Category Archives: News

Therapy and Sleep Aids; Help for Pain and Sleep

A recent study published in the journal Sleep Medicine found that behavioral therapy for insomnia coupled with pain medication improves the sleep of ailing patients.

Sleep Apnea and Dream Recall

Ever had a nightmare or a dream worth remembering but just can’t? Chances are you could be suffering with sleep apnea. A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found suffering from obstructive sleep apnea drastically reduces nightmare recall.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Risk Factors

A new study published in the medical journal Pediatrics and conducted at UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center has revealed that over 96% of infants who have died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) were exposed to known risk factors, with 78% encountering multiple risk fa

Severe Sleep Apnea Has Silver Lining – BusinessWeek

Severe Sleep Apnea Has Silver Lining
BusinessWeek
They continue to dream, but they report fewer nightmares,” said Dr. Jim Pagel, lead author of a study appearing in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of

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Teens unaware of risks of driving drowsy – CBC.ca


CBC.ca
Teens unaware of risks of driving drowsy
CBC.ca
Compared with sleep research showing adolescents need nine to 10 hours of sleep per night, the results showed students suffered from chronic sleep
Adolescents Crash More Due to Poor Sleep Softpedia
Young sleepy drivers twice as likely to crash WebMD.Boots.com
Sleep problems and sleepiness increase the risk of motor vehicle accidents in Genetic Engineering News (press release)

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Sleep yourself skinny: It’s not only leaving us shattered and ill. Experts say … – Daily Mail


Times Online
Sleep yourself skinny: It’s not only leaving us shattered and ill. Experts say
Daily Mail
‘Male snoring is a big problem,’ agrees Jim Horne, director of the Sleep Research Centre at Loughborough University. ‘During the night, the man disturbs the
Why sleep is the new sex Times Online

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Your Health: A good night’s sleep study for people over 65 – USA Today

Your Health: A good night’s sleep study for people over 65
USA Today
Older folks may get less sleep because they need less, say the authors, led by Derk-Jan Dijk of the Surrey Sleep Research Centre in Guildford.
Your Health: A Good Night’s Sleep Study for People over 65 First Coast News
Too buzzed to sleep? Daytona Beach News-Journal

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J-Lo secret: How sleepless nights wreck your looks – Daily Mail


Daily Mail
J-Lo secret: How sleepless nights wreck your looks
Daily Mail
A study from the European Sleep Research Society found that people who were deprived of sleep were also more likely to be rated as less attractive and with