Snoring may help diagnose sleep disorderOctober 12th, 2009 LONDON - Researchers have developed a computer programme, which can analyse the snoring pattern of people to help diagnose a specific sleep disorder. Doctors at University of Queensland and the Princess Alexandra Hospital assessed the snoring of 20 patients with sleep apnoea by first recording it.
Alcoholism negatively affects sleep despite long periods of sobrietyOctober 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Long-term alcoholism can have detrimental effects on a person's sleep despite long periods of abstinence, according to a study. And the above pattern is similar in both men and women.
Sound recordings can help detect obstructive sleep apnoeaSeptember 11th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australian scientists have come up with a non-invasive screening tool for detecting obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Snoring is a very early symptom of sleep apnoea, however, monitoring the changes in pitch, frequency and other characteristics of the snores can help detect OSA.
Seizure drug improves sleep in menopausal women with hot flashesSeptember 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A drug initially used to treat seizures improves sleep quality in menopausal women with hot flashes, claims a new study. University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have reported the finding online and in the September issue of the Journal of Women's Health.
Expectant mums' sleep beliefs affect babies' nights laterSeptember 6th, 2009 LONDON - Are you feeling powerless as a parent? Then, here's some food for thought: a new research has claimed that a mother's beliefs even before her baby is born predict how well her infant will sleep at night later. According to researchers in Israel, if an expectant mum thinks that babies who cry at night are suffering distress and need comforting and soothing back to sleep, then her newborn is likely to wake more frequently during the night than if she believes babies should learn to settle themselves.
Obama to salute US problem-solving, non-Washington style, on TuesdayJune 30th, 2009 Obama to salute US problem-solving TuesdayWASHINGTON — So what's working when it comes to innovative problem solving around the country?
President Barack Obama on Tuesday will be highlighting nonprofit programs that are making a difference. The White House says the president will salute creative approaches and will discuss the importance of looking outside Washington for solutions.
Sleep duration linked to weight gainJune 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - According to a new study, Body Mass Index (BMI) varies as a function of habitual sleep duration. The study has been presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
Sleep may help regulate emotional responsesJune 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed that sleep selectively preserves memories that are emotionally salient and relevant to future goals when sleep follows soon after learning. Lead author Dr Jessica Payne, of Harvard Medical School in Boston MA has revealed that sleeping brain seems to calculate what is most important about an experience and selects only what is adaptive for consolidation and long term storage.
Couples' sleep quality linked to quality of their relationshipJune 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has found a link between couples' sleep quality and the quality of their relationship. It has shown that couples' relationship quality affects their sleep, and their sleep also affects their subsequent relationship functioning.
Gaming addicts suffer from poor sleep hygiene, increased sleepinessJune 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Gamers who are hooked on to their computers or consoles for more than seven hours a week, and who identified themselves as addicts, tend to sleep less during the weekdays and experience greater sleepiness than casual or non-gamers, according to a study. The new findings suggest that excessive gamers have significantly poorer sleep hygiene, and sleep less on weekdays than other gamers.
Regular daily exercise doesn't increase total sleep timeJune 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - No matter how much a person works out during the day, their exertion fails to translate into increased total sleep time at night, according to a study. The researchers observed that days with increased activity were followed by nights with lower total sleep time (TST), while nights with lower TST were followed by increased activities during the next day.
Watching television before bedtime can lead to sleep debtJune 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Television watching may be an important determinant of bedtime and may contribute to sleep debt, according to the latest research. The study included 21,475 people aged 15 or older.
Sleep extension improves athletic performanceJune 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has shown that sleep extension helps improve athletic performance. In the study, researchers found that sleep extension in athletes was associated with a faster sprinting drill, increased hitting accuracy including valid serves, and hitting depth drill.
Little sleep could make kids hyperactiveApril 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Children's short sleep duration even without sleeping difficulties increases the risk for behavioural symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), says a new study. The study, led by researchers at the University of Helsinki and National Institute of Health and Welfare, Finland, examined whether decreased sleep leads to behavioral problems similar to those exhibited by children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Night owls can work longer than early birdsApril 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Early birds may be chirpier in the morning, but it's the night owls that score over them when it comes to being alert after waking up from sleep, concludes a new brain-scan study. In the study, researchers monitored the brain activity of self-described early birds and night owls in a sleep lab.
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