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Shorter nightly sleep in childhood may help explain obesity epidemic
Soaring levels of obesity might be linked to children sleeping fewer hours at night than they used to, claims a researcher in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. view more (2006-10-19)
Prostate cancer therapy linked to increased risk of heart disease death
The use of androgen deprivation therapy to treat localized prostate cancer is associated with an increased risk of death from heart disease. view more (2007-10-10)
Urologist plays key role in determining use of hormone therapy in prostate cancer
The urologist a patient sees may be a more important factor than the tumor characteristics or the patient's other characteristics in determining the use of hormonal therapy for prostate cancer. view more (2006-06-21)
Poor sleep is independently associated with depression in postpartum women
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. view more (2009-07-01)
Morning grogginess more debilitating than sleep deprivation
A new University of Colorado at Boulder study shows that people who awaken after eight hours of sound sleep have more impaired thinking and memory skills than they do after being deprived of sleep for more than 24 hours. view more (2006-01-11)
Feeling tired? You may be less likely to get hurt, MU researcher says
Sleepiness and sleep deprivation have long been associated with an increased risk of injury. However, the results of a recent study by a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher suggest that this commonly accepted theory might not be true. view more (2007-01-05)
Feeling sleepy is all in your genes
Genes responsible for our 24 hour body clock influence not only the timing of sleep, but also appear to be central to the actual restorative process of sleep, according to research published in the online open access journal BMC Neuroscience. view more (2007-10-18)
No evidence that melatonin is effective in treating jet lag
There is no evidence that melatonin is effective in treating secondary sleep disorders or preventing jet lag, finds a study published online by the BMJ today. view more (2006-02-10)
Sleep duration is associated with variations in levels of inflammatory markers in women
A study in the July 1 issue of the journal SLEEP demonstrates that levels of inflammatory markers varied significantly with self-reported sleep duration in women but not men. view more (2009-07-01)
Long working hours and lack of sleep may double heart attack risk
Working 60 or more hours a week, and regularly not getting much sleep, may double the risk of having a heart attack, shows research in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The study, which ran from 1996 to 1998, focused on 260 men between the ages of 40 and 79, who had been admitted to hospital for a first time heart attack, which they... view more... (2002-07-08)
Doctors neglect insomnia in older patients
The sleep problems of older people are often not addressed by their primary care physicians, even though treatment of those sleep disorders could improve their physical and mental health and enhance their quality of life. view more (2007-01-04)
Less REM sleep associated with being overweight among children and teens
Children and teens who get less sleep, especially those who spend less time in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, may be more likely to be overweight, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-08-05)
Controlled crying reduces infant sleep problems
Teaching mothers how to implement controlled crying techniques can reduce infant sleep problems and symptoms of postnatal depression, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. view more (2002-04-30)
Sleep and sedation controlled in same brain centre, say scientists
Undergoing anaesthesia may be more like falling asleep than we once thought, according to new research from Imperial College London and Harvard Medical School, USA. Researchers report today in the journal Nature Neuroscience how two of the most widely used anaesthetics, pentobarbital and propofol induce sleep by mimicking the natural process of... view more... (2002-08-25)
Night shifts impair surgical dexterity
One night on call in a surgical department affects a surgeon's ability to perform laparoscopy (examination of the interior of the abdomen using a specialised viewing instrument), finds a study in this week's BMJ. view more (2001-11-20)
Poverty increases risk of complications and death after bypass surgery
Poverty increases the risk of complications and death after heart bypass surgery, finds research in Heart. The researchers base their findings on over 3500 patients in need of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at one hospital unit between 1996 and 2000. Almost half of the unit's referrals (40%) are drawn from a wide area across south west... view more... (2003-08-14)
People overestimate their self-reported sleep times compared to measures by a sleep test
Self-reports of total sleep times, both habitually and on the morning after a polysomnogram (PSG), or a sleep test, tend to be higher than objectively measured sleep times. view more (2007-10-15)
No change in the link between deprivation and death since 1900s
The link between deprivation and premature death is as strong today as it was in the early 1900s. view more (2009-09-11)
Dolphins maintain round-the-clock visual vigilance
Dolphins have a clever trick for overcoming sleep deprivation. Sam Ridgway from the US Navy Marine Mammal Program explains that they are able to send half of their brains to sleep while the other half remains conscious. view more (2009-05-01)
Patients with sleep apnea should avoid driving after poor sleep or consuming alcohol
Patients with undiagnosed or untreated obstructive sleep apnea are especially vulnerable to the effects of sleep deprivation and even legal doses of alcohol when it comes to lowered driving performance and increased risk of vehicular accidents. view more (2009-05-20)
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