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Sleep Patterns Are Linked to Academic Success
Prof. Ana Allen Gomes

Several experimental studies point to associations between sleep and performance of various cognitive activities that are intuitively linked to academic achievement. These include, for example, learning and memory consolidation.
Characterizing the Relationship Shared by Sleep Disorders and Diabetes
Pennie Seibert, PhD

Research has demonstrated that sleep disorders (SDs) are associated with prolific health problems.
Night Eating Syndrome: Diagnosis, Assessment, Clinical Presentation, and Treatment
Jillon S. Vander Wal, PhD

Night Eating Syndrome (NES) is a relatively novel sleep disorder associated with obesity. The primary diagnostic criteria of NES include evening hyperphagia (consuming 25% or more of daily calories after an evening meal) and nocturnal...
Sleep Duration Modifies the Heritability of Body Mass Index
Nathaniel F. Watson, MD, MSc

Previous research has found that short sleep duration (<7 hrs/night) is associated with elevated body mass index (BMI).
Reward-Seeking Behavior in Human Narcolepsy
Dr. Rolf Fronczek

Since the discovery of the hypocretin/orexin system approximately 15 years ago, much has been learned about its role in the regulation of sleep and wake.
Sleep Deprivatoin in Medical Residents: Effects on Subjective and Objective Measures of Attention and Alertness
Fahd Zarrouf, MD

The impact of sleep deprivation (SD) on human cognitive functioning has received considerable research attention.
Overview of Restless Legs Syndrome
Dr. Richard K. Bogan

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) exerts significant burden on patients, affecting both sleep and wake. Restlessness in the evening often prevents patients with RLS from falling asleep, which in turn reduces the total sleep time and adversely...
A Pilot Study to Identify Genetic Variations of Restless Legs Syndrome in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes
Norma Cuellar, DSN, RN

There is overwhelming evidence of the benefits of cognitivebehavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I); however, there continues to be only a scarcity of providers of CBT-I.
Changes in Structural Aspects of Mood During 39-66 h of Sleep Loss using Matched Controls
Dr. Jessica Paterson

The evidence suggesting that sleep deprivation is associated with detrimental health outcomes is obtained from epidemiologic and experimental sleep deprivation studies.
Changes in Sleep-Related Complaints from July/August 2001 to September/October 2001: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample of Patient Visits to Physicians' Offices, Hospital Outpatient and Emergency Departments in the US
Madhulika Gupta, MD, FRCPC

The terrorist attacks in New York City against the US on September 11, 2001(9/11) were catastrophic events; sleep-related complaints are often one of the first signs of psycholgical stress.

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