A quarterly peer-reviewed publication dealing with medical treatments relating to sleep
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Heukharang (Lactuca sativa L.) extracts enhanced the sleep behavior of mice: potential involvement of adenosine A1 and A2A receptors
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A significant proportion of the world’s population suffers from insomnia, a disorder characterized by complications in initiating and maintaining sleep. Many medications used to treat insomnia target the γ-aminobutyric a...
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Posted: April 10, 2024, 12:00 am
Clinical and video-polysomnographic characterization of restless sleep disorder in adult patients
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Adults with restless sleep disorder (RSD) have never been studied clinically and polysomnographically. This study aimed to describe the clinical manifestation, duration, and distribution of sleep-related movements in adu...
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Posted: April 7, 2024, 12:00 am
A review for the impacts of circadian disturbance on urological cancers
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Circadian rhythm is an internal timing system and harmonizes a variety of cellular, behavioral, and physiological processes to daily environment. Circadian disturbance caused by altered life style or disrupted sleep pa...
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Posted: April 1, 2024, 12:00 am
Estimating dim light melatonin onset time in children using delta changes in melatonin
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We aimed to establish a method for estimating dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) using mathematical slopes calculated from melatonin concentrations at three sampling points before and after sleep in children. The saliva ...
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Posted: April 1, 2024, 12:00 am
Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in the perinatal period: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
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The meta-analysis aims to explore the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) in the perinatal period. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessed the effects of CBT-I in perinatal women with insom...
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Posted: April 1, 2024, 12:00 am
Alterations in Per2, Bcl2 gene expression, and oxidative status in aged rats liver after light pulse at night
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The aging process is characterized by circadian rhythm disruption, in physiology and behavior, which could result from weak entrainment. Light is the most potent cue that entrains the central circadian clock, which in ...
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Posted: April 1, 2024, 12:00 am
Examining the structure validity of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index among female workers during New Zealand’s initial COVID-19 lockdown
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Sleep is important for good physical and mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown created a unique context that impacted psychological and social drivers for sleeping well. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI...
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Posted: April 1, 2024, 12:00 am