A study to assess the benefits of naps for medical residents during extended shifts found that creating protected times when interns could sleep during a night on-call significantly reduced fatigue.
Read MoreIn a comparison study of three actigraphy monitors, William Hrushesky, MD, and colleagues found that an actigraph instrument manufactured by Ambulatory Monitoring Inc (AMI), Ardsley, NY, had features that establishes its superiority to measure circadian rhythmicity over the other two devices involved in the study.
Read MoreResults from a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Atlanta find that modafinil, a drug used to treat narcolepsy, improved the quality of life in malignant brain tumor patients, an article in the HealthDay Reporter said.
Read MoreA summary of a meeting of sleep experts to discuss the treatment of pediatric insomnia is featured in the latest issue of Pediatrics.
Read MoreResearchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have found that melatonin, a naturally occurring brain substance, can relieve the doldrums of winter depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD.
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