Sleep Disorders
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Sleep Apnea: Treatment May Help Keep BP Low
Posted 10:40 PM 5/22/2012
May 22, 2012 -- People with obstructive sleep apnea have an increased risk for high blood pressure and heart disease, and now two new studies suggest that treating the disorder may lower this risk.
In one study, patients with obstructive sleep apnea who slept with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment appeared to have a reduced risk for developing high blood pressure.
Another study that included patients who used a CPAP machine for more (More)
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Sleepwalking May Be More Common Than You Think
Posted 7:02 PM 5/14/2012
May 14, 2012 -- Do you remember exactly where you were last night? If you are a sleepwalker, maybe not.
Sleepwalking may be more common than experts have estimated, says a California psychiatrist.
"The numbers are very big," says researcher Maurice Ohayon, MD, PhD, DSc, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of the (More)
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Do You Have 'Social Jet Lag'?
Posted 7:52 PM 5/10/2012
May 10, 2012 -- People who have different sleep patterns on the weekends than they do during the work week may experience "social jet lag," and a new study shows this shift in sleep schedule is linked to obesity.
For every hour of social jet lag, the risk of being (More)
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30% of Workers Get Far Too Little Sleep
Posted 8:55 PM 4/26/2012
April 26, 2012 -- U.S. workers are not getting nearly enough sleep.
Fully 30% of U.S. adults -- or 40.6 million workers -- sleep six or fewer hours a day, a new CDC report shows.
The National Sleep Foundation recommends we get seven to nine hours of sleep each day. Most at risk, according to the report, are people who work the night shift, especially those (More)
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Sleep Apnea Linked to Depression
Posted 3:02 AM 3/30/2012
March 30, 2012 -- Snorting, gasping, or short interruptions in breathing during sleep may be linked to depression symptoms, new research shows.
The more frequently people snort, gasp, or stop breathing for short periods of time while asleep, the more likely they are to have symptoms of (More)
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Sleep Less, Eat More?
Posted 10:34 PM 3/14/2012
March 14, 2012 -- Being sleep deprived may make you eat more than usual, according to a new study.
When researchers compared people allowed to sleep as much as they wished with those who slept just two-thirds of their normal time, they found that sleep deprivation was linked to eating more calories.
"When people were sleep deprived, they ate an extra 549 calories per day," says researcher Andrew Calvin, MD, MPH, a fellow in cardiovascular disease and (More)
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Kids' Snoring Linked to Behavioral Problems
Posted 3:02 AM 3/5/2012
March 5, 2012 -- The more young children snore, breathe through their mouths, or stop breathing while asleep for a few seconds at a time, the more likely they are to develop behavioral problems, a new study shows.
Previous research had suggested a link between these "sleep-disordered breathing" symptoms and such problems as hyperactivity, but the authors of the (More)
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1 in 4 Pilots Sleepy on the Job
Posted 3:01 AM 3/3/2012
March 3, 2012 -- Feeling sleepy at work may be a minor inconvenience for most people. But a new poll suggests it's a major issue for transportation workers whose job it is to get people from place to place safely.
Researchers sponsored by the National Sleep Foundation found that one in four pilots and train operators say they suffer from sleepiness that affects their job performance at least once a week.
That sleepiness on the job has caused a serious (More)
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Could Sleep Problems Predict Alzheimer's?
Posted 7:10 PM 2/14/2012
Feb. 14, 2012 -- The poorer your sleep, the more likely you may be to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.
"We found that if people had a lot of awakenings during the night, more than five awakenings in an hour, they are more likely to have preclinical (More)
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Treating Sleep Apnea in Kids Improves Behavior, Quality of Life
Posted 3:06 AM 2/10/2012
Feb. 10, 2012 -- Kids with obstructive sleep apnea are often tired by day, have trouble paying attention, and have other behavioral problems all because they are not getting enough quality sleep at night. A new study may help turn that around -- without surgery.
