2012

February

• Sleeping Pill Death Toll May Top 500,000 -

• Southerners the sleepiest in the US, study says -

• Trouble sleeping? It may affect your memory later on -

• With no firm science, sleep standards are slipping -

• 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 -

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