Sleep Basics - Articles

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June - 2008

• Strong Associations Between Disturbed Rest/Activity Rhythms and Mortality Rates in Older Men
  Source: TAS
• Normal Sleep Linked to Successful Aging
  Source: TAS
• Fat Intake Negatively Influences the Sleep Pattern in Healthy Adults
  Source: TAS
• Extended Driving Impairs Nocturnal Driving Performance
  Source: TAS
• Decreased Total Sleep Time Associated with Increased REM Sleep During Subsequent Naps
  Source: TAS
• Caloric Intake Negatively Influences Healthy Adults’ Sleep Patterns
  Source: TAS

December - 2007

• Tips for Better Sleep During the Stressful Holiday Season
  Source: TAS

April - 2007

• CleveMed completes first virtually attended home sleep study using mobile phone broadband internet service
  Source: News-Medical.net

February - 2007

• Sleep Disturbances, Nightmares Are Common Among Suicide Attempters
  Source: Medical News Today

November - 2006

• The Travels of the Dream Quilt
  Source: TAS

September - 2006

• Reducing nitric oxide gas in the brain may help us stay awake
  Source: EurekAlert
• Sleep Debtors Pay a Price in Diabetes Severity
  Source: MedPage Today
• Allergic Rhinitis Linked to Impaired Sleep and Somnolence Risks
  Source: MedPage Today
• Nightcap Before Bed May Affect Quality Of Sleep
  Source: Medical News Today (press release)
• Spooning, Snoring And Sheet Stealing Explored By U Of M Professor
  Source: Medical News Today (press release)
• Alcohol increases sleep intensity in young women
  Source: EurekAlert (press release)
• Poor Sleep Quality Common Among Commercial Truck Drivers
  Source: MedPage Today

July - 2006

• A good nights sleep will help the memory
  Source: News-Medical.net
• Sleep gene discovery
  Source: News-Medical.net

June - 2006

• New mechanism explains glucose effect on wakefulness
  Source: EurekAlert (press release)
• SLEEP: Melatonin Improves REM-sleep Behavior Disorder
  Source: MedPage Today
• New Wireless Device for Detecting Reflux Turns Heads at Sleep Medicine Conference
  Source: TAS
• Dr. Deirdre Stewart, Ph.D., Set to Present New Device for Detecting Reflux at Annual SLEEP 2006 APSS Meeting
  Source: TAS

May - 2006

• Chronic Fatigue's Genetic Component
  Source: Washington Post
• Study: Driver drowsiness big safety problem
  Source: MSNBC
• Sleepless in America: Report Says Millions Have Trouble at Bedtime
  Source: Voice of America
• Sleepy drivers kill mostly themselves
  Source: Billings Gazette
• Sleep Aberration May Play Role in Near-Death Experience
  Source: MedPage Today

March - 2006

• Talk About Sleep, Inc. joins with MedicAlert Foundation To Promote Sleep Awareness and Save Lives
  Source: TAS
• MedicAlert: Preventing Emergencies from Becoming Tragedies
  Source: TAS

December - 2005

• 1st Annual National Patient Sleep Conference Announced by Talk About Sleep
  Source: TalkAboutSleep.com
• Are we obsessed with sleep?
  Source: myDNA.com
• Teachers sleepy in class too, study finds
  Source: Scripps Howard News Service

November - 2005

• What Steals Sleep Later In Life?
  Source: WFMY News 2
• Researchers look at what sleep does for the brain
  Source: Wisconsin State Journal
• Older people need their sleep too, physicians say
  Source: Scripps Howard News Service
• Truck Driver Fatigue Isn't Being Reduced Under Controversial Rule
  Source: WomanMotorist.com

October - 2005

• Does Bipolar Disorder Affect Dreams?
  Source: bipolar.about.com
• Losing a Little Sleep Affects More Than Attention Span
  Source: Washington Post
• Brain linkages turn to fragments in sleep
  Source: The Olympian
• Burden Of Sleep Disorders Proves Costly - Australasian Sleep Association Conference
  Source: Medical News Today (press release)
• Hot Flashes Only Disturb Sleep the First Half of the Night
  Source: DG News
• Internet changes doctor-patient dynamic
  Source: The News Journal

September - 2005

• Commentary: Lack of sleep can have deadly consequences
  Source: Blackanthem.com
• Would you be better off if you had more sleep?
  Source: Times Online
• Sleep disorders in African-Americans
  Source: myDNA.com
• How to Get a Good Night's Sleep
  Source: Inc.com
• Nighttime Heartburn's Impact on Workplace Productivity
  Source: U.S. Newswire (press release)
• Researchers Describe New Cost Effective Method To Assess Sleep
  Source: eMaxHealth.com

August - 2005

• Attention deficits connected with sleep problems
  Source: Jerusalem Post
• Americans don't get enough sleep, poll finds
  Source: News-Leader.com
• Elderly, Poor More Likely to Be Given Addictive Sleep Drugs
  Source: Daily News Central

July - 2005

• Age and sleep play catch-up
  Source: USA Today
• Sleep researcher eyes Boston Police Department
  Source: Boston Globe
• Sleep Expert Outlines Help for Insomniacs
  Source: eMaxHealth.com
• Poor Sleep Not A Normal Part Of Aging
  Source: MedlinePlus
• Obesity: Is lack of sleep a factor?
  Source: Louisville Courier-Journal

June - 2005

• Study shows how sleep improves memory
  Source: Medical News Today
• Chased by your dreams
  Source: Times Online
• Fatigue and sleepiness are two different conditions
  Source: Yuma Sun
• Boost your Metabolism with Sleep
  Source: Christian Post
• Lab diagnoses sleep disorders to help put problems to rest
  Source: Salem Statesman Journal
• In search of healthy Zzzs
  Source: Indianapolis Star
• Myths About Sleep
  Source: Carolina Channel.com
• Sleep Disorders Difficult to Fix
  Source: NPR (audio)
• Terrorist Attacks of 9/11, Circadian Clock, and Sleep Examined in Abstracts to be Presented at 19th Annual Meeting of the APSS
  Source: U.S. Newswire (press release)
• Secrets of a Good Night's Sleep
  Source: Utne Reader Online
• Sleep deprivation's huge economic impact Sleep deprivation's huge economic impact
  Source: Advertiser Adelaide
• Sleep needs remain the same as we age
  Source: Sherman Denison Herald Democrat
• Addictive Drugs Are Over-Prescribed To Sleep Deprived, Elderly, And Public Health Recipients
  Source: Blogger News Network
• The Better Educated A Woman Is, The Better She Sleeps At Night
  Source: Science Daily (press release)

April - 2005

• Brain mapping technique to explain sleep
  Source: MedIndia
• National Sleep Awareness Week
  Source: KSBI 52
• Better Sleep From A to Zzzzz
  Source: Reader's Digest
• Driver fatigue contributes to toll
  Source: Stuff.co.nz

March - 2005

• Millions Affected By Sleeping Disorders And Don't Even Know About It
  Source: KTRE.com
• Less Sleep Could Mean Less Sex
  Source: CBSNews.com
• Sleep-deprived at home and on the job
  Source: Marketwatch.com
• Dreaming of a good night's sleep
  Source: Florida Today

December - 2004

• Talk About Sleep, Inc. Awarded Grant to Continue Advocates For Sleep Program Talk About Sleep, Inc. Awarded Grant to Continue Advocates For Sleep Program
  Source: TalkAboutSleep.com

November - 2004

• Before You Get Your Flu Shot - Get Some Sleep
  Source: TalkAboutSleep.com

June - 2004

• Study Shows That Sleep Can Improve Next Day Performance
  Source: TalkAboutSleep.com

October - 2003

• Many Women Are Starved For Sleep
  Source: TalkAboutSleep.com

February - 2003

• Highlights on Drowsy Driving From NSF 2002 Sleep In America Poll
  Source: TalkAboutSleep.com

November - 2002

• Millions Drive Drowsy and Fall Asleep at the Wheel, Says New Poll
  Source: TalkAboutSleep.com

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