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Sleepers can respond to verbal stimuli, study finds

Sleep is generally defined as a period during which the body and mind are at rest-;as if disconnected from the world.

12 Oct 2023

CPAP therapy can mitigate telomere shortening in sleep apnea patients

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) consists of multiple episodes of partial or complete closure of the upper airway that occur during sleep, leading to breathing cessation lasting more than ten seconds and sometimes even several minutes, followed by arousals and deep breathing.

23 Aug 2023

Radical decarbonization in cities has potential to dramatically improve child health, study says

Improved air quality in cities resulting from cutting carbon emissions could lead to large reductions in childhood asthma cases, premature births and incidences of babies born at an unhealthily low weight, according to a study carried out by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

29 Oct 2021

Climate change action could significantly benefit human health in the future

Measures to tackle climate change could significantly benefit human health in the next few years, as well as in the long-term, says a new report from the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society.

15 Oct 2021

Research reveals how autonomic nervous system influences deep sleep in sleepwalkers

Somnambulism - otherwise known as sleepwalking - is a phenomenon which has fascinated the public and neurologists for decades, but a lot of what causes it remains a mystery.

25 Jun 2021

FDA authorizes marketing of new device intended to provide temporary relief from sleep disturbances

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of a new device intended for the temporary reduction of sleep disturbance related to nightmares in adults 22 years or older who suffer from nightmare disorder or have nightmares from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

8 Nov 2020

Child sleep disorders on the rise due to social media and obesity

More and more children in England are being diagnosed with sleep problems, including nightmares, sleepwalking, and insomnia.

1 Oct 2018

Heroin could could help patients with narcolepsy

A new study has found that users of heroin have high levels of a brain chemical called hypocretin. This hypocretin leads to “wakefulness” among the users and understanding this could help patients with narcolepsy.

29 Jun 2018

Rutgers University-Camden study shows link between insomnia and alcohol use among adolescents

Insomnia is linked to frequency of alcohol use among early adolescents, according to new Rutgers University-Camden research.

10 Nov 2017

Review examines link between insomnia and alcohol dependence

Individuals with alcohol dependence (AD) often have sleep-related disorders such as insomnia, circadian-rhythm sleep disorders, breathing-related sleep disorders, movement disorders, and parasomnias such as sleep-related eating disorder, sleepwalking, nightmares, sleep paralysis, and REM sleep behavior disorder.

5 Oct 2016

Prescription sleep aids may stimulate suicidal thoughts or actions

Prescription sleep aids appear to carry a rare risk of suicide, most typically when they cause the unexpected response of stimulating rather than quietening patients, researchers say.

4 Oct 2016

Sleepwalkers don't feel pain while suffering injuries

A new study of sleepwalkers found an intriguing paradox: Although sleepwalkers have an increased risk for headaches and migraines while awake, during sleepwalking episodes they are unlikely to feel pain even while suffering an injury.

4 Nov 2015

NTNU researchers find link between sleep disorders and psychiatric problems in young children

Toddlers who take a long time to fall asleep or wake up many times during the night have put many a desperate mom and dad to the test. Tired parents are often told that night waking is part of toddlerhood, and that it will soon pass on its own, but this is not the case for everyone.

6 May 2015

Good night, sleep tight...or will you?

World Sleep Day is organized by the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) to spread awareness of important sleep-related issues through a series of special events. This year it is focussing on insomnia with the theme “When Sleep is Sound, Health and Happiness Abound”.

13 Mar 2015

Kids who are bullied at ages 8-10 are more likely to suffer from nightmares by age 12

Children who are bullied at ages 8-10 are more likely to suffer from sleep walking, night terrors or nightmares by the time they are 12 years old.

11 Sep 2014

Study sheds new light on sleep drunkenness disorder

A study is shining new light on a sleep disorder called "sleep drunkenness". The disorder may be as prevalent as affecting one in every seven people. The research is published in the August 26, 2014, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

26 Aug 2014

Sleepwalking News and Research

Sleepers can respond to verbal stimuli, study finds

CPAP therapy can mitigate telomere shortening in sleep apnea patients

Radical decarbonization in cities has potential to dramatically improve child health, study says

Climate change action could significantly benefit human health in the future

Research reveals how autonomic nervous system influences deep sleep in sleepwalkers

FDA authorizes marketing of new device intended to provide temporary relief from sleep disturbances

Child sleep disorders on the rise due to social media and obesity

Heroin could could help patients with narcolepsy

Rutgers University-Camden study shows link between insomnia and alcohol use among adolescents

Review examines link between insomnia and alcohol dependence

Prescription sleep aids may stimulate suicidal thoughts or actions

Sleepwalkers don't feel pain while suffering injuries

NTNU researchers find link between sleep disorders and psychiatric problems in young children

Good night, sleep tight...or will you?

Kids who are bullied at ages 8-10 are more likely to suffer from nightmares by age 12

Study sheds new light on sleep drunkenness disorder

Jazz Pharmaceuticals' JZP-110 improves symptoms of EDS in adults with narcolepsy

Study: Nightmares have greater emotional impact than bad dreams do

Adult sleepwalking may induce violent behaviors and affect health-related quality of life

Study: Sleep problems more common among urban minority children than previously thought

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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