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People who power nap perform much better, sleep experts say… Top U.S. officials who have taken a hard line against air traffic controllers napping on the job are missing an opportunity to improve air safety, sleep experts say. Studies have shown that short “power naps” have a rejuvenating effect, improving r… |
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Rude awakening: Read along as we provide tips for good sleep hygiene and touch on possible causes of sleep disturbances. Recently, a reader mentioned that she felt the recent spike in outside temperatures outside was affecting her sleep patterns. It made me ponder the importance of sleep, so fundamental to cognitive function.… |
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American Heart Association rapid access journal report Obstructive sleep apnea may cause changes in blood vessel function that reduces blood supply to the heart in people who are otherwise healthy, according to new research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. However, treatment with 26 weeks o… |
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The analysis of breathing sounds while awake may be a fast, simple, and accurate screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea, suggests a research abstract presented at SLEEP 2011, the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS). Results show that several sound features of breathing were s… |
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BEFORE my son was born last fall, I’d always been puzzled by the idea of “white noise.” Have you seen those CDs and expensive alarm clocks (usually sold in airline catalogs) that offer the sounds of nature: waves crashing, rain drizzling, and so on? The products claim that a flat, featureless, continuous sound somehow e… |
