Sleep Helps Infants with Language Development
Babies’ brains do astonishing things during sleep. New research out of Leipzig at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI CBS) found that babies can associate …
Monitoring Oxygen Levels Could Help with Pediatric Sleep Apnea
New research shows that a thorough analysis of blood oxygen levels during sleep in children with habitual snoring could help providers find easier, more inexpensive, and reliable ways to determine …
Gaps in Treatment and Diagnosis of Childhood Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Sleep apnea and other sleep disorders are usually conditions found in adults; however, children are also suffering from sleep-disordered breathing, which may be affecting their overall health and behavior. Usually, …
Health Span Affected by Sleep Apnea
Over the last 20 years, there has been a steady increase in the number of patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Characteristics of OSA include frequent starts and stops …
Using Electronic Devices Decreases Sleep Quality
In this technological society, most people love the comfort of their screens. Devices are used at all hours of the day and night. Who hasn’t crawled into bed with their …
Stress Hormones and Sleep Patterns Change After Violent Crimes
In 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice reported that the United States saw nearly 1.2 million violent crimes, including sexual assault, assault, robbery, and homicide. New research has found that …
Sleep Disorders in At-Risk Alzheimer’s Patients May Increase Cognitive Dysfunction
New online research published early in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society¸ indicates that those with sleep-disordered breathing and a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease are at increased risk …
NASA Researches Sleep Deprivation Impact on Astronauts
NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) mission was 45 days long and required a four-man crew to research sleep reduction and how it affects fatigue during long space flights. By …
Link Between Restless Leg Syndrome & Poor Sleep in Pregnant Women
New research has linked Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) with poor sleep, impaired daytime function, and excessive daytime fatigue in pregnant women. These are all common complaints during pregnancy. In this …
CPAP Use Rises After Patients See Videos of Themselves
Patient reporting and reviews are a strong component of medical research. John Brugger is a sleep apnea patient, and like 20 million other Americans, he had trouble sleeping because of …