Dentistry
Smart mouth guard could detect teeth grinding, dehydration, concussions
The next big thing in wearable technology may show up right inside your mouth.
Jul 2, 2015
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Health
Mixed findings regarding quality of evidence supporting benefit of medical marijuana
In an analysis of the findings of nearly 80 randomized trials that included about 6,500 participants, there was moderate-quality evidence to support the use of cannabinoids (chemical compounds that are the active principles ...
Jun 23, 2015
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Health
Insomnia leads to decreased empathy in health care workers
A new study suggests that insomnia decreases empathy in health care workers and may lead to adverse clinical outcomes and medical errors.
Jun 9, 2015
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Health
Mindfulness meditation appears to help improve sleep quality
Mindfulness meditation practices resulted in improved sleep quality for older adults with moderate sleep disturbance in a clinical trial comparing meditation to a more structured program focusing on changing poor sleep habits ...
Feb 16, 2015
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Genetics
Circadian clock-Angelman syndrome link established
Monitoring participants' biological clocks may be the quickest way to determine the effectiveness of experimental drugs currently under development to treat Angelman syndrome: a debilitating genetic disorder that occurs in ...
Feb 5, 2015
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Sleep disorders
Poor sleep causes weight gain and susceptibility to diabetes
People who suffer breathing and heart rate abnormalities, called obstructive sleep apnea, are likely to develop diabetes, and the risk increases if they have a hereditary proclivity.
Jan 5, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sleep duration affects risk for ulcerative colitis
If you are not getting the recommended seven-to-eight hours of sleep each night, you may be at increased risk of developing ulcerative colitis, according to a new study1 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official ...
Oct 21, 2014
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Treating insomnia in elderly reduces inflammation, lowers risk for chronic diseases
(Medical Xpress)—Lack of sleep can make you sick. And while everybody has the occasional restless night, for those who suffer from chronic insomnia—some 15 percent of older adults in the United States—that sleep loss ...
Sep 16, 2014
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Parents of newborns pay high price for interrupted sleep, study says
The familiar cry in the night, followed by a blind shuffle to the crib, a feeding, a diaper change, and a final retreat back into oblivion—every hour on the hour. Such is the sleep pattern of most new parents, who report ...
Jul 8, 2014
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Sleep disorders
Home testing and management of OSA reduces costs without impacting clinical outcomes
Home testing of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) followed by initiation of home treatment with an auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device reduced costs compared with in-laboratory testing and titration ...
May 19, 2014
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