Students often unwilling to alter sleep habits • Healthy Sleep News • Mar 12 09 Among Australian high school students involved in a 4-week healthy lifestyle class, researchers report the “surprising” finding that 95 percent of the subjects had at least one type of… Researchers find link between sleep loss, high blood pressure in women • Healthy Sleep News • Mar 12 09 Researchers report a link between sleep duration and increased risk of high blood pressure — but only in women. The study included 3,027 cardiovascular disease-free, middle-aged… Insomnia Often Appears to Be a Persistent Condition • Healthy Sleep News • Mar 10 09 About three-fourths of individuals with insomnia report experiencing the condition for at least one year and almost half experience it for three years, according to a report in the… One-third of Americans lose sleep over economy • Healthy Sleep News • Mar 02 09 One-third of Americans are losing sleep over the state of the U.S. economy and other personal financial concerns, according to a new poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation… Stages of sleep have distinct influence on process of learning and memory • Healthy Sleep News • Feb 25 09 Research on the sleeping brain has revealed some fascinating stage-dependent interactions between areas involved in formation and storage of long term memories. The study, published… NC State study finds genes important to sleep • Healthy Sleep News • Feb 23 09 For many animals, sleep is a risk: foraging for food, mingling with mates and guarding against predators just aren’t possible while snoozing. How, then, has this seemingly life-threatening behavior… Video imaging provides dynamic view of airway obstruction in those with sleep breathing disorder • Healthy Sleep News • Feb 17 09 A video imaging technique demonstrates that the soft palate, the tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth, is more elongated… Study Shows Why Sleep is Needed to Form Memories • Healthy Sleep News • Feb 12 09 If you ever argued with your mother when she told you to get some sleep after studying for an exam instead of pulling an all-nighter, you owe… Life dissatisfaction may stem from bad sleep • Healthy Sleep News • Feb 09 09 People who have a tough time getting a good night’s sleep are more likely to become dissatisfied with their lives later on, a new study in twins from Finland shows.… Spring Forward without Losing Sleep • Healthy Sleep News • Feb 09 09 The return to daylight saving time each spring affects the sleep patterns of millions of Americans. Dr. Aparajitha Verma, medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center at The Methodist Hospital in Houston,… Small Device Helps Sleep Apnea Sufferers in a Big Way • Healthy Sleep News • Feb 03 09 Imagine choking and gasping for air every time you fall asleep. Between 18 million and 20 million people in the United States suffer from these frightening… Study suggests that inflammation may be the link between extreme sleep durations and poor health • Healthy Sleep News • Feb 02 09 A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that sleep duration is associated with changes in the… Mild sleep disruption interferes with memory • Healthy Sleep News • Jan 19 09 Mild sleep disturbance that induces shallow sleep, but does not reduce total sleep time, is sufficient to interfere with learning and memory, according to a report published online by Nature Neuroscience… When it comes to sleep research, fruit flies and people make unlikely bedfellows • Healthy Sleep News • Jan 13 09 You may never hear fruit flies snore, but rest assured that when you’re asleep they are too. According to research published in the January… Study shows that the societal, economic burden of insomnia is high • Healthy Sleep News • Jan 03 09 A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep indicates that the indirect costs of untreated insomnia are significantly greater than the direct costs… Sleep Disorder May Be Early Sign of Dementia or Parkinson’s Disease • Healthy Sleep News • Dec 25 08 People with a sleep disorder that causes them to kick or cry out during their sleep may be at greater risk of developing dementia or… Skipping Sleep May Signal Problems for Coronary Arteries • Healthy Sleep News • Dec 24 08 One extra hour of sleep per night appears to decrease the risk of coronary artery calcification, an early step down the path to cardiovascular disease, a research team based… Sleep duration—cardiac death link seen in study • Healthy Sleep News • Dec 21 08 New research from a Singapore - U.S. team provides more evidence that sleeping too little - or too much - may be bad for your heart. The investigators also noted… Study shows an independent relationship between the intensity of snoring sounds and sleepiness • Healthy Sleep News • Dec 15 08 A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that objectively measured snoring intensity is correlated with subjective… Medical Residents Need More Sleep and Training to Prevent Errors • Healthy Sleep News • Dec 10 08 Fatigued medical residents need protected sleep periods and increased supervision of work hour limits to improve patient safety and the training environment, according to a new Institute… Treating Sleep Apnea in Alzheimer’s Patients Helps Cognition • Healthy Sleep News • Dec 04 08 Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment seems to improve cognitive functioning in patients with Alzheimer’s disease who also suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, according to the results of… Study shows how shift workers can improve job performance and implement a realistic sleep schedule • Healthy Sleep News • Dec 01 08 A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the use of light exposure therapy, dark sunglasses… New research sheds light on fly sleep circuit • Healthy Sleep News • Nov 27 08 In a novel study appearing this week in Neuron, Brandeis researchers identify for the first time a specific set of wake-promoting neurons in fruit flies that are analogous to… Study links primary insomnia to a neurochemical abnormality in young and middle-aged adults • Healthy Sleep News • Nov 03 08 A study in the Nov. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first demonstration of a specific neurochemical abnormality in adults with primary… Americans losing sleep over financial crisis • Healthy Sleep News • Oct 28 08 If fellow workers seem groggier or grumpier than usual in the mornings, they are probably losing sleep over the global financial crisis, according to research released on Monday. 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