by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Insomnia is a driver of suicide, and particularly people with severe insomnia may safely benefit from taking a sedative to help address their sleep problems as it reduces their suicidal thoughts, investigators report. “If you have a patient who complains that their sleep has taken a turn...
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Chronic insomnia can be cured in cancer survivors with a basic sleep education class
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE Affecting as many as 30% of cancer survivors, chronic insomnia can be effectively treated with intensive cognitive-behavioral techniques, but such methods are time-consuming, costly, and limited by the availability of trained specialists. In a study published online today by the journal Cancer, investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report that a single-session sleep...
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Insomnia treatment linked to faster recovery from concussion in kids
by Brian Brooks, And Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, The Conversation Active kids sustain injuries. It is estimated that every year more than 100,000 Canadian children and adolescents get a concussion while participating in normal childhood activities, like sports and play. Most kids return to school and activities within about one month of the injury, but sometimes they...
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A Drug-by-Drug Guide to Treating Insomnia
Unmanaged sleep disorders are creating a public health epidemic. So says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).[1] An estimated 30%-50% of people suffer acute or transient symptoms at some point in their lifetime, and in 5%-10% of cases, these symptoms persist and develop into a chronic...
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Light Therapy Tech to Help Overcome Jet Lag and Summer Insomnia
The warm summer months we’re experiencing here in the northern hemisphere bring a whole host of health effects on our bodies. While longer days in the sun allow more time for our bodies to produce vitamin D and develop a nice tan, too much sun can lead to painful sunburns, an increased risk of skin...
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Do YOU suffer from insomnia? You may be lacking in MAGNESIUM: Mineral can boost sleep time if applied directly to the skin as expert reveals the 12 signs you are deficient
If you can’t sleep, then chances are you’ve racked your brains numerous times Consuming too much caffeine in the evening and stress are the usual culprits But an array of recent trials have pointed the blame at a magnesium deficiency Studies have shown magnesium supplements can actually increase sleep time And new research suggests applying...
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Insomnia is a likely long-term side effect of stroke
Stroke patients experience sustained problems with insomnia potentially reducing their ability to relearn key skills and putting them at increased risk of depression, a new study in the journal Scientific Reports finds. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the University of Surrey, University of Freiburg, Germany, and the University of Bern, Switzerland, conducted an...
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Help for when you’re wide-eyed at 3 a.m.
(HealthDay)—Something like this has happened to most of us: You wake up, wide awake, only to discover that it’s 3 a.m. Suddenly your mind fills with worry about how hard tomorrow will be if you don’t get more sleep. The problem is, you toss and turn and can’t get back to sleep. What to do? First, don’t...
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Why people with insomnia don’t know they’re asleep
When you can’t get to sleep at night, you might explain it to someone as your brain not being able to shut off. While your brain never truly shuts off, when you do fall asleep, your brain sends inhibitory neurons that help reduce conscious awareness to get to a point of deep sleep. Normal sleepers often feel like...
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Sleep biology discovery could lead to new insomnia treatments that don’t target the brain
UCLA scientists report the first evidence that a gene outside the brain controls the ability to rebound from sleep deprivation—a surprising discovery that could eventually lead to greatly improved treatments for insomnia and other sleep disorders that do not involve getting a drug into the brain. The scientists report that increasing the level of Bmal1—a...