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News Stories of Interest
Adenosine
receptors help sleep-deprived people rebound
Orexin blocks weight gain
in mice
Impaired breathing during
sleep can disrupt memory and thinking
Sleep
problems can hamper cancer treatments
Psychological and environmental
factors more important than medical ones in keeping patients using
CPAP
Study
shows sleep apnea may cause memory loss
A
Televised, Web-Based Randomised Trial of an Herbal Remedy (Valerian)
for Insomnia
College students who wake
up early get better grades
Study makes connection
between migraine headaches and sleep disorders in children
Study finds that restriction
of sleep leads to greater consumption of food
New
clues to relationship between sleep duration and brain size among
animals.
Research finds abnormal
sleep patterns particularly dangerous for older men
Green tea may help
sleep apnea sufferers.
Generic Ropinirole
to hit market soon
Sleep Duration
Varies, Depending on Lifestyle and Gender
New Discovery May Allow
People to Hit “Snooze” Button on Internal Clock
GBAT is an Innovative Surgery for Treating Obstructive
Sleep Apnea
Mars experiment might help insomniacs on Earth
Study Links Children's Sleep Problems to School
Problems, Especially in African Americans
Sleep linked to brain cell creation
National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Releases
Report On Sleep Disorders And Sleep Deprivation
Sleeping sickness - article from The Dominion
Post
Sleep less, live longer? - Increased
Death Rate Associated
With Sleeping 8 Hours or More
Jet-lag - a review - Lancet, November 1997
The Sleepy Teenager
The Economist article on sleep - December 2002
Scents will not rouse us from slumber - People
cannot rely on their sense of smell to awaken them to the danger of
fire.
Experimental drug eszopiclone improves sleep in
older patients, study shows
Study indicates new drug eszopiclone (trade
name Lunesta) works in treating long-term insomnia
How Well Are You Sleeping - FDA Consumer Article
Unconscious bingeing in the dead of night -
Washington Post, Sept 2004
Study says therapy better than pills in treating
sleep-onset insomnia
Risks of Short Sleeping
Researchers
reverse effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys
Is Your Doctor Too Drowsy? - Time magazine story
Neurocrine Submits New Drug Application (NDA) for
Indiplon Modified Release Tablets for the Treatment of Insomnia
- Press Release from Neurocrine, Nov. 2004
Sleeping on the job - Canberra Times
Yawning, Snoring Could Be Sleep Apnea - Associated
Press
Scientist warns lack of shut-eye dangerous.
- The Daily Pennsylvanian, Nov 2004
Average sunrise time predicts depression prevalence
Xyrem sNDA May Improve Primary Symptoms of Narcolepsy
Ramelteon - new type of insomnia medication
Gaboxadol - a GABA-A receptor agonist
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale may not reflect objective
measures of sleepiness or sleep apnea
MIT study confirms melatonin's value
as sleep aid
Music Improves Sleep Quality in Older Adults, Researchers
Find
Study Finds Possible Mechanism for Link Between
Sleep Disturbances and Metabolic Syndrome
Alcohol and Sleep
Brain stimulation for sleep deprivation
New Finding about Alcohol and Sleep
Never underestimate the power of a good night's
rest - New Scientist, May 28, 2005
Sleep Anxiety Leads Many to the Medicine Cabinet
- The New York Times, June 5, 2005
Free radicals may set off apnea's cardio dangers
- Scientific American, June 6, 2005
Deep into Sleep - While researchers probe sleep's
functions, sleep itself is becoming a lost art. - Harvard Magazine,
July 2005
Poor sleep is not a normal part of aging -
August 2005
Researchers says: Brain areas stop communicating
with each other as sleep sets in - October 2005
Ecological Niche May Dictate Sleep Habits -
October 2005
Midnight munchies linked to Ambien
- March 2006
Focus: What price a good night's sleep? - Times
of London - June 2006
Scientists working on sleep/wake equation -
The Leader-Post, June 2006
Too much sleep may double risk of Parkinson's Disease
- July 2006
Sleep deprivation doubles risks of obesity in both
children and adults - July 2006
Scientist sheds light on workings of internal clock
- August 2006
Sleep researchers trying to find jet lag remedies
- Aug 2006
The Science of Zzzzz’s - Aug 2006
University gives Sleeping Classes - Sept 2006
A New Understanding of Sleep? - Sept 2006
Sleep it off - Nature article on the relationship
between obesity and sleep debt
News analysis: The secrets of sleep - Oct 2006
Lack
of sleep may impact on moral judgement
Stars
and Stripes: Dreaming of Sleep - story about sleep deprivation
among U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
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