Archive for the ‘Sleep / Sleep Disorders’ Category
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
April 23 -- A quick, self-administered test to identify surgical patients who may have potentially life-threatening obstructive sleep apnea has been developed by a team of Canadian anesthesiologists.People with OSA experience repeated episodes of breathing cessation while they sleep. The disorder affects 2 percent to 26 percent of ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
April 22 -- Surgery to remove nasal obstructions improves quality of life for people with obstructive sleep apnea and reduces symptoms of nasal blockages, according to a study by researchers in Taiwan.People with OSA experience episodes of partial or complete blockage of the airway during sleep, resulting in ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
April 17 -- Common job-related problems such as conflicts with bosses or co-workers are more likely than long hours, night shifts or job insecurity to cause poor sleep.That's the conclusion of a study by University of Michigan researchers who analyzed data from two surveys of about 2,300 U.S. adults ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
April 15 -- Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder -- a condition in which people act out often violent and disturbing dreams -- is associated with anxiety, apathy, lower levels of attention and executive functioning, and symptoms of Parkinson's disease, according to three new studies.The acting out in ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
April 7 -- Babies who get less than 12 hours of sleep a day face twice the risk of being overweight as preschoolers.And, some parents may inadvertently contribute to their child's sleep problems by taking steps intended to soothe the child that, in reality, lead to disrupted sleep.That's the ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
BTG (LSE: BGC), the life sciences company, reports additional details from its positive clinical proof of concept study of BGC20-0166 in subjects with mild to severe obstructive sleep apnea. BGC20-0166 is a novel combination of two marketed serotonin modulating drugs being developed for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Parents who want their babies to sleep through the night would be wise to avoid co-sleeping arrangements or feeding their children evening snacks beyond early infancy. According to a Université de Montréal study published in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, the way parents put their ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Imagine trying to hold your breath for 30 seconds at a time, every other minute, for the next 8 hours. That's exactly what happens during the night to some people who have sleep apnea. It's a condition that's costing some 12-million Americans* a good night's sleep, and sleep ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Most short-sleeping mutant phenotypes in Drosophila (a genus of small flies) are characterized by an inability to stay asleep, most likely because of a reduced arousal threshold, according to a study published in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP. "The development of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Dr. Tracy Rupp has won the 2008 National Sleep Foundation Young Investigator Award. A total of 106 abstracts from young sleep researchers (i.e., within 5 years of having obtained the doctoral degree) were submitted to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). Each submission was rated by a team of 3 established ...
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