Obese Children With Sleep Disorders May Be Helped, But Not Cured, By Surgery

Surgical interventions for many obese children suffering from obstructive sleep apnea may not cure the problem, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Chicago, IL. Complete news at...

A new study suggests that changing hormone levels during menopause affect women's sleep differently throughout the transition.  Complete news at...

Baby is here and it seems he or she has taken over the household. Babies do tend to be the center of attention, at least for the first few months. But my! Doesn't the little one sleep a lot?   For the first three to four months, babies tend to sleep sixteen to eighteen hours a day, but that sleep seems to come in spurts - sleep two or three hours - wake up for a feeding, or a diaper change or just because. And sometimes it's not easy... Complete news at...

A study in the Oct. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the successful manipulation of sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) amplitude by instrumental SMR conditioning (ISC) improved sleep quality as well as declarative learning. ISC might thus be considered a promising non-pharmacological treatment for primary insomnia. This study allowed participants to "shape their own brain activity" by directly modifying certain electroencephalographic (EEG) activities. Complete news at...

The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has been formally notified by Takeda Global Research & Development Centre (Europe) Ltd of its decision to withdraw its application for a centralised marketing authorization for the medicine Ramelteon (ramelteon) 4 and 8 mg tablets. Ramelteon was expected to be used for the treatment of primary insomnia in patients aged 18 years or over. Complete news at...

Infants who slept in a bedroom with a fan ventilating the air had a 72 percent lower risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome compared to infants who slept in a bedroom without a fan, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research. The study appears in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine. This is the first study to examine an association between better air ventilation in infants' bedrooms and reduced SIDS risk. Complete news at...

Nearly 60 percent of the nation's elderly have trouble sleeping, whether it's a lot of tossing and turning or outright bouts of insomnia. While for most people sleeplessness can be annoying at best or unhealthy at worst, for elderly individuals who have suffered from depression in the past, poor sleep may be the first sign that a new bout of depression is coming on. Complete news at...

A recent study suggests that teenagers who have trouble sleeping may be at a higher risk for being depressed and using drugs later in life. Complete news at...