Children with ADHD sleep both poorly and less.
Date: May 4, 2016 Source: Aarhus University Summary: There is some truth to the claim by parents of children with ADHD that their children have more difficulty falling asleep and that they sleep more poorly than other children, new research indicates. A new study from Aarhus University has now documented that there is some truth to the claim by parents of children with ADHD that their children have more difficulty falling asleep and that they sleep more poorly than other children. Studies have shown that up to seventy per cent of parents of children with ADHD report that the …
Shorter sleep, snoring linked to poorer breast cancer survival.
2016-05-07 15:34:06 The study reports that short sleep duration combined with frequent snoring reported prior to cancer diagnosis may influence subsequent breast cancer survival. Breast cancer patients who reported sleeping 6 hours or less per night and snoring 5 or more nights per week before their diagnosis were 2 times more likely to die from breast cancer than patients who reported sleeping 7 to 8 hours per night and rarely snored. “We were surprised to see that snoring, especially in combination with short sleep duration, had such a strong association with cancer survival for certain cancer types,” said lead …
How to Stop Snoring.
Some simple steps, including mouth exercises, might help By Consumer Reports May 03, 2016 Snoring can be a sign of sleep apnea, a serious disorder that multiplies your risk of high blood pressure and possibly type 2 diabetes. So if you snore badly—or your bedmate says you do—your first step should be to talk with a doctor, who might refer you to a sleep clinic to rule out that health problem and, if you have it, treat it. But many snorers don’t have sleep apnea. What to do then? A few simple steps might help you stop snoring: Shed those extra …
Snoring can be a sign of sleep apnea.
By Lucette Moramarco on April 29, 2016 A woman keeps an eye on her snoring husband to see if he stops breathing. Sleep apnea is a medical condition that has existed for centuries, but was not given a name until the late 20th century. It is a debilitating and life-shortening ailment that people around the world suffer from. Many of those sufferers do not know they have this potentially dangerous condition which affects more than 18 million Americans, according to the National Sleep Foundation. Many people, like me, don’t become aware sleep apnea existed until a relative or neighbor is …
The Army Tells Its Soldiers To Get Some Sleep.
04/18/2016 03:30 pm ET | Updated Apr 19, 2016 Karithika Varagur Associate Editor, What’s Working, The Huffington Post “In the Army, we do more before 9 a.m. than most people do all day” is a standard bit of military bravado. It’s as much about the discipline instilled in soldiers as it is about the fact that their strenuous training takes place under less-than-ideal health conditions — like waking up before dawn to exercise, which can create a cycle of sleep deprivation. That’s partly why 10 percent of active duty soldiers have a diagnosed sleep disorder, and almost half have a “clinically significant” sleep problem, according …
A Concussion Can Lead To Sleep Problems That Last For Years.
April 27, 2016 | 4:14 PM ET People who sustain a concussion or a more severe traumatic brain injury are likely to have sleep problems that continue for at least a year and a half. A study of 31 patients with this sort of brain injury found that 18 months afterward, they were still getting, on average, an hour more sleep each night than similar healthy people were getting. And despite the extra sleep, 67 percent showed signs of excessive daytime sleepiness. Only 19 percent of healthy people had that problem. Surprisingly, most of these concussed patients had no …
Expanded Sleep Apnea Screening for MTA Employees Announced.
Published on April 27, 2016 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Senator Charles E. Schumer this month announced the expansion of a successful sleep apnea testing program for MTA employees. Testing was first begun as a pilot program in January 2015 to screen Metro-North Railroad train engineers, and now the MTA will make the program permanent at Metro-North and bring it to other agencies in the MTA family, including the Long Island Rail Road. “This program helps us identify workers who may be at risk for sleep apnea, ensure they receive appropriate treatment, and ultimately create a safer MTA,” says Cuomo in …
Drowsy Driver Detection Systems Sense When You Need a Break.
By Julie Halpert | April 26, 2016 2015 Mercedes Benz C-Class; Cars.com photo by Matt Schmitz CARS.COM — Bleary-eyed drivers are a danger to themselves and others: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that drowsy driving causes more than 80,000 crashes (almost 220 per day) and 850 fatalities each year. Automakers have been offering technology to alert you when you’re about to nod off, and it’s getting more sophisticated. Related: Follow These Tips To Avoid Drowsy Driving Ford’s Driver Alert system is part of a lane keeping assist system. A small, forward-facing camera located behind the rearview mirror …
Dementia screening tool may help identify obstructive sleep apnea.
April 22, 2016 A unique pattern on the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neurophysical Status test was able to identify patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to research presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting. Amber Gerber, PsyD, LP, and Donn Dexter, MD, both with the Mayo Clinic Health System, wrote in their abstract that obstructive sleep apnea, which is a common and remediable condition, is a risk factor for cognitive dysfunction. “One in five geriatric patients referred to the Memory Care Clinic at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wis., have obstructive sleep apnea,” Gerber …
Exercise may ease sleep for overweight men with insomnia.
Wed Apr 6, 2016 | 4:36 PM EDT By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Overweight men with chronic insomnia fall asleep more easily and quickly after a six-month aerobic exercise program, according to a new study in Finland. Insomnia affects between 40 and 80 percent of overweight and obese men, said Serge Brand of the Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders at the Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel in Switzerland, who was not part of the new study. Regular aerobic exercise training reduces sedentary time, reduces appetite, improves cardiovascular performance and increases self-esteem and self-efficacy, Brand told …
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