Sleep and Accelerated Aging

Sleep and Accelerated Aging
Do you know how a lack of sleep effects the aging process? Read on to learn more about how sleep deprivation causes accelerated aging.

Immune system works better at night
A good night's sleep may truly be the best medicine, one new study suggests.

Narcolepsy Treatment
Narcolepsy and hypersomnia greatly impact those who suffer from them. Keep reading to learn about narcolepsy treatments, including using antidepressants, modafinial and xyrem.

Arousal Sleep Disorders
Discusses somnambulism (sleepwalking), night eating syndrome and other arousal disorders. Learn how stress, dreams and violence can relate to sleepwalkers.

More Calories Burned At Rest By People With Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
As individuals with sleep-related breathing disorders develop more severe symptoms, they also appear to burn more calories when resting, according to an article released on December 15, 2008 in Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Snoring, and sleep apnea are both examples of sleep-related breathing disorders, in which the patient's airways are either partially or completely obstructed during sleep.

Sleeping Through the Night
Having trouble getting your kids to sleep through the night? Read advice for keeping your child healthy by encouraging sleeping all night.

Understanding Sexomnia
Sexsomnia, also known as sexsleep or sleep sex, is a parasomnia that causes a person to have sex while sleeping. Learn more about sexsomnia.

E-prescriptions could save patients money
A new study suggests that an electronic prescribing system that tells doctors which drugs are the least expensive could save patients millions of dollars each year.