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NEWS ABOUT: sleep disorder

sleep disorder stories: 11 news summaries

Brit Strangles Wife During Nightmare  

Prosecutors believe him, seek verdict
of insanity

Nov 18, 09 12:47 PM CST
(Newser) - A British man admits he strangled his wife but swears he did it while having a nightmare. Prosecutors have accepted his explanation, backed up by a battery of medical tests documenting a sleep disorder. Instead of pursuing a murder conviction, they want a jury to declare that he acted during... More »

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crime • England • murder trial • sleep disorder • verdict • Brian Thomas • sleepwalking • sleeping man strangles wife


 Sleepwalker 
 Stirs Yuks 
 Off-Broadway 

Sleepwalking With Me
wins praise from neurologists

Jan 25, 09 9:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Fighting off an imaginary Brad Pitt and leaping from a second-story window confirmed it: Mike Birbiglia was ready to turn his sleepwalking stories into a one-man show, Newsweek reports. Launched off-Broadway in November, the comedic Sleepwalk With Me is drawing raves from reviewers and sleep researchers alike. "Mike... More »

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theater • Brad Pitt • Broadway • comedy • neurology • skiing • sleep disorder

New Drug Promises Better
Sleep for the Jet-Lagged

Substance works a lot like today's popular but unregulated melatonin supplements

Dec 7, 08 2:32 PM CST
(Newser) - A new drug promises to put an end to jet lag and enable better sleep for travelers, swing-shift crews, and insomniacs, the Economist reports. Tasimelteon works a lot like today's popular but unregulated melatonin supplements, bonding with brain receptors to stimulate melatonin production and REM sleep. The distinction is significant... More »

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medicine • Harvard Medical School • jet lag • insomnia • drug trials • sleep disorder • melatonin • Tasimelteon

Sleep Apnea May Cause
Heart Attack at Night: Study

Disorder may increase chance of blockage

Jul 22, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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 • arteries • cardiology • sleep apnea • sleep disorder

Genetic Test
Reveals Your
Body Clock

Simple mouth swab
can separate the
larks from the owls

Jun 7, 08 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Erratic Sleepers Have More Health Problems: Study

Short, long hours of shuteye increase odds of smoking, obesity

May 7, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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 »

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obesity • sleep • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • smoking • sleep deprivation • sleep loss • sleep disorder

 Baby Zzzs Linked to Obesity 

Also tied to behavioral problems

Apr 8, 08 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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obesity • sleep • parenting • childhood obesity • children • baby • toddler • sleep deprivation • television watching • sleep disorder • medical study

 Separate Beds: the Key
 to Happy Marriage? 

Sleep disturbance is hard on love, researches say

Mar 24, 08 7:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Looking for lengthy love? It may be time to sleep single. More couples are opting for separate beds, and 60% of custom-built homes in the UK will have dual master bedrooms by 2015, the London Times reports. Many in modern times consider separate beds the end of love, but in... More »

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sleep • sleep deprivation • deep sleep • sleep apnea • sleeplessness • sleep disorder • National Sleep Foundation • couples

Snorer Slept 14 Minutes A Night

British doctors aghast at patient's plight

Feb 8, 08 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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sleep • medical breakthrough • sleep apnea • sleep disorder • snoring

SF Ship Pilot May Have
Had Sleep Disorder

Captain reportedly on two prescription meds for drowsiness, anxiety

Jan 20, 08 6:46 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Poor Sleep Linked
to Diabetes

Tired bodies have trouble regulating blood sugar, research shows

Jan 1, 08 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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diabetes • University of Chicago • pancreas • sleep deprivation • insulin • weight gain • slow wave sleep • Joslin Diabetes Center • Dr. Esra Tasali • Dr. Martin Abrahamson • University of Rochester • insulin resistance • sleep disorder

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