Neuroscience
Sleep problems pervasive and persistent among children with epilepsy
For children with epilepsy, seizures and related health concerns can disrupt every part of childhood, including sleep.
Feb 8, 2022
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Sleep Disorders
Autism spectrum disorders
Mothers' sleep apnea may increase risk of autism-like changes in their male offspring
Sleep apnea in pregnancy may increase the risk for brain and behavioral changes associated with autism, especially in males, according to a study in rats by Amanda Vanderplow, Michael Cahill, and colleagues at the University ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New discovery to aid treatment of problem infant hemangiomas: Mouse study
Research led by the Centenary Institute and the Harvard Medical School, Boston, shows that a compound present in current beta blocker treatments could be repurposed to increase efficiency and safety of infantile hemangioma ...
Dec 28, 2021
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Health
Advances in sleep disorder diagnostics: Simpler measurements, more accurate analyses
Sleep disorders and insufficient sleep are major global problems contributing to, e.g., increased health care costs and sick leaves, and reduced quality of life. According to recent estimates, sleep apnea alone affects approximately ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Health
Poor quality of sleep and falling asleep later are associated with poorer control of blood sugar after meals
A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) finds that later bedtime routines and poor quality of sleep are associated with higher blood glucose levels and poorer ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study suggests sleep disorders linked with more severe outcomes from COVID-19
A new Cleveland Clinic study found that people with certain sleep disorders have more severe outcomes from COVID-19, including a 31 percent higher rate of hospitalization and mortality.
Nov 10, 2021
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Health
Study: Lack of sleep affecting students' mental health, especially women
More than two thirds (65.5 percent) of students are experiencing poor sleep quality and this is linked to mental health problems, new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Annals of Human Biology suggests.
Nov 2, 2021
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Neuroscience
New method maps brain activity despite uncertainties in patient head structure
Skoltech researchers have proposed a method for interpreting brain activity data that proved to be up to five times more accurate than the conventionally used technique in cases when MRI data contained artifacts or only a ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A breakdown in communication: Mitochondria of diabetic patients can't keep time
Almost all cells regulate their biological processes over a 24-hour period, otherwise called a cell's circadian rhythm. To do so, cells use a biological clock that cycles different genes on and off throughout the day and ...
Oct 20, 2021
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Neuroscience
Sleep disorders highly prevalent in children with migraine
(HealthDay)—Sleep disorders seem to be highly prevalent among children with migraine and are associated with higher headache severity, according to a study published online Aug. 14 in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.
Sep 7, 2021
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