A good night's sleep is important to our children's development. But with the first day of school just passed, many children are at increased risk for sleep breathing disorders that can impair their mental and physical development ...
Sep 17, 2013
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A new study suggests that people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are perceived to appear more alert, more youthful and more attractive after at least two months of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy.
Sep 13, 2013
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Isabelle Arnulf and colleagues from the Sleep Disorders Unit at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) have outlined case studies of patients with Auto-Activation Deficit who reported dreams when awakened from REM sleep ...
Sep 11, 2013
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(HealthDay)—About 4 percent of American adults—more than 8.5 million people—have used a prescription sleep aid in the past month, and the use increases with age, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
Aug 29, 2013
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Exercise is a common prescription for insomnia. But spending 45 minutes on the treadmill one day won't translate into better sleep that night, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.
Aug 15, 2013
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The synapses in the brain act as key communication points between approximately one hundred billion neurons. They form a complex network connecting various centres in the brain through electrical impulses. New research from ...
Aug 12, 2013
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Nowadays, it's well accepted that the cause for altitude sickness—the host of symptoms including headache, fatigue, digestive problems, dizziness, and sleep disorders that occurs when climbers ascend a tall peak too quickly—is ...
Aug 9, 2013
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When melatonin, a hormone secreted by the pineal gland, was used as a pre-treatment for mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) prior to their transplantation into the brains of laboratory animals to repair damage from stroke, researchers ...
Jul 22, 2013
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(HealthDay)—For military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and sleep apnea, treatment with continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, reduces their nightmares, a new study finds.
Jul 17, 2013
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Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) want to know more about the relationship between sleep and pain.
Jul 16, 2013
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