2012

February

• Sleep Breathing Machine Shows Clear Benefits in Children with Sleep Apnea

January

• Sleep problems increase risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity, study shows

• Lack of sleep makes your brain hungry

• Loud hospital rooms linked to poor patient sleep

• Babies’ sleep problems persist into toddler years

• Young Diabetics Struggle To Get Good Night’s Sleep, Health, Behavior Problems Ensue

2011

December

• Sleep disorders common in cops: study

• Tart cherry juice drinkers gain sleep advantage

November

• Babies sleep better following afternoon vaccines

• Hypoglossal nerve stimulation increases airflow during sleep in obstructive sleep apnea

• Physical activity impacts overall quality of sleep

• Poor sleep habits linked to increased risk of fibromyalgia in women

• Sleep Medication: Mother’s New Little Helper

• Loneliness may cause fitful sleep: study

• How lonely you are may impact how well you sleep, research shows

October

• Thyroid Surgery Can Reduce Snoring, Other Sleep Apnea Symptoms

• Lack of sleep may lead to weight gain in teens

• Sleep disruption for breastfed babies is temporary

• If You Don’t Snooze, Do You Lose?

September

• The risk of suffering from insomnia is 67 percent higher if a family member is insomniac

• About 1 in 4 U.S. Workers Has Insomnia

• Get Some Sleep: Tips to combat the heat

• Aging eyes linked to sleepless nights, new study shows

August

• Typical Teenage Behavior—Or Sleep Disorder?

• Freshmen face sleep problems; education helps

• Stanford study draws connection between narcolepsy and influenza

• Study finds narcolepsy cases in China peak in early spring

June

• The Importance of Sleep

• Sleep switch found in fruit flies

• Potential genetic cause of severe sleep disorder discovered, implications for Parkinson’s disease research

• Sleep problems may be a link between perceived racism and poor health

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia can reduce suicidal ideation

• White adolescent girls may be losing sleep from the pressure to be thin

• Study finds that wives’ sleep problems have negative impact on marital interactions

• Sleepiness may impair the brain’s inhibitory control when viewing high-calorie foods

• Seniors Abused During Childhood Face Increased Risk of Sleep Troubles

May

• Sleep deprivation in doctors

• Penn researchers identify the roots of memory impairment resulting from sleep deprivation

• Sleep problems more prevalent than expected in urban minority children

• Marriage problems predict sleep difficulties in young children

• One-third of Spanish children do not wake up feeling refreshed

• Adverse changes in sleep duration are associated with lower cognitive scores in middle-aged adults

• Study is the first to link sleep duration to infant growth spurts

April

• Brain regions can take short naps during wakefulness, leading to errors

• Parasite strategy offers insight to help tackle sleeping sickness

• Sleep strategy used by night nurses throws off their circadian clocks

• Sleep issues contribute to cognitive problems in childhood cancer survivors

• Cardiovascular disease can be detected earlier during sleep

March

• As we sleep, speedy brain waves boost our ability to learn

• Sleepy connected Americans

• Not getting enough sleep? Turn off the technology

• The better off sleep better

• Moderate Sleep Loss Impairs Vigilance and Sustained Attention in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

February

• Poor sleep quality is associated with greater disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients

• Too Little Sleep, Too Often, May Harm Your Heart

January

• Workplace noise-related hearing loss affects sleep quality—Ben Gurion U. researchers

• Sleep-disordered breathing comes at a heavy cost

• Sleep mode: The energy cost of sleep deprivation

• Sleep apnea device eases fatigue in three weeks

2010

December

• The high price of sleep disorders

• Sleepless soldiers: Study suggests that military deployment affects sleep patterns

November

• Nighttime sleep found beneficial to infants’ skills

• Ending Insomnia and Sleep Disorders

October

• When do babies start sleeping through the night?

• Why does lack of sleep affect us differently? Study hints it may be in our genes

• Cardiac wakeup call for Canadian kids

• Sleep disturbances show clear association with work disability

• Sleep problems common in arthritis patients

• Sleep loss might thwart dieters’ fat loss

• Women’s Study Finds Longevity Means Getting Just Enough Sleep

September

• Stop using baby sleep devices, U.S. tells parents

• Short sleepers at higher risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease

• Study finds an increased risk of death in men with insomnia and a short sleep duration

• Less is more: Study shows that teens who sleep less eat more fatty foods and snacks

August

• Brain Responds Same to Acute and Chronic Sleep Loss

• Brain rhythm predicts ability to sleep through a noisy night

July

• Our children aren’t sleeping and we’re medicating them

• Searching for a Good Night’s Sleep

• New study suggests tart cherry juice can be a natural solution for insomnia

• Pain, dry mouth may play role in sleep quality of head and neck cancer patients

June

• Sleep quality of soldiers with migraine is poor

• New link between pollution, temperature and sleep-disordered breathing

• Study Links Sleep Apnea in Children and Teens to Lower Academic Grades

• More Adults Report Excessive Sleepiness in the U.S. than in Europe

• Planes, trains and automobiles: Traffic noise disturbs sleep, affects morning performance

• Sleep problems are common in US soldiers returning from wartime deployment

May

• Brain Injuries Tied to Trouble Sleeping

• Glucose intolerance and gestational diabetes risk in relation to sleep duration and snoring during pregnancy: a pilot study

• Less sleep may add up to more pounds in adolescents

April

• Shiftwork Linked to Sleep Problems—Especially in Younger Workers

• Study Shows Benefits of Treating Sleep Apnea in Truck Drivers

• Study Finds that Playing a Video Game Before Bedtime Has Only a Mild Effect on Adolescent Sleep

• Study Finds that the Association Between Sleep Disturbances and Reduced Quality of Life Varies by Race

• To sleep or not to sleep? Math software to help plan astronaut, shift worker schedules

• Good Night’s Sleep Keeps Obesity Away

• Sleep apnea linked to hard-to-diagnose eye disorders

March

• Sleep Apnea Patients Should Be Screened for Depression

• Poll reveals sleep differences among ethnic groups

• Extremes of Sleep Related to Increased Fat Around Organs

February

• Putting Sleep Myths to Rest