Sleep Deprivation And Dementia

A study published in Science has found that levels of amyloid beta, a protein fragment associated with Alzheimers disease, rose and fell in association with sleep and wakefulness in mice. 'It is interesting that there may be a link between sleep and the build up of the protein associated with the development of Alzheimer's disease. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Cephalon Announces That FDA Grants Priority Review Of Its Supplemental New Drug Application For NUVIGIL As A Treatment For Excessive Sleepiness

Cephalon, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPH) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a priority review for its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for NUVIGIL(R) (armodafinil) Tablets [C-IV], which was filed in June of this year. The FDA decision on approval of NUVIGIL as a treatment for improving wakefulness in patients with excessive sleepiness associated with jet lag disorder due to eastbound travel is expected by December 29, 2009. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

What Is Jet Lag? What Causes Jet Lag? How Do You Prevent Jet Lag?

Jet lag is also known as time zone change syndrome or desynchronosis. It is considered a sleep disorder that can affect everybody who travels across multiple time zones in airplanes. Jet lag effects largely reflect de-synchronization between the body's internal time clock and local environmental cues. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Increase In Alzheimer’s Plaques And Sleep Loss Linked

Chronic sleep deprivation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease makes Alzheimer's brain plaques appear earlier and more often, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report online this week in Science Express. They also found that orexin, a protein that helps regulate the sleep cycle, appears to be directly involved in the increase. Neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease often disrupt sleep. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Sleep Deprivation Might Lead to Alzheimer’s

Title: Sleep Deprivation Might Lead to Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 9/24/2009 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/25/2009 Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

People With Diabetic Nerve Pain Shows The Condition Significantly Impacts Daily Activities Such As Exercise And Sleep Yet Often Goes Untreated

In a new online survey, eighty-five percent of people who experience diabetic nerve pain said that their pain was one of the top three most bothersome complications of their diabetes. Despite the fact that people with diabetic nerve pain recognize the condition's impact on their lives and eighty-four percent of those surveyed said they have discussed the condition with a healthcare provider, just slightly less than half of respondents (49 percent) were treating their pain. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

ImThera Medical Completes Development Of Targeted Hypoglossal Neurostimulation Treatment For OSA

ImThera Medical, Inc. announced that it has completed development of its Targeted Hypoglossal Neurostimulation (THN) system for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). More than 800,000 patients in the US are annually diagnosed with OSA. While Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) remains as the established therapy, studies show that up to 50% of patients do not comply with CPAP. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Medical Website Design Company, Aurora Medical Design, Launches New UCSF Sleep Surgery Website

Aurora Medical Design, a medical website design and medical marketing company, introduces the launch of the brand new University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Sleep Surgery website, http://www.sleepsurgery.ucsf.edu. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Bad Economy Really Hurts Some Folks

Title: Bad Economy Really Hurts Some Folks
Category: Health News
Created: 9/24/2009 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/24/2009 Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Infant Head-Flattening Linked to Ear Infections

Title: Infant Head-Flattening Linked to Ear Infections
Category: Health News
Created: 9/24/2009 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/24/2009 Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin