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  • July 2008

    • Sleep Apnea May Cause Heart Attack at Night: Study

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 22, 08 4:00 PM CDT

      Sleep Apnea May Cause Heart Attack at Night: Study

      Sleep apnea could cause heart attacks to occur at night, Reuters reports. The disorder, in which breathing is temporarily blocked during sleep, causes changes in blood pressure and hormone levels that might increase arterial blockage, a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology finds. More »

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      blood pressure  • heart attack  • sleep disorder  • sleep apnea  • arteries  • cardiology

  • June 2008

    • Genetic Test Reveals Your Body Clock

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jun 7, 08 7:55 AM CDT

      Genetic Test Reveals Your Body Clock

      A simple mouth swab can tell scientists who's naturally meant to get up early and could forever free people who like a morning snooze from accusations of laziness, the Daily Telegraph reports. The newly developed test reveals the activity of the genes that regulate a person's body clock and identifies their natural sleeping and waking patterns. More »

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      sleep  • genetic testing  • sleep disorder  • internal clock  • circadian rhythms

  • May 2008

    • Erratic Sleepers Have More Health Problems: Study

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 7, 08 4:54 PM CDT

      Erratic Sleepers Have More Health Problems: Study

      Irregular sleep habits increase the likelihood of obesity and smoking, the AP reports. The CDC surveyed 87,000 Americans over 2 years and found that individuals who sleep fewer than 6 hours a night or more than 9 were 5% to 10% more likely to smoke and 4% to 11% more likely to be obese than those who slept 6 to 9 hours. More »

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      obesity  • smoking  • sleep  • sleep deprivation  • CDC  • sleep disorder  • sleep loss

  • April 2008

    • Baby Zzzs Linked to Obesity

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Apr 8, 08 7:56 AM CDT

      Baby Zzzs Linked to Obesity

      Babies who get less than 12 hours of shut-eye a day double their risk of being overweight by the time they're 3 years old, a new study finds. The risk is even higher for little ones who watch two hours of TV a day, the Daily Telegraph reports. If habits aren't changed, more than 25% of all children are expected to be obese by 2050, experts warn. More »

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      children  • obesity  • parenting  • childhood obesity  • babies  • sleep  • sleep deprivation  • sleep disorder  • toddler  • television watching  • medical studies

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Snorer Slept 14 Minutes A Night

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 8, 08 11:38 AM CST

      Snorer Slept 14 Minutes A Night

      After 17 years of getting only minutes of sleep per night, a British man is finally getting some quality sack time. Doctors say it's one of the worst cases of sleep apnea on record, the Guardian reports. The man thought he slept 12 hours a night and couldn't figure out why he was constantly exhausted. Turns out, that 12 hours was closer to 15 minutes. More »

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      medical breakthrough  • sleep  • sleep disorder  • sleep apnea

  • January 2008

    • SF Ship Pilot May Have Had Sleep Disorder

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jan 20, 08 6:46 PM CST

      SF Ship Pilot May Have Had Sleep Disorder

      The ship pilot who hit a San Francisco bridge and unleashed the bay's worst oil spill in nearly 20 years may have been on drugs for a sleep disorder, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Captain John Cota was reportedly taking two kinds of prescription medication to prevent drowsiness and treat anxiety. Feds are now probing whether a Coast Guard licensing plan should have prevented his hiring. More »

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      Congress  • oil spill  • Coast Guard  • sleep disorder  • sleep apnea  • San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge

    • Poor Sleep Linked to Diabetes

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Jan 1, 08 11:10 AM CST

      Poor Sleep Linked to Diabetes

      Poor sleep may lead to weight gain and diabetes, according to new research. After only 3 nights of light sleep, healthy people lost their ability to process sugar by 23%, perhaps explaining why many diabetics also have sleep disorders, ABC News reports. Although the survey sample was small, it casts doubt on previous assumptions that diabetes caused sleep problems. More »

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      diabetes  • University of Chicago  • sleep deprivation  • insulin  • sleep disorder  • weight gain  • pancreas

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