FDA: Cut Ambien Dosage for Women
The manufacturers of Ambien, Ambien CR, Zolpimist, Edluar, and other sleeping medications that contain the active ingredient zolpidem must lower their recommended doses for...
Bladder Condition May Worsen Insomnia Symptoms In Older Adults
A new study suggests that the bladder condition nocturia (the need to wake up throughout the night to urinate ) may worsen the already poor sleep of older adults with insomnia. "The results raise the clinical question of treating nocturia to help individuals with insomnia," said Jamie Zeitzer, PhD, the study's lead author. "That is, could much of the insomnia or poor sleep that occurs in older individuals be alleviated by treatment of nocturia? Of course, the opposite is quite possible – that proper treatment of insomnia might reduce the occurrence of nocturia as well."
Brain-Calming Botanical Promotes Safer, Natural Deep Sleep Cycles
By Patton L. Whittington
Not since the poet Epimenides stumbled into a cool, dark cave and fell asleep for 57 years, has sleep been such a precious...
Restoring Deep, Slow Wave Sleep to Enhance Health and Increase Lifespan
If you have trouble falling asleep, wake up frequently in the middle of the night, or drag yourself out of bed in the morning feeling drained...
Quality of Waking Hours Determines Ease of Falling Sleep
June 17, 2013 — The quality of wakefulness affects how quickly a mammal falls asleep, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report in a study that...
Getting Enough Sleep Could Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Men who lose sleep during the work week may be able to lower their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by getting more hours...
The Link Between Circadian Rhythms and Aging
Gene Associated With Longevity Also Regulates the Body's Circadian Clock
Human sleeping and waking patterns are largely governed by an internal circadian clock that corresponds...
Natural Solutions To Sleep Deprivation
By Hyla Cass, MD
I'm seeing increasing numbers of patients with sleep problems, ranging from difficulty in falling asleep, to being unable to sleep soundly...
New Study Reveals How Brain Flushes out Toxins During Sleep
Sleep Clears Brain of Molecules Associated With Neurodegeneration
A good night's sleep literally clears the mind. Researchers have shown for the first time how the...
Disrupted Sleep Linked to Neurodegenerative Conditions, Alzheimer’s Disease
Broken Cellular 'Clock' Linked to Brain Damage
A new discovery may help explain the surprisingly strong connections between sleep problems and neurodegenerative conditions such as...
Fruitfly Study Links Age-Related Sleep Loss with Protein Misfolding
Pulling an "all-nighter" before a big test is practically a rite of passage in college. Usually, it's no problem: You stay up all night,...
Sleep Disruption Linked to Diabetes, Aging in Mice
Sleep, or the lack of it, seems to affect just about every aspect of human physiology. Yet, the molecular pathways through which sleep deprivation...
