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Study shows that insomnia may cause dysfunction in emotional brain circuitry May 22, 2013 A new study provides neurobiological evidence for dysfunction in the neural circuitry underlying emotion regulation in people with insomnia, which may have implications for the risk relationship between insomnia and depression.
Parent and teacher support protects teens from sleep problems and depression May 22, 2013 A new study suggests that disturbed sleep in adolescents is associated with more symptoms of depression and greater uncertainly about future success. However, perceived support and acceptance from parents and teachers appears to have a protective effect.
Latest sleep research to be presented June 2 – 5 at annual meeting in Baltimore May 16, 2013 Sleep clinicians and scientists from around the world will discuss current practices in sleep medicine and the latest findings in sleep research at SLEEP 2013, the 27th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS), which will be held June 2-5 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
More sleep may decrease the risk of suicide in people with insomnia May 15, 2013 A new study found a relationship between sleep duration and suicidal thoughts in people with insomnia.
Study links diet with daytime sleepiness and alertness in healthy adults May 07, 2013 A new study suggests that your level of sleepiness or alertness during the day may be related to the type of food that you eat.
Study shows that bedtime regularity predicts CPAP compliance May 07, 2013 A new study suggests that regularity of bedtime prior to initiation of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is an important factor that may influence treatment compliance in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Sleep duration associated with higher colorectal cancer risk May 01, 2013 A new study is the first to report a significant positive association between long sleep duration and the development of colorectal cancer, especially among individuals who are overweight or snore regularly. The results raise the possibility that obstructive sleep apnea may contribute to cancer risk.
Study shows severity of sleep apnea is influenced by race April 17, 2013 A new study suggests that obstructive sleep apnea severity is higher in African-American men in certain age ranges, even after controlling for body mass index (BMI).
Children with sleep apnea have higher risk of behavioral, adaptive and learning problems March 29, 2013 A new study found that obstructive sleep apnea, a common form of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), is associated with increased rates of ADHD-like behavioral problems in children as well as other adaptive and learning problems. The five-year study, which appears in the April issue of the journal SLEEP, utilized data from a longitudinal cohort, the Tucson Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea Study (TuCASA).
Bladder condition may worsen insomnia symptoms in older adults March 14, 2013 A new study suggests that the bladder condition nocturia may worsen the already poor sleep of older adults with insomnia.

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