Shorter sleep duration was associated with increased carotid artery wall thickening intima-media thickness among men but not women.
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Nov
17
2010
Asians have higher severe apnea rate than whites
Although sleep apnea is generally associated with overweight men, a study found Asians have a higher incidence rate of severe apnea than whites
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Combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) almost universally suffer sleep problems — with more cases of sleep apnea than might otherwise be expected — U.S. Army researchers found. In a group of 135 young, otherwise healthy combat veterans with PTSD, 98.5 percent reported sleep complaints, Nick Orr, M.D., and colleagues at the Walter Reed [...]
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Nov
16
2010
Home sleep studies not a compliance barrier
Obstructive sleep apnea patients adhere to positive airway pressure treatment just as well whether diagnosis and titration occur at home or in the sleep laboratory, researchers found.
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Nov
16
2010
Circadian rhythms control body’s fat burning
UC Irvine researchers have discovered that circadian rhythms — the internal body clock — regulate fat metabolism. This helps explain why people burn fat more efficiently at certain times of day and could lead to new pharmaceuticals for obesity, diabetes, and energy-related illnesses.
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PA State Rep. Robert Donatucci was elected to his 16th House term last week and died in his sleep this week. His doctors said sleep apnea was cause.
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Nov
12
2010
Study says tart cherry juice may be insomnia aid
Drinking tart cherry juice may help reduce the severity of insomnia and time spent awake after going to sleep, according to a published study
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Nov
12
2010
Sleep Solutions renamed to NovaSom
Sleep Solutions, the pioneer and largest national service provider of home sleep tests for obstructive sleep apnea, has changed its name to NovaSom.
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Nov
10
2010
Specific brain changes tied to sleep deprivation
Researchers at Allen Institute for Brain Science and SRI International published a study of the effects of sleep deprivation on brain gene expression.
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