Engineer in crash had undiagnosed sleep apnea.
MICHAEL BALSAMO AND DAVID KLEPPER ASSOCIATED PRESS The engineer of a speeding commuter train that slammed into a station, killing a woman, suffered from sleep apnea that had gone undiagnosed, two U.S. officials told the Associated Press on Wednesday. One official said investigators are looking at it as a potential cause. The officials, who were briefed on the investigation, spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the matter. They said the engineer, 48-year-old Thomas Gallagher, was diagnosed with sleep apnea after the Sept. 29 crash in Hoboken, the officials said. Sleep …
Catching up with OHSU scientists about their hyped sleep deprivation-Alzheimer’s study
Jan 12, 2016, 12:30pm PST | Elizabeth HayesStaff ReporterPortland Business Journal National Public Radio aired a story on Jan. 4 about the possible connection between poor sleep and Alzheimer’s Disease. Since then, dozens of news outlets and health and scientific journals have touted research by two scientists at Oregon Health & Science University into the possible link. OHSU researchers Jeff Iliff, left, and Bill Rooney are gearing up for a human study into poor sleep and Alzheimer’s pathology. I caught up with Jeffrey Iliff, an assistant professor at OHSU, and Bill Rooney, who directs OHSU’s Advanced Imaging Research Center, to …
2 Your Health Study connects sleep disorder with heart problems.
By Carolyn Murray | Published: January 12, 2016, 4:26 pm A new study examined whether people who suffer from sleep apnea were prone to develop heart problems down the line. The study The study looked at the two types of sleep apnea – obstructive and central. Researchers followed a group of elderly men for a period of six and a half years and found that most of the men who had central sleep apnea later developed heart arrhythmia, or atrial fibrillation. Dr. Reena Mehra, MD, MS of Cleveland Clinic was a lead investigator on the team that conducted the …
Why Snoring Can Be Dangerous For Your Cardiovascular Health.
By ERIC BOODMAN | JANUARY 6, 2016 Your snoring might sound like a tractor revving up, but it could actually indicate that the cells in your veins are breaking down. Scientists have long known that obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder that often causes snoring, can increase your risk of cardiovascular diseases, but they didn’t know exactly why. Now, a team of doctors at Columbia University has pinpointed a Rube Goldberg-like chain of events that explains how this damage might occur, and found that some commonly prescribed anticholesterol drugs can prevent it. “We were prepared for anything and this just came up,” said Dr. Sanja Jelic, …
Lack Of Deep Sleep May Set The Stage For Alzheimer’s
Updated January 6, 20161:35 PM ET Published January 4, 20165:05 AM ET JON HAMILTON Jeffrey Iliff (right) and Bill Rooney, brain scientists at Oregon Health & Science University, look over an MRI. The school has an especially sensitive MRI unit that should be able to detect precisely when during sleep the brain is being cleansed of toxins. Courtesy of Oregon Health & Science University There’s growing evidence that a lack of sleep can leave the brain vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease. “Changes in sleep habits may actually be setting the stage” for dementia, says Jeffrey Iliff, a brain scientist at …
6 Snoring Facts that May Keep you Awake at Night.
By: jhayward on Friday, January 1st @ 10:00 am Snoring is something many of us live with, whether we’re the one snoring or we’re trying to cover our ears listening to someone else. However, it’s more than just the sawing noise that comes with it that’s not welcomed. Snoring can point to a health problem or lifestyle factors that may need tweaking. While many people just accept snoring as what it is, there are some things to keep in mind that could reduce or eliminate it. Ignoring a major snoring problem could not only drive the others in the home …
Pulmonary Hypertension And Sleep Apnea.
The rare and severe lung disease called pulmonary hypertension (PH) affects the pulmonary arteries, causing high blood pressure. The pulmonary arteries transport the blood from the right heart ventricle to the lungs, but when affected by the disease, they become narrowed and thickened. The hearts of patients with pulmonary hypertension need to work harder to properly pump the blood, which make them enlarged, weakened and more susceptible to complications like right heart failure. The diagnosis, management and prognosis of pulmonary hypertension are closely related to the causes of the disease. The problem is they are not always completely understood. It …
A Good Night’s Sleep Is Tied to Interruptions, Not Just Hours
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: A study published last year in the journal Sleep Medicine found that even one night of fragmented sleep negatively impacts mood, attention span and cognitive ability to the same degree as restricting sleep to four hours in a night. Waking up often can cause bad moods and difficulty focusing and thinking What’s the Definition of A Good Night’s Sleep Much has been made about the importance of getting enough hours of sleep – the holy seven to eight hours a night. But what about the continuity of sleep? WSJ’s Sumathi Reddy reports. Photo: Corbis …
What My Father’s Death Taught Me About the Importance of Sleep
November 22, 2015 by Dr. Mark Burhenne If you could have told me in my thirties that my father would die of ALS at the age of 69, I never would have believed you. By all external measures, my dad was an extremely fit and healthy man. If anyone seemed like they could defy death, it was my dad. He was once one of the most celebrated radiologists in the United States. He taught at Harvard, wrote textbooks, and developed the Burhenne technique for removing gallstones. By all external measures, my dad was an extremely fit and healthy man. He …
Sleep Tight
Daily Inspiration By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach Published November 23, 2015 Few things are more important to our physical and emotional well-being than getting a good night’s sleep. For some of you, it’s as simple as turning off the lights, closing your eyes and – voila! – off you go to that mystical place of slumber. But for others, getting a good night’s sleep becomes an impossible dream as it turns into a frustrating and dreaded nightly challenge. Dr. John H. Sklare I started thinking about this nightly human experience when I watched a TV interview with …
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