Children with insomnia and shorter sleep duration had impaired modulation of heart rhythm during sleep, Pennsylvania researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s 50th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
In a study of young children, researchers showed that insomnia …

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia significantly improved sleep for patients with chronic neck or back pain and also reduced the extent to which pain interfered with their daily functioning, according to a study by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers.
The study, published online by the journal Slee…

If you are hesitant to try medication to treat insomnia, there are other avenues for relief.
Two other therapies — light therapy and melatonin — have been used to treat insomnia with varying degrees of success. As of 2005, neither has been found as effective as changing your habits or taking medications.
Light…

New study, published in the journal Sleep, finds insomnia increases blood pressure…
Can’t sleep at night? A new study published in the journal Sleep has found that people who suffer from insomnia have heightened nighttime blood pressure, which can lead to cardiac problems. The investigation, which measured t…

A study in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the use of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective treatment for older patients with osteoarthritis and comorbid insomnia.
Results showed that treatment improves both immediate and long-term self-reported sleep an…

Bad bedtime habits can keep you up at night and cause problems during the day, says the head of a Texas sleep study facility.
Stress, worry, caffeine, alcohol and watching TV in bed — factors known as “poor sleep hygiene” — are the major reasons why people can’t shut down their bodies when …

“Where care lodges, sleep will never lie,” says Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet.
Today, millions of Americans can attest to his insight. According to a poll from the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), 27 percent of Americans say personal finances, the economy or unemployment concerns are keeping them awake at …