
Stanford doctor answers Daylight Saving Time and other sleep questions
...go to sleep but you can't say when you fell asleep? In a drowsy N1 sleep -- the transition time between being awake and being asleep -- you may think you...
...go to sleep but you can't say when you fell asleep? In a drowsy N1 sleep -- the transition time between being awake and being asleep -- you may think you...
...her sleep habits based on what she learned in the Sleep and Dreams class. "Thanks to Dr. Dement and tracking my sleep in my sleep journal over the course of...
...sleep apnea), your brain function can be adversely affected. Studies show that higher quantity and quality of sleep lead to less amyloid (groups of proteins involved in Alzheimer's disease) buildup...
...or cocaine) and alcohol, or may be hereditary. Chronic diseases, such as diabetes and sleep apnea, can contribute to heart failure. While heart failure can occur in both the left...
...Sleep problems are fairly common and vary widely, from sleep apnea and insomnia to restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy, and much more. "But what's really exciting to me is that sleep...
...doctor began through my knowledge of adolescent sleep. During medical school, my research found a link between suicidal thinking and sleep problems in teenagers. I’ve been learning about poor sleep...
...undersized jaws. It further suggests that this problem has environmental origins within our control. “We know a smaller jaw makes you more susceptible to sleep apnea and so it relates...
...informative. For instance, how do you know if you don't have a sleep problem? "Even if you think you have disturbed sleep or aren't falling asleep quick enough... if you...
...coronary heart disease, diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, depression and anxiety. Previously: Secret pried from mutinous mutant myosin molecule implicated in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Sudden cardiac death has cellular cause say Stanford...
...brings health technology innovators to campus. The conversation focused on sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), a chronic disorder that includes obstructive sleep apnea, upper airway resistance syndrome and snoring. SDB is caused...
...interruptions that have serious health risks," Liu said. "Snoring is a warning sign of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) -- but not every snorer has sleep apnea, and not everyone with...
...children." Previously: Memory of everyday events may be compromised by sleep apnea, Exploring the mystery of multiple sclerosis in the Pacific Northwest and Sleep, baby, sleep: Infants' sleep difficulties could...
...the health-care system and see what’s going on with their general health.” Previously: Sleep apnea linked with male infertility, Male infertility can be warning of hypertension, Stanford study finds and...
...have some therapeutic impact. Previously: Memory of everyday events may be compromised by sleep apnea, Malfunctioning glia – brain cells that aren't nerve cells – may contribute big time to...
...need at least 7 hours of sleep each night, Why untreated sleep apnea may cause more harm to your health than feeling fatigued and How insufficient sleep can lead to...
...one day using fMRI to judge 'ground truth' in law cases." Previously: Memory of everyday events may be compromised by sleep apnea, The rechargeable brain: Blood plasma from young mice...