People with both sleep apnea and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can extend their lives by treating the sleep disorder. Researchers from Brown University found that treatment of sleep apnea with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) lowers the risk of death for people with both health issues. The information is based off a study that included 10,272 outpatients. 3,396 […]
The FDA will require drug manufacturers that make sleep medications containing zolpidem reduce the dosage, cutting it in half. Zolpidem is the active ingredient in several of the most prescribed sleep medications available such as Ambien and Edular. The new requirement is being put into place based on researching showing that morning blood levels of […]
Think your baby sleeps a lot? It turns out babies aren’t the sleepiest creatures living on earth! They have some stiff competition. Check out where they rank. 1. Koalas- They are found only in Australia where they feed on Eucalyptus trees but also sleep for 22 hours a day. 2. Brown Bats- These bats sleep […]
A new study has found that visceral fat in men has a strong link to men with the sleep disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Visceral fat is a type of fat that collects in the abdomen and is considered a high risk factor for a number of serious health conditions. Men and women are both […]
Scientists already knew that birds, like humans, experience REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. REM sleep is linked with dreams in humans. As we grow older we spend less time in that stage and now there is a study showing that baby owls sleep a lot like human babies. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of […]
Attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (A.D.H.D) is something that many parents are familiar with regarding their children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of children who have been diagnosed with A.D.H.D. may not be an accurate one. When children experience sleep deprivation, they become wired, moody; they may have trouble focusing, […]
Narcolepsy, as it is characterized in movies, consists of people falling asleep at inopportune times. For example, one minute Bob is enjoying a plate of spaghetti and the next, he’s face down in it snoring. While this may seem comical, narcolepsy is a very real sleep disorder that affects about 1 out of every 3,000 […]
Sleeping can be difficult when we are sick so reaching for a cold medicine that also induces sleep, is very common. Cold pills that have diphenhydramine (an antihistamine), can create symptoms similar to dementia. A healthy brain is greatly dependent upon neurotransmitters, chemicals that allow to the brain cells to communicate with each other. Acetylcholine […]
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