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For Children, Sleep Disruptions May Hurt Memory

For Children, Sleep Disruptions May Hurt Memory

New research from scientists in Hungary suggests that children with sleep disordered breathing have their memory process disrupted during sleep. Led by Eszter Csabi, the researchers from Eötvös Loránd University and the University of Szeged analyzed different memory processes of 17 children with sleep disordered breathing who were between the ages of 6 and 12, […]

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Poor Sleep For Toddlers Linked to Behavioral Issues Later

Poor Sleep For Toddlers Linked to Behavioral Issues Later

According to new research, toddlers experiencing sleep issues are at an increased risk for behavioral and emotional issues at both 18 months and age 5. Conducted by researchers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Uni Research Health in Bergen, Norway, the long-term study was published in JAMA Pediatrics this week. The research team […]

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What One Sleep Expert Says About Children and Sleep

What One Sleep Expert Says About Children and Sleep

While researchers still have many sleep mysteries to solve, plenty of studies have shown that proper quality sleep is especially important for children. Last week, Arianna Huffington of The Huffington Post shared some great highlights from her interview with Dr. Rakesh Bhattacharjee, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago’s Divisions of Pulmonary […]

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New Measures Developed for Childhood Sleep Apnea

New Measures Developed for Childhood Sleep Apnea

Characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep, childhood obstructive sleep apnea OSA is a chronic sleep disorder that brings along serious health risks. While it affects hundreds of thousands of children and adolescents in the United States, OSA doesn’t have a standard method of detection, treatment or long-term plan. However, physicians from NYU Langone Medical […]

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Quality Sleep May Help Children with ADHD

Quality Sleep May Help Children with ADHD

Australian researchers say that children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can improve their symptoms with better sleep at night. Their results showed that combining a behavioral sleep intervention with helping parents learn methods to better deal with behavioral problems related to ADHD can lead to daytime improvement of symptoms. Reuters tells us that during their […]

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