News tagged with insomniac
Gene variation that lets people get by on fewer zees transferred to create insomniac mice
A University of Utah sleep expert has joined with researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and Stanford University to identify a genetic variation in humans, which the scientists also developed in ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Insomniac flies resemble sleep-deprived humans
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have created a line of fruit flies that may someday help shed light on the mechanisms that cause insomnia in humans. The flies, which only get a small fraction ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Study of fruit fly sleep reveals a genetic basis of insomnia
(Medical Xpress) -- On the surface, it’s simple: when night falls, our bodies get sleepy. But behind the scenes, a series of complex molecular events, controlled by our genes, is hard at work to make ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 30, 2012 |
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US approves drug for middle-of-the-night insomniacs
The US Food and Drug Administration, for the first time, approved Wednesday medication specifically designed for those who wake up in the middle of the night and cannot fall back to sleep.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Video game makers ready barrage of blockbusters
Video game makers are breaking out the big guns and hitting players with a barrage of dynamite titles that will compete for their devotion and entertainment dollars this holiday season.
Oct 27, 2011 |
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The risk of suffering from insomnia is 67 percent higher if a family member is insomniac
A study presented today by Universite Laval researchers at the 4th World Congress on Sleep Medicine currently underway in Quebec City revealed that the risk of insomnia is 67% higher in people from families in which at least ...
Sep 12, 2011 |
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There is a solution to energy-gulping always-on TV boxes
So your TV show's over. You pick up the remote and press the button. Everything's off, right?
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Wake Forest Baptist conducts clinical study for insomnia using new technology
Insomnia is the most prevalent sleep disorder, affecting up to 50 percent of the adult population in the United States on a weekly basis.
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Sleep switch found in fruit flies
Rather than count sheep, drink warm milk or listen to soothing music, many insomniacs probably wish for a switch they could flick to put themselves to sleep.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Sleep program needed for IT engineers
Insomnia is bad news for software engineers' quality of life and deserves greater recognition and attention, according to new research by Sara Sarrafi Zadeh and Khyrunnisa Begum from the University of Mysore in India. Their ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Study finds an increased risk of death in men with insomnia and a short sleep duration
A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep found an elevated risk of death in men with a complaint of chronic insomnia and an objectively measured short sleep duration. The results suggest that public health policy ...
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Losing sleep, losing brain?
Chronic and severely stressful situations, like those connected to depression and posttraumatic stress disorder, have been associated with smaller volumes in "stress sensitive" brain regions, such as the cingulate region ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 27, 2010 |
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