Sleep disturbance common in fibromyalgia patients

The results of a study published in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism suggest that patients with fibromyalgia syndrome, a disorder characterized by chronic pain in the muscles and bones, have a high prevalence of sleep disturbances, which play an important role in exacerbating their symptoms. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Memory Replay During Sleep Linked To Age - Or Is It?

US scientists studying sleep processes in rats found that aging tended to impair the brain's ability to "replay" memories during sleep, a consolidation process that is important for converting recent memories into long term ones. However, impaired memory replay was not found in all the older rats tested in the study. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Possible Cause of Postpartum Depression Pinpointed

Title: Possible Cause of Postpartum Depression Pinpointed
Category: Health News
Created: 7/31/2008 2:00:00 AM
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The ‘Replay’ Of Memories During Sleep Impaired By Aging

Aging impairs the consolidation of memories during sleep, a process important in converting new memories into long-term ones, according to new animal research in the July 30 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The findings shed light on normal memory mechanisms and how they are disrupted by aging. During sleep, the hippocampus, a brain region important in learning and memory, repeatedly "replays" brain activity from recent awake experiences. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Sleep apnea tied to nighttime urination in men

Frequent urination during night, a condition doctors call nocturia, appears to be fairly common among men with obstructive sleep apnea, Japanese researchers report. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Pulmonary Fibrosis And Fatigue

Family, friends and neighbors remember Lisa Sandler Spaeth as an active mother of two in Potomac, Md., with a lot on the go, juggling her son's baseball games and her daughter's horseback-riding lessons with numerous committee obligations, organizing women's activities at her local synagogue. Add to this Spaeth's thriving home business turned wholesale supplier - making custom hair accessories for children - which she founded with her mother. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Improving Problems In Sleep, Attention By Studying Bladder-Brain Link

Bladder problems may leave a mark on the brain, by changing patterns of brain activity, possibly contributing to disrupted sleep and problems with attention. For one in six Americans who have overactive bladder, the involuntary bladder contractions that often trigger more frequent urges to urinate, such mind-body connections may be of more than academic interest. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Identification Of Possible Sleep Gene

While scientists and physicians know what happens if you don't get six to eight hours of shut-eye a night, investigators have long been puzzled about what controls the actual need for sleep. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine might have an answer, at least in fruit flies. In a recent study of fruit flies, they identified a gene that controls sleep. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Bladder-Brain Link May Point To Better Treatments For Sleep, Attention Problems

Bladder problems may leave a mark on the brain, by changing patterns of brain activity, possibly contributing to disrupted sleep and problems with attention. For one in six Americans who have overactive bladder, the involuntary bladder contractions that often trigger more frequent urges to urinate, such mind-body connections may be of more than academic interest. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

The FDA Has Accepted For Filing The Registration Application For Sublinox

The submitted registration application for Sublinox has been accepted by the FDA as complete for substantive review after initial evaluation. Sublinox contains the well-known active substance zolpidem and is based on Orexo's sublingual technology, involving a rapidly disintegrating tablet placed under the tongue. Meda AB acquired the exclusive world-wide commercialization rights for Sublinox on April 14, 2008. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin