Ben Foy, 8, falls asleep 20 times a DAY 'after swine flu jab gives him narcolepsy'
Ben Foy's family say he has also become bad tempered. They blame his condition on the swine flu jab Pandemrix. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Sleep Articles Available from July
Check out some of the latest articles that have been published on the site in July. Learn about rapid maxillary expansion and how it might be used to treat sleep apnea in children. Review some of the most common misunderstandings about parasomnias like sleepwalking and night terrors. Better understand the meaning of apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in both adults and children. Consider the reasons why insomnia may happen and whether narcolepsy and sleep apnea ever go away. Finally, expand your sleep vocabulary and learn the definition of micrognathia.
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What Is Rapid Maxillary Expansion?
Misunderstandings about Par...
Source: About Sleep Disorders - July 20, 2013 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: news
Improving gait and reducing fall risk in older adults with a single dose of ADHD drug
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have discovered that a single dose of methylphenidate (MPH), used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy, helps to improve balance control during walking, hence reducing the risk of falls among elderly adults. Falls in older adults are the leading cause of hip fractures and other injury-related visits to emergency rooms and of accidental death. Age-related deterioration in gait and balance is a major contributor to falls in older adults... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Seniors / Aging Source Type: news
Research Offers New Clue To Cause Of Human Narcolepsy
In 2000, researchers at the UCLA Center for Sleep Research published findings showing that people suffering from narcolepsy, a disorder characterized by uncontrollable periods of deep sleep, had 90 percent fewer neurons containing the neuropeptide hypocretin in their brains than healthy people. The study was the first to show a possible biological cause of the disorder... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Source Type: news
UCLA researchers find new clue to cause of human narcolepsy
In 2000, researchers at the UCLA Center for Sleep Research published findings showing that people suffering from narcolepsy, a disorder characterized by uncontrollable periods of deep sleep, had 90 percent fewer neurons containing the neuropeptide hypocretin in their brains than healthy people. The study was the first to show a possible biological cause of the disorder.
Subsequent work by this group and others demonstrated that hypocretin is an arousing chemical that keeps us awake and elevates both mood and alertness; the death of hypocretin cells, the researchers said, helps explain the sleepiness of narcolepsy. B...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - July 2, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
