If you are a senior citizen and you are finding it hard to get to sleep at night, a new study may have some answers for you. A natural yellowing of the eye lens that absorbs blue light s has been linked to sleep disorders in the elderly. “The strong link between lens yellowing and [...]

National survey estimates insomnia prevalent in 23 percent of US workers, higher in women… Insomnia is costing the average U.S. worker 11.3 days, or $2,280 in lost productivity every year, according to a study in the September 1 issue of the journal Sleep. As a nation, the total cost is 252.7 days and $63.2 billion. [..…

Neurim Pharmaceuticals Ltd provided results of a study evaluating the effects of its insomnia drug Circadin (prolonged-release melatonin) compared to Zolpidem and placebo on postural stability (body sway) in healthy middle-aged volunteers. Postural instability, also referred to as body sway, increases with age and is consider…

More than half of cancer patients may suffer symptoms of insomnia during treatment, and for some, sleep problems can persist for months afterward, according to a new study. The findings “point to the fact that sleep, including insomnia symptoms, are a really big problem for cancer patients,” said Carol Enderlin, w…

What is insomnia? The meaning of the term ‘sleep onset insomnia’, causes, treatments and it’s relation with depression is all there in this article. Go through the same to find out more… Insomnia can be defined as a disorder in which a person finds it difficult to sleep. There are various patterns of i…