A study published in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM) finds that adolescents who experience sleep disturbances are more likely to receive bad grades in school.
Sleep disturbances common in older people can lead to an increased risk of falling during waking hours, according to research published in the latest issue of The Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences (Vol. 62A, No. 1). In a special section devoted to sleep disorders, this edition of the journal features four separate reports on the topic.
The Scripps Research team, led by neuroscientists Manuel Sanchez-Alavez and Tamas Bartfai, discovered that mice genetically altered to lack a molecule known as the EP3 receptor tend to be more active during their normal sleep cycle and to eat more. In the study, this led to weight increases of up to 30 percent relative to mice with the receptors.
Regular midday naps or siesta are good for heart and lowers risk of dying from heart disease by more than a third, said researchers at the University of Athens Medical School.
An American study from Princeton University suggests that missing out on sleep may cause the brain to stop producing new cells.
With Valentine?s Day (February 14) right around the corner, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) would like to remind you that snoring may lead to the demise of your relationship?and your Valentine might be best served by some preventive measures.
Northwestern University study indicates that getting inadequate sleep has negative effects on children’s social and emotional well-being and school performance and also increases their risk of being overweight.
A new Mayo Clinic study is the first to describe this compulsive gambling in RLS patients who are being treated with medications that stimulate dopamine receptors in the brain. The Mayo Clinic report appeared in the January 23 issue of Neurology.
Children who sleep less are at greater risk of being overweight, according to the first nationally representative, longitudinal investigation of the relationship between sleep, Body Mass Index and overweight status in children 3 to 18. “Even an hour of sleep makes a big difference,” said Northwestern University researcher Emily Snell. “An additional hour a night reduced young children?s chance of being overweight from 36 percent to 30 percent.”
The North American Menopause Society in a revised position statement said that women taking hormone replacement therapy appear to be less likely to develop the diabetes disease.