insomnia

Insomnia Cookies Offers Late-Night Deliveries, Opens New Stores

Donna Diegel — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:34:19 -0500

Insomnia Cookies owner Seth Berkowitz, had a sweet gimmick. He specialized in "late-night" cookie deliveries for his friends at school. Seth, a Penn State student, began baking cookies in 2003. He now has thirteen locations with more opening soon.

Insomnia increases blood pressure

harminka — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:03:53 -0500

Can't sleep at night? A new study published in the journal Sleep has found that people who suffer from insomnia have heightened nighttime blood pressure, which can lead to cardiac problems. The investigation, which measured the 24-hour blood pressure of insomniacs compared to sound sleepers, was conducted by researchers from the Université de Montréal, its affiliated Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal Sleep Disorders Centre and the Université Laval.

Cognitive behavioral therapy good for osteoarthritis patients

harminka — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:02:37 -0500

A study in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the use of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective treatment for older patients with osteoarthritis and comorbid insomnia.

Cure For Insomnia Now Nearer

Jesse Slome — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:12:58 -0500

Over half of adults suffer from insomnia, a sleep disorder, and more than 93 percent of sufferers say the disorder affects their work the next day. Now, researchers may be a step closer to treatments for insomnia and other sleep disorders.

Men's Insomnia, Sleep Duration Associated With Increased Mortality

harminka — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:47:05 -0500

Men with insomnia and sleep duration of six or fewer hours of nightly sleep are at an increased risk for mortality, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday, June 8, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies

Origin of mutation causing fatal familiar insomnia

harminka — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:39:48 -0600

A PhD thesis at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has studied the origin of the mutation that causes Fatal Familiar Insomnia (FFI). In the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country there is a high rate of carriers of this mutation — 50%of all the cases registered in the whole of Spain.

Societal, economic burden of insomnia is high

harminka — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:57:40 -0600

The largest proportions of all insomnia-related expenses are attributed to lost job productivity, absences from work and alcohol used as a sleep aid

Primary insomnia linked to neurochemical abnormality in young adults

harminka — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:54:57 -0500

A study in the Nov. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first demonstration of a specific neurochemical abnormality in adults with primary insomnia, providing greater insight to the limited understanding of the condition's pathology

Insomnia in women with breast cancer linked to heart rate dysregulation

harminka — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:26:46 -0500

This study is the first to analyze both hormonal and autonomic responses in metastatic breast cancer patients suffering from insomnia

Adolescent insomnia linked to depression and substance abuse

harminka — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:34:08 -0500

A unique longitudinal study is the first to analyze insomnia in adolescents both in association with mental health problems during adolescence and as a risk factor for mental health problems in young adulthood

Subjective sensitivity skin temperature change is decreased in older insomniac adults

harminka — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:05:56 -0500

A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the subjective interpretation of temperature change is decreased in older adults, particularly those who suffer from insomnia.

Brain imaging links chronic insomnia to reversible cognitive deficits

harminka — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:49:42 -0500

A neuroimaging study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to find that cognitive processes related to verbal fluency are compromised in people with insomnia despite the absence of a behavioral deficit.