Senior citizens using a type of anxiety or insomnia drug called benzodiazepines may be more likely to develop dementia than those who do not. The drugs can be habit-forming and patients who should only use them for a few weeks or months end up using them for years. Doctors say that using benzodiazepines for a […]
A study measuring cognitive performance in sleep deprived individuals shows that the more sleep deprived you become, the slower you are able to finish a task. The amount of time you have been awake and what time of day you attempt the task can have an effect on the outcome as well. Subjects were asked […]
A very serious sleep disorder that affects an estimated 12 million Americans every night is called sleep apnea. Sleep apnea means that there are moments during sleep when breathing temporarily stops and starts back up again. A person suffering from sleep apnea may stop breathing for 10 to 30 seconds at a time, and it […]
An abrupt change in sleeping patterns could be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s, according to a new study. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, working on a mouse model, found that when the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s plaque appear on the brain, sleep patterns become extremely disturbed. They found that […]
Getting quality sleep after learning something new can be imperative in retaining the new-found knowledge. A new study shows that it may be even more helpful to sleep sooner after learning. A group of adolescents were trained in 2 tasks at 3pm and another group at 9pm, followed by a night of sleep. Evaluations were […]
Tossing and turning all night is a fear to some and a vague dream to others, but to some the matter is more complicated. Restless Leg Syndrome is a poorly understood condition that causes discomfort in the legs while laying or sitting, and it affects about 5 – 15% of Americans. RLS can affect both […]
No matter how dark and quiet the room is while you sleep, your brain is still working rapidly and having its own conversation. A new study shows that a part of the brain called the endorhinal cortex engages in something called persistent activity while you sleep. This persistent activity is what is responsible during the […]
In a recent study, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that women with sleep apnea were 5.2 times as likely to have depression, and men 2.4 times as likely. Participants with other sleep disturbances, such as gasping or snorting, were more likely to experience depression as well. On the other hand, people who […]
One of the most common sleep disorders that keeps people awake and in and out of bed almost every night is Insomnia. Patients who suffer from insomnia have trouble going to sleep, staying asleep, or both. The disorder can be acute, which lasts a few days to a few weeks and is referred to as […]
Subjects in a test group who received gastric banding surgery as opposed to losing weight naturally did not see an improvement in their sleep apnea, despite losing more weight than their naturally shedding counterparts. Researchers struggle to find a relationship between weight loss and sleep apnea, although weight loss has helped in other cases of […]
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