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Some 19 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq have migraine and migraine is suspected in another 17 percent. While prevalence of migraine among the U.S. military is well documented, little is known about sleep quality in soldiers with chronic headaches including post-traumatic headache and migraine.
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A research collaboration led by biologists and neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania has found a molecular pathway in the brain that is the cause of cognitive impairment due to sleep deprivation.
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If there’s one thing most everyone knows about newborn babies, it’s that babies don’t sleep through the night, and neither do their parents. But in fact, those first six months of life are crucial to developing the regular sleeping and waking patterns, known as circadian rhythms, that a child will need for a healthy future.
Some children may start life with the sleep odds stacked against them, though, say some sleep experts who study the issue.
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Orexo has announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Edluar (formerly Sublinox) 5 mg and 10 mg sublingual tablets for the short-term treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep initiation.
Meda, Orexo’s partner, acquired exclusive worldwide commercial licensing for Edluar in 2008 with expectations to launch the product in the U.S. market during the second half of 2009. Orexo will receive royalties based on Meda’s sales of Edluar.
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About three-fourths of individuals with insomnia report experiencing the condition for at least one year and almost half experience it for three years, according to a report in a peer-reviewed journal.
Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep. “Approximately 30 percent of adults report symptoms of insomnia and 6 percent to 10 percent meet diagnostic criteria for an insomnia disorder,” the authors write as background information in the article.
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You may never hear fruit flies snore, but rest assured that when you’re asleep they are too. According to research published in a professional journal, scientists have shown that the circadian rhythms (sleep/wake cycles) of fruit flies and vertebrates are regulated by some of the same “cellular machinery” as that of humans.
The study is significant because the sleep-regulating enzyme analyzed in this research is one of only a few possible drug targets for circadian problems that can lead to seasonal affective disorder (SAD), insomnia, and possibly some cancers.
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