Insomnia News and Research

Latest Insomnia News and Research

Transcendental Meditation technique has large effect on reducing trait anxiety, shows analysis

A new meta-analysis published today in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (2013;19(10):1-12)1 found the Transcendental Meditation- technique (TM) has a large effect on reducing trait anxiety for people with high anxiety.

10 Oct 2013

Short sleep duration linked to suicidal ideation

Short sleep duration is associated with an increased risk for suicidal ideation, a cross-sectional study of Korean adults shows.

8 Oct 2013

Scientists discover key function in molecule that regulates sleep, metabolism and hunger

Why does hunger keep us awake and a full belly make us tired? Why do people with sleep disorders such as insomnia often binge eat late at night? What can sleep patterns tell us about obesity?

5 Oct 2013

Study shows PTSD increases individual's risk of metabolic syndrome

People suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) face a greater risk of cardiovascular disease and death. A new study involving a comprehensive review of the medical literature shows that PTSD also increases an individual's risk of metabolic syndrome.

3 Oct 2013

Adamas Pharmaceuticals reports positive results from ADS-5102 Phase 2/3 EASED clinical trial

Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presented positive results today from the Phase 2/3 EASED clinical trial of ADS-5102 at the World Parkinson's Congress. ADS-5102 is Adamas' proprietary long-acting capsule formulation of amantadine HCl in development for the treatment of levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease patients.

2 Oct 2013

AASM: Chronic disease sufferers must seek sleep evaluation

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention links too little sleep (six hours or less) and too much sleep (10 or more hours) with chronic diseases -- including coronary heart disease, diabetes, anxiety and obesity -- in adults age 45 and older.

2 Oct 2013

FDA approves Brintellix drug to treat depressive disorder in adults

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Brintellix (vortioxetine) to treat adults with major depressive disorder.

1 Oct 2013

Psychosomatics study shows prevalence of nightmares disorder in psychiatric patients

A study published in the current issue of psychotherapy and psychosomatics provides data concerned with the prevalence of nightmares disorder in psychiatric patients.

1 Oct 2013

Sport helps women ward off midlife sleep disturbances

Women can protect against midlife sleep disturbances by regularly exercising, findings from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation Sleep study show.

30 Sep 2013

Doing yoga during menopause linked to less insomnia

Taking a 12-week yoga class and practicing at home was linked to less insomnia-but not to fewer or less bothersome hot flashes or night sweats. The link between yoga and better sleep was the only statistically significant finding in this MsFLASH (Menopause Strategies: Finding Lasting Answers for Symptoms and Health) Network randomized controlled trial.

29 Sep 2013

Smokers with a history of major depressive disorder (MDD) taking varenicline have significantly higher likelihood of quitting smoking than placebo

Results of a Pfizer-commissioned study published this month in Annals of Internal Medicine reveal that smokers with a past or present diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD)* taking varenicline had a significantly higher likelihood of quitting smoking (after 12 weeks and at 52 weeks) than those who were given a placebo.

18 Sep 2013

Insomnia poses hypertension risk

Insomnia may be associated with an increased risk for hypertension, research from China suggests.

16 Sep 2013

Neural clue to poor daytime concentration in insomnia

Researchers have found abnormal neural function in patients with primary insomnia, which may help explain why these patients find it hard to concentrate on daytime tasks despite the absence of objectively measured cognitive deficits.

9 Sep 2013

Holes found in primary care insomnia management

Better education and training for management of sleep problems is needed, including a clear primary care pathway to treatment, suggests the experience of patients and clinicians in the UK.

9 Sep 2013

New manual by psychologist explains basics of hypnotherapy

Hypnotic Relaxation Therapy: Principles and Applications (Springer Publishing) is a new training manual by Gary Elkins, Ph.D., director of the Mind-Body Medicine Research Laboratory at Baylor University.

3 Sep 2013

Sleep regularity key to wellbeing

Ensuring regularity in nighttime sleep duration could improve subjective wellbeing to a greater degree than lengthening total sleep time, study findings show.

2 Sep 2013

Insomnia linked to GERD in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Insomnia appears to be relatively common in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and may occur, at least in part, as a result of gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms, report researchers.

2 Sep 2013

Study shows functional MRI differences in working memory in people with primary insomnia

A new brain imaging study may help explain why people with insomnia often complain that they struggle to concentrate during the day even when objective evidence of a cognitive problem is lacking.

31 Aug 2013

Research findings may lead to treatments for disorders triggered by circadian clock dysfunction

Overnight flights across the Atlantic, graveyard shifts, stress-induced insomnia are all prime culprits in keeping us from getting a good night's sleep. Thanks to new research from McGill University and Concordia University, however, these common sleep disturbances may one day be put to bed.

22 Aug 2013

Researchers create mouse models to advance the study of unusual deadly diseases

By directly manipulating a portion of the prion protein-coding gene, Whitehead Institute researchers have created mouse models of two neurodegenerative diseases that are fatal in humans. The highly accurate reproduction of disease pathology seen with these models should advance the study of these unusual but deadly diseases.

20 Aug 2013