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Genes play meaningful role in sleep quality

Researchers have quantified the contribution genetics makes to sleep quality variation in a twin study of middle-aged men.

23 Sep 2013

Evidence shows that fear memories can be reduced during sleep

A fear memory was reduced in people by exposing them to the memory over and over again while they slept. It's the first time that emotional memory has been manipulated in humans during sleep, report Northwestern Medicine- scientists.

23 Sep 2013

DryNites produces bedwetting checklist for dry sleep

If your child is having 'little accidents' in the middle of the night you may be relieved to know this is perfectly normal. Some children will wet the bed at night even after they are potty trained and remain dry throughout the day.

21 Sep 2013

Giving up smoking improves sleep, new research finds

As the NHS prepares to launch Stoptober 2013, new research published in Psychology, Health & Medicine has found another reason to quit smoking - giving up smoking improves sleep.

20 Sep 2013

Studies reveal functioning of nerve cells in entorhinal cortex

The entorhinal cortex is a link between the brain's memory centre, the hippocampus, and the other areas of the brain. It is, however, more than an interface that only transfers nervous impulses.

20 Sep 2013

Preoperative auto-titrated CPAP treatment benefits patients with OSA after surgery

An estimated 80 percent of patients who have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) go undiagnosed, including Deanna G. McNeil, a 72-year-old nurse from Toronto. Before hip replacement surgery in 2010, Deanna completed the STOP-Bang questionnaire, created by Frances Chung, M.B.B.S., professor, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Ontario. Based on the questionnaire, Deanna was suspected to have OSA.

19 Sep 2013

Sleep disorder may forecast gait problems in Parkinson’s

The findings of a polysomnography study have strengthened the link between rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder and Parkinson’s disease, suggesting that it is specifically associated with freezing of gait.

18 Sep 2013

Creabilis treats first atopic dermatitis patients in CT327 Phase 2b study

Creabilis, a late clinical stage European dermatology company with a focus on pruritus (itch), today announces it has treated the first patients in its Phase 2b study of its lead product, CT327, in patients with atopic dermatitis.

18 Sep 2013

GW researcher awarded NEI grant to study developmental origins of wakefulness in cerebral cortex

Matthew Colonnese, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology and physiology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was awarded a $1,973,645 grant from the National Eye Institute to study developmental origins of wakefulness in the cerebral cortex, the region of the brain responsible for cognition and perception.

18 Sep 2013

Researchers find winter viruses may be behind sleep-disordered breathing spike in children

A good night's sleep is important to our children's development. But with the first day of school just passed, many children are at increased risk for sleep breathing disorders that can impair their mental and physical development and hurt their academic performance.

18 Sep 2013

Insomnia poses hypertension risk

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

16 Sep 2013

Gene variations predict breast cancer sleep disturbance

Researchers have identified cytokine gene variations in women with breast cancer that may help to identify those at increased risk for sleep disturbance following surgery.

16 Sep 2013

Basketball player with rapid heart rhythm successfully treated using minimally invasive procedure

Brainna McCormick was warming up for a high school basketball game last December when she noticed something wasn't right. An accomplished athlete, McCormick knows her body so when her heart started racing she knew something was wrong.

13 Sep 2013

Depression highlighted as nonadherence risk in bipolar patients

The presence of residual depressive symptoms may result in patients with bipolar disorder being nonadherent to their medication, study findings suggest.

12 Sep 2013

IFHF dedicates new $11 million centre to provide crucial treatment of TBI and PTS to returning veterans

Since September 11, 2001, more than 2.5 million U.S. troops have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and hundreds of thousands of service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, due to IEDs, combat related incidents and training activities.

12 Sep 2013

Neuroscientist explores latest research into night-time brain to understand real benefits of sleep

The role of sleep in processing our waking life and making sense of difficult emotions and experiences has been little understood and disputed amongst scientists for many years.

From The University of Manchester 11 Sep 2013

Research offers focused explanation for cardiac arrest predilection for morning hours

Evidence from people with heart disease strongly supports the existence of the molecular link first discovered in laboratory mice between the body's natural circadian rhythms and cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death (SCD) - the No. 1 cause of death in heart attacks, a scientist said here today.

10 Sep 2013

Severity of sleep apnoea can independently predict aggressiveness of skin melanoma

The severity of sleep apnoea can independently predict the aggressiveness of malignant skin melanoma, according to a new study.

10 Sep 2013

Household routines may be effective tool to reduce BMI in minority children

An intervention to improve household routines known to be associated with obesity increased sleep duration and reduced TV viewing among low-income, minority children, and the approach may be an effective tool to reduce body mass index (BMI) in that population, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.

10 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

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

Genes play meaningful role in sleep quality

Evidence shows that fear memories can be reduced during sleep

DryNites produces bedwetting checklist for dry sleep

Giving up smoking improves sleep, new research finds

Studies reveal functioning of nerve cells in entorhinal cortex

Preoperative auto-titrated CPAP treatment benefits patients with OSA after surgery

Sleep disorder may forecast gait problems in Parkinson’s

Creabilis treats first atopic dermatitis patients in CT327 Phase 2b study

GW researcher awarded NEI grant to study developmental origins of wakefulness in cerebral cortex

Researchers find winter viruses may be behind sleep-disordered breathing spike in children

Insomnia poses hypertension risk

Gene variations predict breast cancer sleep disturbance

Basketball player with rapid heart rhythm successfully treated using minimally invasive procedure

Depression highlighted as nonadherence risk in bipolar patients

IFHF dedicates new $11 million centre to provide crucial treatment of TBI and PTS to returning veterans

Neuroscientist explores latest research into night-time brain to understand real benefits of sleep

Research offers focused explanation for cardiac arrest predilection for morning hours

Severity of sleep apnoea can independently predict aggressiveness of skin melanoma

Household routines may be effective tool to reduce BMI in minority children

Neural clue to poor daytime concentration in insomnia

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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