Sleep Articles

Brain Imaging Predicts Suicidal Risk

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Scientists have developed a tool to predict risk for PTSD and subsequent suicide among soldiers returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tel ...

Sleep: A Common Science Mystery

Friday, August 21st, 2009
It may be a surprise that an activity we perform for one third of our life is an endeavor that modern science has a ...

Therapy Helps People with Arthritis Sleep

Monday, August 17th, 2009
A new study suggests cognitive behavioral therapy can help reduce insomnia among older patients with osteoarthritis. CBT is a treatment ...

Some Teenage Sleep Patterns Linked to Depression

Friday, August 14th, 2009
A five-year study suggests sleep patterns can help predict which adolescents might be at greatest risk for developing depression. Sleep is a ...

Women Have More Disturbed Sleep

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
As gender equality spreads throughout the workforce women are discovering their responsibilities at home remain the same. According to a new study, the ...

Workplace Intervention To Lower Stress

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Guided meditation and yoga can lower feelings of stress and improve sleep quality in sedentary office employees, suggests a pilot study. Ohio State University researchers offered participants a modified version of what is known as mindfulness-based ...

Sleep Decline Associated with Health Deterioration

Monday, August 3rd, 2009
A new study suggests escalating problems going to sleep and staying asleep is linked to a reduction in quality of life. Researchers ...

Dream Therapy As a Treatment Modality

Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Newly discovered similarities in brain activity during lucid dreaming and psychosis may lead to a return of dream therapy for psychiatric ...

Economic Insomnia Can Be a Health Hazard

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
The current economic downturn has affected more than just our net worth. According to a poll from the National Sleep ...

Unexplained Pain Among Depressed Patients

Thursday, July 16th, 2009
A new research study investigated the relatively common problem of unexplained pain or somatoform pain disorder among individuals with depression. Pain symptoms that ...