Pediatrics
Texting at night affects teens' sleep, academic performance
Can't stop texting? If you're a teenager, it may be to blame for falling grades and increased yawning in school, according to a new Rutgers study.
Jan 22, 2016
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News tagged with sleep problems
Medications
Statins linked to lower aggression in men, but higher in women
Statins are a hugely popular drug class used to manage blood cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease. Previous studies had raised questions about adverse behavioral changes with statins, such as irritability ...
Jul 1, 2015
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Health
Shift work can affect your health
Shiftwork is an occupational health risk of growing significance because it is becoming more common and because of its potential influence on health outcomes, possibly increasing health differences between workers of higher ...
May 18, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Don't worry, be happy: Just go to bed earlier
When you go to bed, and how long you sleep at a time, might actually make it difficult for you to stop worrying. So say Jacob Nota and Meredith Coles of Binghamton University in the US, who found that people who sleep for ...
Dec 4, 2014
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Neuroscience
Team prevents memory problems caused by sleep deprivation
Sleep is a critical period for memory consolidation, and most people don't get enough. Research has shown that even brief periods of sleep deprivation can lead to deficits in memory formation.
Nov 18, 2014
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Neuroscience
Can sleep loss affect your brain size?
Sleep difficulties may be linked to faster rates of decline in brain volume, according to a study published in the September 3, 2014, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Sep 3, 2014
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Genetics
Single gene controls jet lag
Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified a gene that regulates sleep and wake rhythms.
Aug 13, 2014
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Medical research
New fruitfly sleep gene promotes the need to sleep
All creatures great and small, including fruitflies, need sleep. Researchers have surmised that sleep – in any species—is necessary for repairing proteins, consolidating memories, and removing wastes from cells. But, ...
Feb 4, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More drugs show promise in fighting hepatitis C
(HealthDay)—An experimental drug duo may cure some cases of the liver disease hepatitis C, without the severe side effects of standard therapy, a new clinical trial suggests.
Aug 15, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Sleep loss precedes Alzheimer's symptoms
Sleep is disrupted in people who likely have early Alzheimer's disease but do not yet have the memory loss or other cognitive problems characteristic of full-blown disease, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine ...
Mar 11, 2013
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