Sleep/Sleep Disorders

The findings pave the way for understanding the mechanisms by which vitamin A operates in the brain to translate day length encoding into seasonal physiological and behavioral responses in animals.Credit: Texas A&M University …

Researchers at UT have developed a free open source computer program that can be used to create visual and quantitative representations of brain electrical activity in laboratory animals in hopes of developing countermeasures for opioid…

Cell secretions may be key to diagnosing and treating nocturnal hypertensionCredit: University of Missouri Health Care Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) affects an estimated 22 million Americans. In addition to sleep problems, the…

Almost 60 percent of older men and women experienced sleep apnea during dream sleep Boston, MA -- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been considered a predominantly male disease. While more women have been diagnosed with OSA in recent…

Researchers from UNIGE and HUG demonstrate how the fears we experience in our dreams prepare us to tackle anxiety-provoking situations once we're awake. Do bad dreams serve a real purpose? To answer this question, researchers from the…

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan find that a new treatment for insomnia has fewer side effects; unlike commonly prescribed hypnotics, it does not affect the entire brain Tsukuba, Japan - Insomnia is one of the most common…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- College life can be rigorous and exhausting, but new research suggests that just one extra hour of sleep a night is not only possible, but can also have significant health benefits for college students. In a…

Medical providers must be aware of adverse effects of opioid treatment DARIEN, IL - Patients and medical providers should be aware that chronic opioid use can interfere with sleep by reducing sleep efficiency and increasing the risk of…

BOSTON- Yoga and physical therapy (PT) are effective approaches to treating co-occurring sleep disturbance and back pain while reducing the need for medication, according to a new study from Boston Medical Center (BMC). Published in the…

ORI, FAU study first to show statistically significant links between regular use of pain and/or sleep prescriptions and frailty risk in older adults Researchers from the Oregon Research Institute (ORI) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU)…