Americans currently average 6.8 hours of sleep at night, down more than an hour from 1942, according to a recent Gallup poll. Americans aged 65 and older report getting the most sleep, with 67% getting 7 or more hours per night.
Read MoreA team led by the ASAA has been approved for a funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to develop and expand a health data network that will be part of PCORnet.
Read MoreIn genetically susceptible people, narcolepsy can sometimes be triggered by a similarity between a region of a protein called hypocretin and a portion of a protein from the pandemic H1N1 virus, according to a new study.
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The Herbst Device from Respire Medical is FDA cleared and now approved for Medicare. Respire Medical currently fabricates two oral sleep devices, The Respire Blue Series (dorsal fin), and the Respire Pink Series (Herbst device).
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Fatigue brought on by chemotherapy may be reversed with orexin, a brain protein that regulates arousal and sleep, according to a new study. The study found that chemotherapy disrupts orexin neurons in the brain.
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