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Normal sleep linked to successful aging
A research abstract that will be presented on Wednesday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), finds a link between normal sleep and healthy aging.   view more (2008-06-11)

Study shows pine bark reduces jetlag
A new study published in the journal of Minerva Cardioangiologica reveals Pycnogenol, pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduces jetlag in passengers by nearly 50 percent.   view more (2008-11-06)

Feeling anxious? Talk to a computer
A computer can effectively treat people with anxiety problems.   view more (1999-03-26)

New sleep medication shows less potential to foster abuse and dependence
As part of the effort to develop effective behavioral and medical sleep therapies, scientists consider the potential for dependence and abuse associated with prescription sleep drugs.   view more (2006-06-05)

New evidence on addiction to medicines Diazepam has effect on nerve cells in the brain reward system
Addictions to medicines and drugs are thought to develop over a relatively long period of time. The process involves both structural and functional changes in brain nerve cells that are still poorly understood.   view more (2008-08-28)

Sleep disturbances among the elderly linked to suicide
Self-reported sleep complaints among the elderly serve as a risk factor for completed suicide.   view more (2007-06-14)

VYVANSE provided behavior, inattention and math test score improvements in children with ADHD
Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced results from a 13-hour analog classroom study in school-aged children aged 6 to 12 years with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).   view more (2008-10-30)

Energy drinks: The coffee of a new generation?
It's not uncommon for students to consume energy drinks to increase their concentration as they study throughout the night.   view more (2009-02-06)

Chinese slimming capsules
Taking herbal food supplements is certainly not free of risk.   view more (2009-04-09)

Chamomile tea and lotion causing internal bleeding in patient on anti-coagulant medication
Researchers at the MUHC in Montreal have documented a severe case of internal hemorrhaging in a patient that drank chamomile tea and used chamomile lotion while taking anti-coagulant medication for a heart condition.   view more (2006-04-28)

Hormone irregularities linked to chronic migraine
Hormonal irregularities may explain why migraine becomes chronic, shows research in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Around 3 per cent of the population are chronic migraineurs, suffering pounding headaches for around 15 days a month. Hourly blood samples were taken from 17 chronic migraine sufferers, three of whom were men.... view more... (2001-11-23)

A reduced arousal threshold in Drosophila mutants prevents them from staying asleep
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.   view more (2008-04-01)

Sleep disorders are largely underdiagnosed in pediatric patients
Primary care pediatricians may be under-diagnosing sleep disorders in children and teens, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday, June 8 at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.   view more (2009-06-08)

New medication brings hope of jet lag cure
A team of researchers from Monash University, The Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston), Harvard Medical School and Vanda Pharmaceuticals has found a new drug with the potential to alleviate jet lag and sleep disorders caused by shift work.   view more (2008-12-02)

Children's sleep difficulties: Reports differ from children to parents
Elementary-school-aged children commonly experience sleep problems, but little research has addressed the reasons behind this phenomenon. A new study finds that children of this age say they have sleep difficulties much more often than their parents report such problems.   view more (2006-11-14)

Researchers discover link between common sleep disorder and high blood pressure
An international team of researchers, led by Emory University clinician scientists, has found evidence that people suffering from moderate to severe cases of restless legs syndrome (RLS) are at significantly increased risk for developing hypertension.   view more (2007-06-13)

Eating disorders and other factors
Anorexia and Bulimia are serious changes in eating habits, serious enough for a number of researchers to be seeking the origins of such disorders. Though their causes have been looked for in the demands made by contemporary society, in the slavery to image and such social factors, nowadays other variables are taken into account. A group of... view more... (2003-06-19)

Children with sleep disorders can impair parents' functioning
Parents of children with sleep problems are more likely to have sleep-related problems themselves, including more daytime sleepiness, according to a new study by researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center and Brown Medical School.   view more (2007-03-01)

Can exercise therapy help breast cancer survivors?
A researcher at Sheffield Hallam University is to carry out the first ever UK study into how exercise therapy (exercise and lifestyle counselling) affects the quality of life of women recovering from breast cancer. Dr Amanda Daley, from the University's Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, has secured £142,000 from Cancer Research UK to... view more... (2002-07-23)

Searching for shut eye: Penn study identifies possible sleep gene
While scientists and physicians know what happens if you don't get six to eight hours of shut-eye a night, investigators have long been puzzled about what controls the actual need for sleep. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine might have an answer, at least in fruit flies. In a recent study of fruit flies, they... view more... (2008-07-30)
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