Transcept Pharmaceuticals to Present at BMO Capital Markets Healthcare Conference on August 5, 2009
... Waking up during the night is the most frequent insomnia symptom reported in the general population. Based ... middle of the night awakenings reported that this insomnia symptom persisted for at least six months, and ... unnecessary sedative-hypnotic exposure in the insomnia patient population. Such statements are based on ...Sleep Training Provides Much-Needed Shut-Eye
... with chronic onset insomnia, sleep maintenance insomnia or both. After undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), which meant learning to identify ... Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more about insomnia . -- Robert ...Lack of Good Sleep Might Be Deadly
... we are." The second study found that men with insomnia who sleep fewer than six hours each night are ... examined in a sleep laboratory. Men with insomnia who slept five or fewer hours a night had a more ... risk of dying during the study period; men with insomnia who slept five to six hours a night had a ...Meditation May Help Put Primary Insomnia to Bed
... researchers suggest. People with primary insomnia reported that they slept better after trying ... Sleep Societies, in Seattle. Primary insomnia is described as difficulty getting to sleep or ... National Institutes of Health. While most insomnia occurs along with another physical or mental ...In Some Insomnia Patients, Brain Just Won't Shut Down
... June 9 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with primary insomnia have a neurochemical abnormality that makes it ... (GABA) in 16 adult men and women with primary insomnia and 16 men and women deemed normal sleepers. Primary insomnia is difficulty falling sleep or staying asleep at ...Insomnia and Anxiety May Be Genetically Linked
... -- A genetic link between anxiety, depression and insomnia has been identified by U.S. researchers, who said ... that, as has been seen in previous studies of insomnia in adults, diagnosable insomnia in children aged 8 to 16 years is moderately ...Can't Sleep? Try Online Therapy
... techniques and bedtime habits may ease insomnia FRIDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- ... The audiovisual material included information on insomnia and relaxation techniques such as deep breathing ... American Academy of Sleep Medicine has more on insomnia . -- Jennifer ...Ignoring Insomnia Costs America $42 Billion a Year
... Research Paper Examines the Burdens of insomnia and Potential Solutions NEW YORK, May 27 ... showing the lag in the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia translates to billions of dollars in lost ... in the American workforce. CMPI also estimates insomnia is responsible for at least $42 billion in direct ...Pills Plus Psychotherapy Can Beat Insomnia
... persistent insomnia. "When we treat persistent insomnia in adults, we can use cognitive behavioral ... the researchers, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia helps to re-teach patients good sleep habits. ... the combination group reported relief from their insomnia versus 39 percent of the CBT-alone group. ...Video: NSF Enlists Renowned Women's Health Expert to 'School' America on Sleeping Smart
... anyone who has been experiencing symptoms of insomnia for more than a month, or who finds that sleep ... sleep per night. Men and women are insomnia is nearly twice as common in affected the ... insomnia. likely than men to report insomnia to their ...HealthMedia and Aetna to Study Online Insomnia and Depression Interventions
... which will provide HealthMedia's Overcoming(TM) insomnia and Overcoming(TM) Depression online ... conditions. "We recognize that depression and insomnia are both problems that are major drivers of ... hrs/week vs. 1.5 hrs/week) -- Those with severe insomnia miss work twice as often as good sleepers -- ...Arena Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 2b Clinical Trial of APD125 for the Treatment of Insomnia
... discovered by Arena with the potential to reduce insomnia symptoms and improve sleep maintenance ... tolerability of APD125 in patients with primary insomnia characterized by difficulty maintaining sleep. ... sleep maintenance and quality for patients with insomnia without the potential for dependence or impairing ...Study on origin of mutation that causes fatal familiar insomnia
... origin of the mutation that causes Fatal Familiar insomnia (FFI). In the Autonomous Community of the Basque ... in the whole of Spain. Fatal Familiar insomnia (FFI) is one of the diseases considered as rare ... her thesis with the title, Fatal Familiar insomnia in the Basque Country: the search for the ...New cardiology research presented at CHEST 2008
... therapy for patients with PAH. #6480 insomnia DOES NOT PREDICT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (Tuesday, ... of Kentucky proposed the hypothesis that insomnia would predict hypertension, particularly among ... over a 6-year period of follow up. Furthermore, insomnia complaints did not predict hypertension in women ...Journal Sleep: Insomniacs are more likely to report a family history of the sleep disorder
... Ill. Individuals with either current or past insomnia are more likely to report a family history of insomnia than are those who have never had the sleep ... good sleepers, 32.5 percent as individuals with insomnia symptoms, and 15.5 percent as having met criteria ...Light receptors in eye play key role in setting biological clock, study shows
... find it hard to stay alert at night while on the job. An estimated one in six people in the United States suffer from sleep disorders, including insomnia and excessive sleepiness. And as the U.S. population ages, a growing number of people are developing visual impairments that can result in sleep ...Gene mutations in mice mimic human-like sleep disorder, UT Southwestern researchers find
... DALLAS May 20, 2008 Mutations in two genes that control electrical excitability in a portion of the brain involved in sleep create a human-like insomnia disorder in mice, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. The findings may help scientists better understand the disorder and provide ...'Night owls' report more insomnia-related symptoms
... insomnia. Compared to the morning and intermediate types, people with insomnia who prefer evening activities (i.e., “night owls? reported the most ... ‘night owl?group,?said Ong. “These factors may serve to perpetuate the insomnia disorder, and might be particularly important to consider when treating ...Studies suggest new brain protein may help in treating schizophrenia, insomnia and anxiety
... being able to modulate both arousal and stress responses. So it could potentially be a target for drugs to treat anxiety and, interestingly, both insomnia and narcolepsy," he added. The receptor for NPS belongs to a class of those with similar structure called G protein-coupled receptors. ...Controversial Study to Test Link Between Insomnia and Sleep Apnea
... Measuring Prevalence of Sleep Apnea Among insomnia Patients ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb. 9 ... of Chronic Insomnia. Conventional wisdom connects insomnia to psychological factors -- stress, racing ... NM to measure the occurrence of OSA in Chronic insomnia patients. "The Sleep and Human Health ...Vanda Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results
... Enrollment for VEC-162 Phase III Chronic insomnia Study ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 14 ... with the ongoing Phase III VEC-162 chronic insomnia clinical trial being offset by a ... the results from our VEC-162 Phase III chronic insomnia clinical trial and the PDUFA action for ...Transcept Pharmaceuticals to Participate in Middle-of-the-Night (MOTN) Insomnia Investor Panel
... the investment community to discuss the form of insomnia that is characterized by patients who awaken in ... awareness of this aspect of insomnia." The MOTN insomnia panel will be co-hosted by Corey Davis, Ph.D., ... that suggest a high prevalence of MOTN insomnia in the US population." About Intermezzo(TM) ...Evotec Reports Details of the Positive Proof-of-Concept Phase II Study in Insomnia With EVT 201
... Evotec AG, said: "Although certain aspects of insomnia are addressed by current treatments, there is no ... promise for the drug as a treatment for insomnia patients." A second Phase II clinical trial of EVT 201 in elderly patients with primary insomnia for further differentiation is ongoing. Top-line ...Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
... passed the month-12 ESMB review of echocardiographic data, APD125, our insomnia drug candidate, entered a Phase 2b trial and APD791, our drug candidate ... 2b clinical trial of APD125, an oral drug candidate intended to reduce insomnia symptoms and improve sleep maintenance and quality. This Phase 2b trial ...