Ask the Sleep Doctor – Topics: Night Eating, PTSD, Sleep Apnea and Dementia
Dear Dr. Rosenberg, I am a night eater. I probably consume over 40% of my calories after dinner. When I cannot sleep, I get on my computer and eat while...
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Women’s Health Sleep Survey – ASA, Women’s Health and Thrive Global
ASA is partnering with Women’s Health and Thrive Global to learn more about women’s biggest sleep issues and ultimately help you get the sleep you deserve. Tell us about the...
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Ask the Sleep Doctor – Topics: Ambien, Medical Marijuana and Sleep, and Sleep Apps
Dear Dr. Rosenberg, My mom is 72 years old. She is my dad’s caregiver as he has Alzheimer’s. She has been taking Ambien for a year and her new doctor...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...