What’s it like to wake up with sleep paralysis?
It’s as scary as it sounds. JACINTA BOWLER | 28 DEC 2015 The idea of not being able to move as an intruder or monster comes your way is classic nightmare material, but for some people, this is their reality. Around 7.6 percent of the world’s population has had at least one attack of sleep paralysis, but for some people, the odds are even higher – a 2011 study found that 28.3 percent of students, and 31.9 percent of psychiatric patients experience at least one episode of sleep paralysis in their lives. So what exactly is sleep paralysis? The disorder comes …
Sleep Apnea May Speed Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s Onset: Study.
HEALTH APR 16 2015, 8:47 PM ET by LINDA CARROLL and NBC NEWS Amanda Rasmuson places a sensor on the fingertip of subject Don Chisholm of Madison for a sleep study at UW Hospital’s Clinics in Madison, Wisconsin. Michael P. King / AP file Sleep apnea may hasten memory and thinking declines, leading to earlier diagnoses of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease, suggests a study released Thursday. Patients with sleep apnea were, on average, diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) nearly 10 years earlier than those who didn’t suffer from breathing problems during their slumber, according to New York …
Always Tired? Sleep Apnea Could Be to Blame.
Mirel Ketchiff Topics: sleep, myths and mistakes Until recently, doctors thought they had obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)—a condition that causes you to stop breathing for seconds at a time during the night, preventing you from getting restful sleep—all figured out. It mostly affected older, overweight men, they said. The top red flags were snoring and daytime fatigue. The only way to treat it was with a CPAP machine, which could be so noisy and uncomfortable that nearly half of sleep apnea sufferers eventually quit using it. Well, it turns out there was a lot doctors didn’t know. For starters, the condition—known to …
Why children who sleep more get better grades.
Wednesday, December 23, 2015 10:35 AM UTC Sleep plays a fundamental role in the way we learn. Emerging evidence makes a compelling case for the importance of sleep for language learning, memory, executive function, problem solving and behaviour during childhood. A new study that my colleagues and I have worked on illustrated how an optimal quantity of sleep leads to more effective learning in terms of knowledge acquisition and memory consolidation. Poor quality of sleep – caused by lots of waking up during the night – has also been reported to be a strong predictor of lower academic performance, reduced …
Seeking the Gears of Our Inner Clock.
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock Sleep and activity cycles are a very big part of psychiatric illnesses, reports the New York Times Neuroscientists have struggled to understand exactly how the mind’s cycles affect us. Studies of donated brains provide some answers. Carl Zimmer | DEC. 28, 2015 Credit Tim Robinson Throughout the day, a clock ticks inside our bodies. It rouses us in the morning and makes us sleepy at night. It raises and lowers our body temperature at the right times, and regulates the production of insulin and other hormones. The body’s circadian clock even influences our thoughts …
9 causes of snoring and sleep apnea in kids.
What will happen if your kid is unable to get quality sleep? Dr Atul Mittal answers! Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti | Dec 28, 2015 at 05:37 pm Like adults, kids too can have medical conditions that interfere with their ability to sleep. Did you know around 12% of children snore habitually and up to 2% suffer from sleep apnea? Snoring is caused when the palate at the back of your mouth vibrates with every incoming breath, whereas, sleep apnea is any involuntary pause while breathing. This pause may or may not be due to snoring. Although with time most kids outgrow the condition, don’t hesitate …
The Dark Side and Downsides of Melatonin.
By Piyali Syam • December 16, 2015 at 11:01pm Twenty-one years ago, MIT neuroscientist Dr. Richard Wurtman introduced melatonin as a new solution to sleep problems. His lab patented supplements in hopes of curing insomnia in the older population, whose melatonin receptors calcify with age. “Researchers say pills of the natural hormone…will bring on slumber quickly without the addictive effects of drugs,” the New York Times reported at the time. In the same article, Judith Vaitukaitis, then director of the National Center for Research Resource, said the hormone “offered hope for a natural, non-addictive agent that could improve sleep for …
The Negative Impact Intense Workouts Have on Your Sleep.
Brielle Buis | December 16, 2015 You already know the importance of getting adequate nutrition after you workout to promote muscle growth. But, did you know that the true gold standard of your post workout regimen is getting enough sleep? Ironically, this golden ticket that might be the most important is also something that can possibly be hindered by a hard workout. A study conducted by Loughborough University looked into the effect that heavy training has on your sleep. To conduct the experiment the scientists, lead by head researcher S.C. Killer, studied the effects of two nine-day periods of heavy training, on 13 competitive cyclists. …
Increasing Sleep Time Raises T2D Risk in Older Women.
ENDOCRINOLOGY | 11.03.2015 Consistently adequate sleep duration over time appears best. by Salynn Boyles Contributing Writer Consistently getting too little sleep each night or increasing nightly sleep times over a period of several years were both associated with modest, long-term increases in type 2 diabetes risk in an analysis of women enrolled in the Nurse’s Health Study. Changes in diet, physical activity, and body mass index did not explain the finding of a small, but significant association with type 2 diabetes risk in middle-aged and older women whose sleep duration increased by more than 2 hours over the 14-year analysis. Regularly …
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