News tagged with sleep problems
Sleep problems increase risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity, study shows
(Medical Xpress) -- People who suffer from sleep disturbances are at major risk for obesity, diabetes, and coronary artery disease, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Paper highlights need to identify and treat insomnia early to reduce risk of developing other illnesses
Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, but despite advances in diagnosis and management it often goes unrecognised and untreated. Left untreated, insomnia increases the risk of developing other illnesses including depression, ...
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Optometry experts prove the effectiveness of orthokeratology in myopic control
After a lengthy study spanning over four years, Professor Pauline Cho from the School of Optometry at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and her research team concluded that orthokeratology not only can correct ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Poor sleep linked to increased health and behavior problems in young diabetics
A new study suggests that young diabetics may be struggling to get a good night's sleep, resulting in worse control of their blood sugar, poorer school performance and misbehavior.
Jan 01, 2012 |
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Treating sleep problems may be important in schizophrenia
(Medical Xpress) -- A study of schizophrenia patients has found profound disruptions in their sleep patterns, with half also having irregular body clocks that are out of synch with the pattern of night and ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 22, 2011 |
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New method of infant pain assessment
Recently, the accuracy of current methods of pain assessment in babies have been called into question. New research from London-area hospitals and the University of Oxford measures brain activity in infants to better understand ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Adult sleep shortages debunked by study
(Medical Xpress) -- University of Sydney researchers have debunked the widespread belief that technological devices such as computers and mobile phones are increasingly eating into our sleep.
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Poor sleep habits linked to increased risk of fibromyalgia in women
Researchers from Norway have uncovered an association between sleep problems and increased risk of fibromyalgia in women. The risk of fibromyalgia increased with severity of sleep problems, and the association was stronger ...
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Mood, cognition and sleep patterns improve in Alzheimer's patients after cataract surgery
Researchers at Tenon Hospital, Paris, France, found that patients with mild Alzheimer's disease whose vision improved after cataract surgery also showed improvement in cognitive ability, mood, sleep patterns and other behaviors. ...
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Insomnia could moderately raise your heart attack risk
Having trouble sleeping? If so, you could have a moderately higher risk of having a heart attack, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Working together can help battle effects of fatigue
Fatigue can lead to dangerous errors by doctors, pilots and others in high-risk professions, but individuals who work together as a team display better problem-solving skills than those who face their fatigue alone, new research ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Parents' conflicts affect adopted infants' sleep
When parents fight, infants are likely to lose sleep, researchers report. "We know that marital problems have an impact on child functioning, and we know that sleep is a big problem for parents," said Jenae M. Neiderhiser, ...
Aug 02, 2011 |
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British chronic fatigue scientists get 'death threats'
British researchers looking at the causes of chronic fatigue syndrome have received death threats from protesters angry at their focus on possible mental triggers, a report said Friday.
Jul 29, 2011 |
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Retinal cells thoughts to be the same are not: study
The old adage "Looks can be deceiving" certainly rings true when it comes to people. But it is also accurate when describing special light-sensing cells in the eye, according to a Johns Hopkins University biologist.
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Progress is seen on a blood test for Alzheimer's
Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal: A blood test to screen people for Alzheimer's disease.
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Sleep disorder
A sleep disorder (somnipathy) is a medical disorder of the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental and emotional functioning. A test commonly ordered for some sleep disorders is the polysomnogram.
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