A study in the January 1, 2010 issue of the journal Sleep found that teenagers with earlier bedtimes (i.e. set by parents) were significantly less likely to suffer from depression and to think about committing suicide, suggesting that earlier bedtimes could have a protective effect by lengthening sleep duration and increasing the likelihood of getting [...]

Researchers have discovered a new technique that is able to determine whether a child has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or habitual snoring by taking a urine test.
“These findings open up the possibility of developing a relatively simple urine test that could detect OSA in snoring children. This would alleviate the need for costly and inconvenient [...]

OSU.edu - Too much light at night can lead to symptoms of depression, according to a very suggestive study in mice.
Researchers found that mice housed in a lighted room 24 hours a day exhibited more depressive symptoms than did similar mice that had a normal light-dark cycle.
However, mice that lived in constant light, but could escape [...]

While the occasional all-nighter to cram for exams or finish a grant proposal may seem like no big deal, chronic or frequent sleep deprivation could take its toll on brain health in later life, two new studies suggest. Based on microdialysis experiments in live mice, Dave Holtzman, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, and colleagues report [...]

Rochester.edu - Gabapentin, a drug initially used to treat seizures, improves sleep quality in menopausal women with hot flashes, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report online and in the September 2009 issue of the Journal of Women’s Health.
Approximately 40 percent of menopausal women experience sleep disruption, often in the form of difficulty with sleep [...]

CFAH.org - Adolescents who exercise vigorously - as in an athletic program - have a better quality of sleep than their couch-potato peers, according to a new Swiss study.
Four hundred thirty-four adolescents participated, including 258 students who were part of the “Swiss Olympic Classes,” a program that offers a high level of athletic training. The [...]