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CSI and Fabien Cousteau's Mission 31 examine impact of sleep in individuals living underwater

United States Navy and NASA researchers have each examined the impact of sleep in individuals living and working underwater but researchers with Clayton Sleep Institute (CSI) in St. Louis are hoping to gain new insight with a study in cooperation with Fabien Cousteau's Mission 31.

8 Jul 2014

Hypertension does not respond to therapy due to inadequate diagnosis

High blood pressure—also known as hypertension—is widespread, but treatment often fails. One in five people with hypertension does not respond to therapy. This is frequently due to inadequate diagnosis, as Franz Weber and Manfred Anlauf point out in the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International.

8 Jul 2014

Study: Behavioral weight loss can help manage menopausal hot flashes

Now women have yet one more incentive to lose weight as a new study has shown evidence that behavioral weight loss can help manage menopausal hot flashes.

8 Jul 2014

Sleep deprivation can lead a healthy person to display symptoms similar to schizophrenia

Twenty-four hours of sleep deprivation can lead to conditions in healthy persons similar to the symptoms of schizophrenia. This discovery was made by an international team of researchers under the guidance of the University of Bonn and King's College London.

7 Jul 2014

Study shows how psychedelic drug alters brain activity to produce unusual psychological effects

New research shows that our brain displays a similar pattern of activity during dreams as it does during a mind-expanding drug trip.

4 Jul 2014

Study identifies specific coping behaviors through which stress exposure leads to insomnia

A new study is the first to identify specific coping behaviors through which stress exposure leads to the development of insomnia.

4 Jul 2014

Researchers break new ground in understanding what causes autism

In a collaboration involving 13 institutions around the world, researchers have broken new ground in understanding what causes autism. The results are being published in Cell magazine July 3, 2014: "Disruptive CHD8 Mutations Define a Subtype of Autism in Early Development."

3 Jul 2014

New research examines brain effects of the psychedelic chemical in magic mushrooms

New research shows that our brain displays a similar pattern of activity during dreams as it does during a mind-expanding drug trip.

3 Jul 2014

Study finds deployment-related respiratory symptoms in veterans returning from Iraq, Afghanistan

In a new study of the causes underlying respiratory symptoms in military personnel returning from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, a large percentage of veterans had non-specific symptoms that did not lead to a specific clinical diagnosis.

3 Jul 2014

Seattle magazine names 36 EvergreenHealth physicians to "Top Doctors" list

The latest issue of Seattle magazine names 36 physicians within the EvergreenHealth network to the publication's annual "Top Doctors" list.

2 Jul 2014

Short sleep linked to cognitive decline in older adults

Researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) have found evidence that the less older adults sleep, the faster their brains age.

1 Jul 2014

New smartphone-based system detects changes in patients' behavioral patterns

Mental illness accounts for 90 percent of all reported suicides and places the largest burden of any disease on social and economic infrastructures worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.

1 Jul 2014

LINX Reflux Management System safe for patients suffering from GERD, shows new data

Torax Medical today announced the release of new data from two leading U.S. medical centers that further establishes the LINX Reflux Management System as a safe and effective procedure for patients suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

1 Jul 2014

Sleep problems associated with worse memory and executive function in older people

Research published today in PLOS ONE by researchers at the University of Warwick indicates that sleep problems are associated with worse memory and executive function in older people.

28 Jun 2014

Neuroscientists can control muscle movement by applying optogenetics

For the first time, MIT neuroscientists have shown they can control muscle movement by applying optogenetics - a technique that allows scientists to control neurons' electrical impulses with light - to the spinal cords of animals that are awake and alert.

27 Jun 2014

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

CSI and Fabien Cousteau's Mission 31 examine impact of sleep in individuals living underwater

Hypertension does not respond to therapy due to inadequate diagnosis

Study: Behavioral weight loss can help manage menopausal hot flashes

Sleep deprivation can lead a healthy person to display symptoms similar to schizophrenia

Study shows how psychedelic drug alters brain activity to produce unusual psychological effects

Study identifies specific coping behaviors through which stress exposure leads to insomnia

Researchers break new ground in understanding what causes autism

New research examines brain effects of the psychedelic chemical in magic mushrooms

Study finds deployment-related respiratory symptoms in veterans returning from Iraq, Afghanistan

Seattle magazine names 36 EvergreenHealth physicians to "Top Doctors" list

Short sleep linked to cognitive decline in older adults

New smartphone-based system detects changes in patients' behavioral patterns

LINX Reflux Management System safe for patients suffering from GERD, shows new data

Sleep problems associated with worse memory and executive function in older people

Neuroscientists can control muscle movement by applying optogenetics

SkyeTek releases latest Ultra High Frequency module, the SkyeModule Nova

DBS improves motor and non motor symptoms of patients with early Parkinson's disease

Summer offers ideal opportunity to get tonsil removal

Study: Weight loss linked with increased sleep duration

Good news for adults who suffer from insomnia

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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