A recent study found that African-American respondents had an increased risk of being short and long sleepers compared to Caucasian respondents. The study also discovered that living in an inner city was associated with increased risk of short sleeping, while non-urban areas were linked to reduced risk of long sleeping.
A study published in the SLEEP journal found that new mothers' dreams often depict their infant in perilous situations, accompanied by complex behaviors like motor activity and speaking. This phenomenon may provide insight into the earliest stages of mother-infant attachment.
Pregnant women exposed to passive smoking experience sleep disturbances, including subjective insufficient sleep, difficulty initiating sleep, short sleep duration, and snoring. The study also found that pregnant women who smoke experienced similar sleep issues, as well as excessive daytime sleepiness and early morning awakening.
A study published in the SLEEP journal found that work time has the largest reciprocal relationship to sleep time, with respondents working longer hours sleeping less. The study analyzed data from over 47,000 participants and found that travel time was also an unexpected factor affecting sleep.
A common molecular pathway called retinoblastoma (RB) tumor suppressor could help predict which lung cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy drugs. Researchers found that turning off the RB pathway resulted in an altered response to chemotherapy agents and more cancer cell death.
A study published in SLEEP found that adolescents who used their cell phones after bedtime were more likely to experience tiredness the next day. The researchers, led by Jan Van den Bulck, discovered that frequent phone use increased the risk of tiredness, with those using their phones daily being up to 5 times more likely to feel tired.
Researchers found that eating family meals together during adolescence resulted in adults who ate more fruit and vegetables, and drank less soft drinks. The study also showed that frequency of family meals predicted eating habits such as breakfast and dinner frequency, as well as intakes of key nutrients.
A study by Temple University researcher Kathleen Black identifies warning signs of pregnancy-induced hypertension, including increased stress levels, which can indicate worsening conditions. Women experiencing headaches, dizziness, frequent vomiting and malaise should call their physician immediately.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that combining radiation therapy with the drug bavituximab significantly improves the effectiveness of lung cancer treatment. The drug targets tumor blood vessels by selectively binding to exposed phospholipids, signaling white blood cells to attack and destroy them.
COPD is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with smoking being a primary risk factor. The International Burden of Lung Disease (BOLD) Study found that eastern Kentucky had one of the highest rates of COPD in the world.
A study published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found that children who get little sleep are more likely to have behavioral and cognitive problems in the classroom. The research identified four developmental sleep duration patterns, with short persistent sleepers showing significant impairments in cognitive performance.
Researchers found that an important melanoma treatment has little effect on cancer cells themselves, but instead boosts immune system cells. The study highlights the need to develop ways to make melanoma cells more vulnerable to the drug or overcome the block within cells that prevents them from responding.