News tagged with positional sleep


Catching Zzz's with Zzoma

Research underway to give sleep apnea sufferers relief and rest

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 26, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

For some, a full night's rest can be anything but restful. That's because they have sleep apnea, which causes them to struggle for breath in bouts throughout the night. Six percent of the population is affected ...





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Study shows that elderly women sleep better than they think, men sleep worse

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study in the Oct.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that elderly women sleep better than elderly men even though women consistently report that their sleep is shorter and poorer.


Researchers reverse the cognitive impairment caused by sleep deprivation

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research collaboration led by biologists and neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania has found a molecular pathway in the brain that is the cause of cognitive impairment due to sleep deprivation. ...


Poor sleep is independently associated with depression in postpartum women

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created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study in the July 1 issue of the journal Sleep suggests that postpartum depression may aggravate an already impaired sleep quality, as experiencing difficulties with sleep is a symptom of depression. Twenty-one percent of dep ...


New study identifies risk factors in severity of 'flat head syndrome' in babies

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study by physician researchers from Hasbro Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Boston identifies risk factors for the severity of asymmetrical head shapes, known as deformational plagiocephaly (DP), or more ...


Study Investigates DNA of Sleep

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study at the University of Leicester aims to investigate the DNA of sleep.


Many patients with sleep apnea also suffer from GI tract conditions

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) also tend to have additional gastrointestinal (GI) tract conditions, such as gastric reflux and hiatal hernia, which form at the opening in your diaphragm where your ...


Big cattle -- the genes that determine carcass weight

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An area of chromosome 6 that affects cattle carcass weight has been identified using two different Japanese species. Knowledge of this four-gene region, described in the open access journal BMC Genetics, should be useful ...


Poor sleep in children may have prenatal origins

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created Aug 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study in the Aug.1 issue of the journal Sleep found that alcohol consumption during pregnancy and small body size at birth predict poorer sleep and higher risk of sleep disturbances in 8-year-old children born at term. ...


Computer Science Provides a More Sound Way to Test for Sleep Apnea

Computer Science Provides a More Sound Way to Test for Sleep Apnea

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A computer scientist from the University of Houston and a doctor of sleep medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have teamed up to create a new, less invasive ...


Surgery is an option for some patients hoping to get a good night's rest

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created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

According to research recently published by an Oregon Health & Science University scientist, a form of surgery called uvopalatopharyngoplasty is effective for treating certain patients who suffer from sleep apnea, one of ...



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