think about pain and sleep leads to insomnia and poor management of pain.
Sep 21, 2016
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Insomnia
Health
Childhood abuse, parental death and divorce are linked to adult insomnia symptoms
According to a new study, child adversities, which are known to play an important role in mental and physical health, are also associated with poor sleep.
Jun 14, 2016
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Health
Using smartphones to reduce pre-sleep threat vigilance that contributes to insomnia
An investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics indicates how the smartphone may have a potential in the treatment of insomnia.
May 10, 2016
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Health
Chronic insomnia? Docs urged to try a behavior therapy first
Tossing and turning night after night? Don't automatically reach for the pill bottle. New guidelines say the first choice to treat chronic insomnia should be cognitive behavioral therapy—a way to condition your body to ...
May 2, 2016
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Neuroscience
Insomnia linked to damage in brain communication networks
Using a sophisticated MRI technique, researchers have found abnormalities in the brain's white matter tracts in patients with insomnia. Results of the study were published online in the journal Radiology.
Apr 5, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study affirms treating insomnia may ease migraines
Even relatively brief sessions with a sleep therapist may prove useful in relieving the frequency of migraines for chronic sufferers, concludes a study conducted by researchers at the University of Mississippi.
Mar 15, 2016
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Cardiology
Poor sleep may not add to cholesterol problems, study finds
(HealthDay)—Sleepless nights don't appear to be linked to an increase in cholesterol levels, a new study indicates.
Mar 3, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study of firefighters finds potential pathway between insomnia and depression
A new study of firefighters suggests that insomnia and nightmares may increase the risk of depression by impairing the ability to access and leverage emotion regulation strategies effectively.
Feb 17, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Better sleep and tai chi reduce inflammation and promote health
Inflammatory processes occur throughout the body, with a primary function of promoting healing after injury. However, when too active, these inflammatory processes can also damage the body in many ways, and may contribute ...
Nov 5, 2015
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Health
More than one-third of perimenopausal women develop insomnia
Millions of women may likely be sleep-deprived. It's already a known fact that women are more predisposed to insomnia. Now a new study presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) earlier ...
Oct 14, 2015
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