National Sleep Awareness Week (March 7-13, 2010) - Canadian Lung Association
Are you often very sleepy throughout the day? And do others tell you that you snore or have short pauses in your breathing while you sleep? Do you get a full night's sleep most nights but still wake up tired? You may have sleep apnea, a serious breathing problem that interrupts your sleep. These breathing pauses called "apneas" can last for 10 to 30 seconds or longer... Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information SleepinRisk of Childhood Obesity Higher Among Minorities
Title: Risk of Childhood Obesity Higher Among MinoritiesbrCategory: Health NewsbrCreated: 3/1/2010 10:10:00 AMbrLast Editorial Review: 3/1/2010 Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information SleepinChinese Man Says He Killed Roommate Over Snoring
BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese college student fed up with his roommate's snoring, has confessed to stabbing him to death in the middle of the night. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information SleepinThe Mathematics Behind A Good Night’s Sleep
February 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia
Why can't I fall asleep? Will this new medication keep me up all night? Can I sleep off this cold? Despite decades of research, answers to these basic questions about one of our most essential bodily functions remain exceptionally difficult to answer. In fact, researchers still don't fully understand why we even sleep at all...
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Title: Naptime Helps Babies Remember New ThingsbrCategory: Health NewsbrCreated: 2/24/2010 2:10:00 PMbrLast Editorial Review: 2/25/2010 Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information SleepinNapping Boosts Brain Power
February 24th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia
Researchers in the US found that napping boosts brain power by clearing out the brain's temporary storage space so it can absorb new information: they also propose that this clearing out process happens during a specific stage of sleep...
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February 23rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia
Marcos Frank, PhD, associate professor of Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, presented information on early brain development and the importance of sleep during early life when the brain is rapidly maturing and highly changeable. Building on his research that the brain during sleep is fundamentally different from the brain during wakefulness, Dr...
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