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Body Clock Receptor Linked To Diabetes In New Genetic Study

January 31, 2012 Diabetes Research

A study recently published in Nature Genetics has found new evidence for a link between the body clock hormone melatonin and type 2 diabetes. The study found that people who carry rare genetic mutations in the receptor for melatonin have a much higher risk of type 2 diabetes.

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Mid-Afternoon Slump? Why A Sugar Rush May Not Be The Answer

January 25, 2012 Insomnia Research

Protein — not sugar — stimulates cells keeping us thin and awake, a new study suggests. A new study has found that protein and not sugar activates the cells responsible for keeping us awake and burning calories. The research, published in the Nov. 17 issue of the scientific journal Neuron, has…

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Secrets Of The ‘Sleep Hormone’: Discovery Leads To Novel Melatonin Drug With Potential To Treat Insomnia

December 19, 2011 Insomnia Research

A team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University has made a major breakthrough by unraveling the inner workings of melatonin, also known as the “sleep hormone.” The research, conducted in collaboration with scientists in Italy,…

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Dreaming Takes The Sting Out Of Painful Memories, Research Shows

November 30, 2011 Insomnia Research

They say time heals all wounds, and new research from the University of California, Berkeley, indicates that time spent in dream sleep can help us overcome painful ordeals. UC Berkeley researchers have found that during the dream phase of sleep, also known as REM sleep, our stress chemistry shuts down and the brain processes emotional experiences and takes the edge off difficult memories.

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Wakeup Call For College Students: New Research Finds You Need To Catch More Z’s

September 1, 2011 Insomnia Research

University of Cincinnati research finds that college students could be undermining their own education, simply because they’re not practicing proper sleep habits. The study, led by Adam Knowlden, a UC doctoral student in UC’s Health Promotion and Education Program, also holds recommendations for students to form better sleep habits that will ultimately enhance their learning.

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New Evidence Of Age-Related Decline In The Brain’s Master Circadian Clock

July 26, 2011 Insomnia Research

A new study of the brain’s master circadian clock — known as the suprachiasmatic nucleus, or SCN — reveals that a key pattern of rhythmic neural activity begins to decline by middle age. The study, whose senior author is UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, may have implications for the large number of older people who have difficulty sleeping and adjusting to time changes.

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Blood Vessel Abnormalities

July 15, 2011 Articles

Obstructive sleep apnea may cause changes in blood vessel function that reduces blood supply to the heart in people who are otherwise healthy, according to new research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. However, treatment with 26 weeks of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) improved study participants’ blood supply and function.
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Universal Signaling Pathway Found To Regulate Sleep

May 16, 2011 Insomnia Research

Sleeping worms have much to teach people, a notion famously applied by the children’s show “Sesame Street,” in which Oscar the Grouch often reads bedtime stories to his pet worm Slimy. Based on research with their own worms, a team of neurobiologists at Brown University and several other institutions has now found that “Notch,” a fundamental signaling pathway found in all animals, is directly involved in sleep in the nematode C. elegans.

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As We Sleep, Speedy Brain Waves Boost Our Ability To Learn

March 10, 2011 Insomnia Research

Scientists have long puzzled over the many hours we spend in light, dreamless slumber. But a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests we’re busy recharging our brain’s learning capacity during this traditionally undervalued phase of sleep, which can take up half the night.

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Sleepy Connected Americans

March 10, 2011 Insomnia Research

The 2011 Sleep in America® poll released March 7 by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) finds pervasive use of communications technology in the hour before bed. It also finds that a significant number of Americans aren’t getting the sleep they say they need and are searching for ways to cope.

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Napping May Help With Blood Pressure Management

March 2, 2011 Insomnia Research

A daytime sleep could have cardiovascular benefits according to new research by Ryan Brindle and Sarah Conklin, PhD, from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania in the US. Their study, looking at the effect of a daytime nap on cardiovascular recovery following a stress test, found that those participants who slept for at least 45 minutes during the day had lower average blood pressure after psychological stress than those who did not sleep.

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Sleep Deprivation: Late Nights Can Lead To Higher Risk of Strokes And Heart Attacks, Study Finds

February 9, 2011 Insomnia Research

New research from Warwick Medical School published in the European Heart Journal shows that prolonged sleep deprivation and disrupted sleep patterns can have long-term, serious health implications. Leading academics from the University have linked lack of sleep to strokes, heart attacks and cardiovascular disorders which often result in early death.

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