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Sleep clinics can improve sleep routines in parents of children with challenging behaviour

Sleep clinics aimed at parents of children with challenging behaviour can improve the chances of a peaceful night, a team of specialists has concluded.

30 Sep 2015

The Center for Bariatric Surgery receives MBSAQIP accreditation for safe, high-quality bariatric patient care

The Center for Bariatric Surgery has earned certification for adult and teen weight loss surgery under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) which sets standards for safe, high-quality bariatric patient care.

29 Sep 2015

Bariatric surgery results in substantial weight loss in overweight children with Prader-Willi syndrome

Obesity is a leading cause of complications and death in children suffering from Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), yet there are few effective treatment options for these patients. In a new study published in Surgery for Obesity and Related Disease researchers found that bariatric surgery, specifically laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), resulted in substantial weight loss with no apparent adverse effect on growth in a small group of severely overweight patients with PWS.

29 Sep 2015

Philips showcases latest patient-driven sleep and respiratory solutions at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2015

Philips Respironics, a business of Royal Philips, will showcase its latest portfolio of sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory solutions September 26-29 at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2015 in Amsterdam. At booth 1.H_01, Hall 1, clinicians can experience the latest Philips sleep-disordered breathing solutions and new options for COPD management that connect and support the patient, clinician and caregiver to improve patient care and help patients to live active lives.

From Philips Healthcare 28 Sep 2015

Air Liquide Healthcare launches a website dedicated to sleep apnea

On the occasion of the ERS's (European Respiratory Society) annual international seminar, which is held in Amsterdam from 27 to 30 September, Air Liquide Healthcare is launching an innovative and educational information website dedicated to sleep apnea.

28 Sep 2015

Hormonal therapy may protect women's ovaries, increase chances of pregnancy after breast cancer treatment

Young women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer may be more likely to remain fertile if they also receive hormonal treatment, according to new research presented to the 2015 European Cancer Congress on Monday and published simultaneously in Annals of Oncology.

28 Sep 2015

Edward-Elmhurst Health, UChicago Medicine agree to provide advanced care to children in west and southwest regions

Edward-Elmhurst Health and the University of Chicago Medicine have reached an agreement to expand access to advanced subspecialty care for infants and children in west and southwest suburban communities. The affiliation will bring nationally recognized UChicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital experts across a dozen pediatric subspecialties to new outpatient clinics at Edward Hospital in Naperville and Elmhurst Hospital.

26 Sep 2015

American College of Chest Physicians releases new clinical guidelines on EBUS-guided TBNA

The American College of Chest Physicians announced the release of new clinical guidelines on endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA). The guideline, which applies to a common bronchoscopic test, contains 12 recommendations including best practices related to patient factors and procedural aspects.

26 Sep 2015

Young women who play computer games more likely to develop overweight

Young women who play computer games are a new risk group for developing overweight and obesity. This is the finding of a study that includes more than 2,500 Swedes in their twenties.

24 Sep 2015

UT Southwestern researchers find a previously unknown genetic code

UT Southwestern physiologists trying to understand the genetic code have found a previously unknown code that helps explain which protein should be created to form a particular type of cell.

24 Sep 2015

NAMS panel provides recommendations to help women manage menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms

Some three-quarters of North American women have menopausal hot flashes, but many cannot use hormones for medical reasons or choose not to. Numerous products and techniques are promoted for hot flashes, but do they work, and are they safe? To answer these questions, a North American Menopause Society panel of experts weighed the evidence and made recommendations in a position statement, "Nonhormonal management of menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms," published online today in the Society's journal, Menopause.

23 Sep 2015

New, FDA-approved device provides minimally invasive approach to chronic GERD

Approximately 20 million Americans will experience some type of gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, in their lives. In some cases, patients suffer resulting heart burn or acid regurgitation so severe that they require surgery to repair damage to their esophagus.

23 Sep 2015

Fidgeting movements may counteract adverse health impacts of sitting for long periods

New research suggests that the movements involved in fidgeting may counteract the adverse health impacts of sitting for long periods.

23 Sep 2015

CPAP therapy lowers depressive symptoms in people with obstructive sleep apnea

A new study shows that depressive symptoms are extremely common in people who have obstructive sleep apnea, and these symptoms improve significantly when sleep apnea is treated with continuous positive airway pressure therapy.

23 Sep 2015

UCI scientists find potential biomarker for diagnosing certain forms of autism

By identifying a key signaling defect within a specific membrane structure in all cells, University of California, Irvine researchers believe, they have found both a possible reliable biomarker for diagnosing certain forms of autism and a potential therapeutic target.

22 Sep 2015

Medgen completes acquisition of Alternaturals

Medgen, Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Alternaturals, the operating subsidiary of Alternaturals, Inc., and a popular alternative healthcare and natural remedies company. The acquisition was made in an effort to increase the company's consumer reach and revenue base, and could be the most exciting event in several years, positioning the company to take some major steps forward.

22 Sep 2015

Brain health: how can you reduce cognitive decline? An interview with Heather Snyder, Ph.D.

Reader’s Digest and the Alzheimer’s Association partnered to survey approximately 1,600 people in May 2015 about their brain health and their knowledge of how lifestyle habits affect cognitive decline and dementia.

22 Sep 2015

Female mice exposed to endocrine disruptors may show decreased metabolism, physical activity in offspring

Endocrine disruptors are contaminants that interfere with endocrine or hormone systems and can cause tumors, birth defects and developmental disorders in mammals. Often, these contaminants are used in a variety of consumer products, such as water bottles, dental composites and resins used to line metal food and beverage containers.

22 Sep 2015

Young children can easily recall things tomorrow what they forgot today: Study

For adults, memories tend to fade with time. But a new study has shown that there are circumstances under which the opposite is true for small children: they can remember a piece of information better days later than they can on the day they first learned it.

22 Sep 2015

A three-step brain oscillation plays significant role in memory consolidation

Our long-term memory is consolidated when we sleep. Short-term memory traces in the hippocampus, an area deep in the brain, are then relocated to more outer parts of the brain. An international team of neuroscientists, among who Mathilde Bonnefond and Til Ole Bergmann from the Donders Institute at Radboud Universiy, now shows how a three-step brain oscillation plays an important part in that process.

22 Sep 2015

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

Sleep clinics can improve sleep routines in parents of children with challenging behaviour

The Center for Bariatric Surgery receives MBSAQIP accreditation for safe, high-quality bariatric patient care

Bariatric surgery results in substantial weight loss in overweight children with Prader-Willi syndrome

Philips showcases latest patient-driven sleep and respiratory solutions at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2015

Air Liquide Healthcare launches a website dedicated to sleep apnea

Hormonal therapy may protect women's ovaries, increase chances of pregnancy after breast cancer treatment

Edward-Elmhurst Health, UChicago Medicine agree to provide advanced care to children in west and southwest regions

American College of Chest Physicians releases new clinical guidelines on EBUS-guided TBNA

Young women who play computer games more likely to develop overweight

UT Southwestern researchers find a previously unknown genetic code

NAMS panel provides recommendations to help women manage menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms

New, FDA-approved device provides minimally invasive approach to chronic GERD

Fidgeting movements may counteract adverse health impacts of sitting for long periods

CPAP therapy lowers depressive symptoms in people with obstructive sleep apnea

UCI scientists find potential biomarker for diagnosing certain forms of autism

Medgen completes acquisition of Alternaturals

Brain health: how can you reduce cognitive decline? An interview with Heather Snyder, Ph.D.

Female mice exposed to endocrine disruptors may show decreased metabolism, physical activity in offspring

Young children can easily recall things tomorrow what they forgot today: Study

A three-step brain oscillation plays significant role in memory consolidation

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