Lack of sleep may play a role in Alzheimer’s

Experts say this study is another in the long line of consequences from chronic sleep deprivation. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Implications For Sleep Behaviour In Humans From Fruit Fly Sperm That Makes Females Do Housework After Sex

The sperm of male fruit flies are coated with a chemical 'sex peptide' which inhibits the female's usual afternoon siesta and compels her into an intense period of foraging activity. The surprise discovery was made by Professor Elwyn Isaac from the University of Leeds' Faculty of Biological Sciences when investigating the marked differences in sleeping patterns between virgin and mated females. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Title: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 2/8/2000 4:14:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/30/2009 Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Senate Finance Committee rejects public healthcare option

Five Democrats voted with all of the panel's Republicans in opposing the inclusion of the government-run option in the bill in what is expected to be the first of several battles in Congress over the public option. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Temple-Led Study Finds Weight Loss Has Significant Impact On Sleep Apnea

More than 12 million people in the U.S. suffer from sleep apnea, most common among the overweight and obese. More than just loud snoring, it can lead to high blood pressure, stroke, cardiovascular disease and a poor quality of life. For years, doctors have told patients with sleep apnea that their best bet for alleviating it would be to lose weight, but there's been very little research-based evidence to prove that. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Health Tip: Get Enough Sleep

Title: Health Tip: Get Enough Sleep
Category: Health News
Created: 9/29/2009 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/29/2009 Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Weight Loss Helps Sleep Apnea

Title: Weight Loss Helps Sleep Apnea
Category: Health News
Created: 9/29/2009 9:16:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/29/2009 9:16:51 AM Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Developmental Screening

Title: Developmental Screening
Category: Procedures and Tests
Created: 9/29/2009 12:33:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/29/2009 12:33:34 PM Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Sleep Deprivation Taxes Neurons, Racks Up Brain Amyloid-beta?

While the occasional all-nighter to cram for exams or finish a grant proposal may seem like no big deal, losing sleep night after night could take its toll on brain health in later life, two new studies suggest. Based on microdialysis experiments in live mice, Dave Holtzman, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, and colleagues report in the current issue of Science that extracellular amyloid-beta levels in the brain fall during slumber and rise with wakefulness. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Studies Evaluate Thyroid Treatment During Pregnancy

Title: Studies Evaluate Thyroid Treatment During Pregnancy
Category: Health News
Created: 9/25/2009 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/28/2009 Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin