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Anxiety linked to sleep disturbances
People who suffer from anxiety from stressful life situations may be more likely to experience sleep disturbances for at least the first six months after the event. view more (2007-11-01)
Socioeconomic status, gender and marital status influence sleep disturbances
Increased sleep disturbances are associated with lower education, income or being unmarried or unemployed. Disturbances are much more likely in multiracial individuals. view more (2009-06-10)
Sleep deprivation can lead to smoking, drinking
Sleep loss or disturbed sleep can heighten the risk for adolescents to take up smoking and drinking, two habits that may prove to be detrimental to their health. view more (2007-06-12)
Older women with memory problems at increased risk for restless nights
Older women experiencing memory loss are more likely than women without cognitive decline to have problems falling asleep and staying asleep. view more (2007-07-17)
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)
Restless nights put older adults at risk for depression recurrence
Nearly 60 percent of the nation's elderly have trouble sleeping, whether it's a lot of tossing and turning or outright bouts of insomnia. While for most people sleeplessness can be annoying at best or unhealthy at worst, for elderly individuals who have suffered from depression in the past, poor sleep may be the first sign that a new bout of... view more... (2008-09-30)
Sleeping in school
Up to 10% of children starting school suffer from sleep disturbances and these may lead to poor performance or behavioral difficulties. view more (2008-12-04)
Study shows that sleep disturbances improve after retirement
A study in the Nov.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that retirement is followed by a sharp decrease in the prevalence of sleep disturbances. Findings suggest that this general improvement in sleep is likely to result from the removal of work-related demands and stress rather than from actual health benefits of retirement. view more (2009-11-02)
Poor sleep in children may have prenatal origins
A study in the Aug.1 issue of the journal SLEEP found that alcohol consumption during pregnancy and small body size at birth predict poorer sleep and higher risk of sleep disturbances in 8-year-old children born at term. view more (2009-08-03)
Sleep disturbances, nightmares are common among suicide attempters: Journal Sleep
In the first known report of its kind, a study published in the January 1st issue of the journal SLEEP finds that sleep disturbances are common among suicide attempters, and that nightmares are associated with suicidality. view more (2007-01-02)
Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with poor sleep in women
Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) negatively affect women's sleep. Sleep is further impaired by pain, depression and poor adherence to RA medications. view more (2009-06-10)
Journal Sleep: Link between insomnia and hypersomnia, depression in children
According to a study published in the January 1st issue of the journal SLEEP, sleep-disturbed children are more severely depressed and have more depressive symptoms and comorbid anxiety disorders compared with children without sleep disturbance. view more (2007-01-03)
Maternal depression is associated with significant sleep disturbance in infants
A study in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that babies born to mothers with depression are more likely to suffer from significant sleep disturbances at 2 weeks postpartum that continue until 6 months of age. view more (2009-05-01)
Workplace bullying is associated with sleep disturbances
A study in the Sept.1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that current or past exposure to workplace bullying is associated with increased sleep disturbances. view more (2009-09-01)
Animal study suggests inadequate sleep may exacerbate cellular aging in the elderly
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that the unfolded protein response, which is a reaction to stress induced by sleep deprivation, is impaired in the brains of old mice. view more (2008-06-30)
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)
'Silent' nighttime acid reflux symptoms can cause poor sleep and sleep apnea
Patients with sleep complaints but no heartburn symptoms suffered episodes of nighttime acid reflux. view more (2005-10-31)
Passive TV viewing related to children's sleeping difficulties
A recent Finnish randomized population-based study shows that TV-viewing, and particularly exposure to adult-targeted programs, such as current affairs programs, TV series and police series and movies, markedly increases the risk of sleeping difficulties in 5-6 year old children. view more (2006-06-01)
Alcoholism-treatment medication acamprosate may help abstinent alcoholics sleep better
Alcoholics generally don't sleep well. Nor does abstinence improve the situation much. In fact, sleep difficulties during alcohol abstinence may be responsible for a relapse to alcoholism as individuals attempt to self medicate their sleeping problems. view more (2006-08-28)
Sleep disturbances affect classroom performance
As a night of bad sleep can have an adverse effect on an adult's performance at work the next day, an insufficient amount of rest can also have a negative impact on how well middle or high school students perform in the classroom. view more (2007-02-15)
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