What is the Difference Between Nightmares and Night Terrors?
Discussion
Sleep disorders are common in all ages particularly with sleep deprivation in our increasingly busy world. Sleep problems are more common in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, epilepsy, headache and visual impairments. Sleep problems can cause cognitive and behavioral impairments including emotional regulation problems, increased seizures or headaches, and impaired attention and have been known to prolong recovery from various acquired brain injuries.
Parasomnias are “undesirable events that accompany sleep and typically occur during sleep-wake transitions.”
The term sleep terr...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 27, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Company led recall: Melatonin 10mg capsules
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a company led recall for specific batches of Melatonin 10mg capsules (IPS Specials). (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - July 17, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
A gene linked to job-related exhaustion in shift workers increases the risk of Alzheimer's
(University of Helsinki) A new study shows that a variation in the melatonin receptor 1A gene is linked to the risk of Alzheimer's disease in the elderly. The same research team has previously demonstrated that the same genetic variation reduces tolerance to shift work among the working age population. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Effect of Ramelteon on Duration of ICU Stay Effect of Ramelteon on Duration of ICU Stay
Might prophylactic administration of melatonin or melatonin agonists shorten the duration of ICU stay and improve outcomes in critically ill patients?Critical Care Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Critical Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Anti-mucositis gel developed at UGR to be widely available by 2022
(University of Granada) Researchers from the University of Granada have developed new medication which could help to treat and prevent chemotherapy and radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients. The melatonin compound, in the form of a gel, has now passed phases 1 and 2 of clinical trials and is expected to be on sale by 2022. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 29, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Ultrafast neuronal imaging of dopamine dynamics with designed genetically encoded sensors
Neuromodulatory systems exert profound influences on brain function. Understanding how these systems modify the operating mode of target circuits requires spatiotemporally precise measurement of neuromodulator release. We developed dLight1, an intensity-based genetically encoded dopamine indicator, to enable optical recording of dopamine dynamics with high spatiotemporal resolution in behaving mice. We demonstrated the utility of dLight1 by imaging dopamine dynamics simultaneously with pharmacological manipulation, electrophysiological or optogenetic stimulation, and calcium imaging of local neuronal activity. dLight1 enab...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 28, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Patriarchi, T., Cho, J. R., Merten, K., Howe, M. W., Marley, A., Xiong, W.-H., Folk, R. W., Broussard, G. J., Liang, R., Jang, M. J., Zhong, H., Dombeck, D., von Zastrow, M., Nimmerjahn, A., Gradinaru, V., Williams, J. T., Tian, L. Tags: Neuroscience, Online Only r-articles Source Type: news
A melatonin-fueled drink to help you sleep: What a nutritionist says about the trend
Som Sleep contains melatonin, magnesium, vitamin B6, GABA and L-theanine. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GMA Source Type: news
A Third of Children Use Dietary Supplements. Here ’s Why Researchers Say That’s Concerning
A third of kids and adolescents under age 19 regularly take supplements like omega-3 fatty acids, multivitamins and melatonin, according to a new report. It’s a finding that researchers say is concerning because there is no proven benefit for healthy children taking supplements.
The report, published Monday as a research letter in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, found that overall about a third of the young people surveyed used dietary supplements, with multivitamins being the most common. Use of supplements that primarily contained vitamins and minerals remained stable over time, but use of herbal, non-vitamin, or non-...
Source: TIME: Health - June 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Sifferlin Tags: Uncategorized healthytime medicine onetime Vitamins Source Type: news
A Third of Children Use Alternative Medicines
Multivitamins were the most common supplements, followed by vitamin C, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D and melatonin. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Vitamins Omega-3 Fatty Acids Oils and Fats Melatonin (Hormone) Vitamin D Vitamin C Alternative and Complementary Medicine Children and Childhood Source Type: news
Melatonin Gel May Reduce Oral Mucositis From Chemo, Radiation Melatonin Gel May Reduce Oral Mucositis From Chemo, Radiation
Data from a phase II trial of Mucomel (3% melatonin gel) suggest the formulation may reduce the risk of oral mucositis resulting from chemo and radiotherapy for head and neck cancers.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Your Tablet and Smartphone Is Ruining Your Sleep
It wasn't just that light from electronic devices suppressed their secretion of melatonin, the sleep-regulating hormone, study author Jeanne Duffy said. Researchers expected that based on other studies. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Nighttime Tablet and Phone Use Disturbs Sleep
When a person used an iPad instead of reading print before bedtime, he or she had a later sleep onset and suppressed levels of melatonin. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Tablet Computers Sleep iPad Melatonin (Hormone) Source Type: news
