Sentences with phrase «study of insomnia»

Under the pretence of conducting a study of insomnia, Dr Marrow (Neeson) invites three victims to spend a few nights at the decidedly sinister Hill House.

A longitudinal twin study of insomnia symptoms in adults.

The Sleep Impairment Index has adequate psychometric properties and has been shown sensitive to changes in previous treatment studies of insomnia.24, 25

Not exact matches

A third of respondents to polls by various American and Canadian health organizations report getting a good night's rest at best a few times per month; more than one in 10 — some studies say almost 50 % — suffer from insomnia.

Over the past 24 months, we have pored over tons of medical research and studies about the effects of breathing, audio, and affection on stress - related insomnia.

Regardless of the reasons, studies have shown that exercising on a regular basis helps improve (or eliminate) insomnia and improve sleep quality.

For example, one study found that using a blanket that was at least 10 percent of the individual's body weight produces calming, beneficial benefits and helped improve sleep in individuals with insomnia.

The study, published Aug. 8, 2017 in Obstetrics & Gynecology, is the first to examine the effects of insomnia during pregnancy.

Led by Dr Sakari Lemola from Warwick's Department of Psychology and Natalie Urfer - Maurer from the University of Basel, the study reported in Sleep Medicine shows that children of mothers with insomnia symptoms fall asleep later, get less sleep, and spend less time in deep sleep.

However, despite the burden of insomnia on our society, only few studies have addressed this issue non-pharmacologically.

A new study published in Brain indicates that successful treatment for insomnia may not actually require complicated neurofeedback (direct training of brain functions).

As this study focuses on neurofeedback effects on EEG, sleep and quality of life in insomnia patients, insomnia patients underwent this procedure before and after real as well as placebo neurofeedback training.

«As compared to the severity, prevalence and risks of insomnia, only few studies targeted its causes.

A Penn State study showed that short sleep combined with insomnia heightened the risk of hypertension.

p > In a study of 61 people treated for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, Johns Hopkins researchers conclude that fatigue, pain, insomnia and depression do indeed persist over long periods of time for some people, despite largely normal physical exams and clinical laboratory testing.

The study focused on various classes of drugs used to treat pain (analgesics) and insomnia (hypnotics), as well as drugs to treat anxiety and depression.

In the RBV - containing arms of the ION studies, the most common adverse events were fatigue, headache, nausea and insomnia.

The study also found increased blood flow in limbic areas of the brains of women, which may also partially explain why women are more vulnerable to anxiety, depression, insomnia, and eating disorders.

In a recent study, nearly half of all veterans who died from drug overdoses while prescribed opioids for pain were also receiving benzodiazepines, or benzos, which are common medications for the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and alcohol withdrawal.

Some studies have linked ADT use to depression, although it is not clear whether such effects are a direct consequence of ADT itself or perhaps associated with age, comorbidities, hot flashes, fatigue, and insomnia.

Insomnia symptoms affect the risk of suicide among people who drink alcohol, according to a groundbreaking study led by the director of Mississippi State University's Sleep, Suicide and Aging Laboratory.

«Though our study is preliminary, based upon these findings and the broader literature, patients and clinicians should consider insomnia as an additional warning sign of potential suicidal behavior, not just a symptom of other warning signs, such as depression or alcohol use,» Nadorff said.

Although the design of this study did not allow for an examination of causality, the present study lays the groundwork for future longitudinal investigations that further elucidate the relationship among alcohol use, insomnia symptoms and suicide risk.

«This study is an important reminder that stressful events and other major life changes often cause insomnia,» said American Academy of Sleep Medicine President Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler.

The study involved a community - based sample of 2,892 good sleepers with no lifetime history of insomnia.

A review of studies on the treatment of chronic insomnia finds that cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective alternative to drug interventions

Furthermore, the study found that cognitive intrusion — recurrent thoughts about the stressor — was a significant and key mediator, accounting for 69 percent of the total effect of stress exposure on insomnia.

The MSU - led team's study, «Explaining Alcohol Use and Suicide Risk: A Moderated Mediation Model Involving Insomnia Symptoms and Gender,» was published in the December 2014 edition of Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

Medical psychologist Jack D. Edinger of Duke University and his colleagues conducted a two - and - a-half-year study of 75 adults suffering from sleep maintenance insomnia in order to assess the efficacy of a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), as compared with relaxation therapy and placebo therapy.

In a previous study of civilians with insomnia, Taylor and his research team discovered that cognitive behavioral therapy led to significant improvements in sleep efficiency, with the research subjects» use of sleep medication declining from 87.5 percent before therapy to 54 percent afterward, although the subjects weren't required to stop taking their medication.

Exploring «what these genes actually do and why they make people vulnerable for insomnia is the next step,» says study co-author Eus Van Someren, head of the Sleep & Cognition Group at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience.

3 Baaaa'd idea: A 2002 study by Oxford University researchers concluded, brilliantly, that the traditional practice of counting sheep is an ineffective cure for insomnia.

A meta - analysis of dozens of studies of traditional Chinese medicine and other nonpharmacological interventions meant to improve patients» quality of life affirms that these approaches, on the whole, help alleviate depression, fatigue, pain, anxiety, insomnia and gastrointestinal problems in Chinese cancer patients.

The study is believed to be the first to examine for hypertension among individuals who self - reported various frequencies of insomnia symptoms.

For the study, Baron performed an analysis of data from a 2010 clinical trial (by the same group of Northwestern researchers on the current paper) that demonstrated the ability of aerobic exercise to improve sleep, mood and vitality over a 16 - week period in middle - age - to - older adults with insomnia.

The study included 28 adult participants — 18 who suffered from insomnia for a year or more and 10 considered good sleepers with no reports of trouble sleeping.

«Insomnia is not a nighttime disorder,» says study leader Rachel E. Salas, M.D., an assistant professor of neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

The study by the University of Warwick's Department of Psychology, published in PLoS One, found that sleep was a worthy target for treating chronic pain and not only as an answer to pain - related insomnia.

Of the 3,302 study participants, more than one - third suffered from insomnia, reporting «awakenings» as the most frequent insomnia symptom.

«More than one - third of perimenopausal women develop insomnia: New study shows symptoms escalating over time.»

A study analyzing the positive and negative effects of energy drinks on athletes has seen that, although in principle their sports performance was seen to improve by between 3 % and 7 %, there was also an increase in the frequency of insomnia, nervousness and the level of stimulation in the hours following competition.

«We found that there was a lot of research regarding insomnia in general but very little that addressed the insomnia trajectory in one of the higher risk groups of women — those transitioning to menopause,» says Dr. Colleen Ciano of the College of Nursing at The Pennsylvania State University and lead author of the study.

In a sex - specific metaanalysis of epidemiological studies, women at all ages were shown to be at a 40 % higher risk for suffering from insomnia (112).

A genome - wide association study of sleep habits and insomnia.

May 2, 2011 Insomnia linked to high insulin resistance in diabetics In the largest study of its kind to establish a link between sleep and diabetes, researchers found that people with diabetes who sleep poorly have higher insulin resistance, and a harder time controlling the disease.

Previous research has reported a higher risk of heart attack among people with insomnia, but the new study is among the largest of its kind.

No studies have uncovered any serious side effects of supplementing with CoQ10, but there are definitely some possible side effects, which include — but are not limited to — insomnia, rashes, nausea, upper abdominal pain, sensitivity to light, dizziness, heartburn, and fatigue and headaches.

«Helping people cultivate a purpose in life could be an effective drug - free strategy to improve sleep quality, particularly for a population that is facing more insomnia,» said senior study author Jason Ong, associate professor of neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Multiple studies have shown valerian root to be successful at improving both the quality and duration of sleep in people suffering from insomnia.

A 2011 study found mindfulness - based stress reduction, a similar type of meditation, to be as effective as a prescription drug in a small group of people with insomnia.