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New Brain Technology May Alert Sleepy Drivers

New Brain Technology May Alert Sleepy Drivers

Technology is improving to help keep drivers from falling asleep at the wheel. Researchers in England are looking to combine high-speed eye tracking and electroencephalography (EEG) brain recording to get an understanding for what is happening in the brain while the eyes are moving. This understanding will allow drivers to be notified when they are dozing […]

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Have Sleep Apnea and COPD? Receiving CPAP Can Prolong Your Life

Have Sleep Apnea and COPD? Receiving CPAP Can Prolong Your Life

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 […]

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PTSD Symptoms After a Heart Attack Associated With Sleep Problems

PTSD Symptoms After a Heart Attack Associated With Sleep Problems

According to recent study, there is a strong link between worsened PTSD symptoms and poor sleep after suffering a heart attack. Poor sleep factors include: bad overall sleep, sleeping pill use, sleep disturbances and short sleep duration. PTSD is often caused by a traumatic event as mostly affects war veteran or people who have survived an attack. It is […]

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FDA Suggests Lower Doses of Popular Sleep Medications

FDA Suggests Lower Doses of Popular Sleep Medications

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 […]

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