Sleep Disorders - Biotech, Pharma and Life Science Channel
Sleep disorders disrupt sleep during the night, or cause sleepiness during the day, caused by physiological or psychological factors.
The common ones include snoring and sleep apnea, insomnia, parasomnias, sleep paralysis, restless legs syndrome, circadian rhythm disorders, narcolepsy, chronic fatigue syndrome, jet lag and seasonal affective disorder.
Sleep is important in allowing out bodies to recover, and grow. Disturbances in sleep can cause great unhappiness, and can have a profound affect on day-to-day activities.
Source; Adapted from About.com
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PubMed Articles
BACKGROUND: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), also known as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), has been increasingly recognized as a possible risk factor for adverse perioperative outcomes in non-bariatri...
Home sleep study characteristics in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis.
BACKGROUND: Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of inherited lysosomal storage disorders caused by the deficiency of hydrolases involved in the degradative pathway of glycosaminoglycans. In MPS, u...
The interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) act as pacemaker cells that are involved in gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders, although the pathogenesis of these disorders is still unclear. The GI tract...
PURPOSES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of esophageal functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) for the diagnosis of achalasia. METHODS: Eleven patients with...
PURPOSE: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity, whereas the underlying mechanism is still eluding, the thought participants are chronic intermittent hypox...
Revisiting Down syndrome from the ENT perspective: review of literature and recommendations.
Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality among live born infants reaching up to 1 in 700 births and is characterized by a variety of dysmorphic features and medical conditions. The pot...
High rate of disease-related copy number variations in childhood onset schizophrenia.
Copy number variants (CNVs) are risk factors in neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism, epilepsy, intellectual disability (ID) and schizophrenia. Childhood onset schizophrenia (COS), defined a...
An MRI atlas of the mouse basal ganglia.
The basal ganglia are a group of subpallial nuclei that play an important role in motor, emotional, and cognitive functions. Morphological changes and disrupted afferent/efferent connections in the b...
Sirtuin deacetylases in neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
Sirtuin enzymes are a family of highly conserved protein deacetylases that depend on nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) for their activity. There are seven sirtuins in mammals and these proteins...
Movement disorders: Novel MRI measure for diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy.
News Articles
University Services Announces Expansion of its pm-Assist® Sleep Scoring & Interpretation Service
University Services’ pm-Assist® service now offers additional opportunities to medical professionals and insurance companies including diagnostic pathway determination, shipping of home sleep t...
FDA panel backs Merck & Co sleep drug but at low doses
FDA panel backs Merck & Co sleep drug but at low doses
EEG Diagnostic Specialist MentisCura Joins Stockholm Brain Institute Consortium
MentisCura Diagnostics will contribute as a partner and board member of the Stockholm Brain Institute, a consortium for cognitive and computational neuroscience, led by the Karoli...
Study explains gender differences in the impact of OSA on cardiovascular disease, mortality
A new study from researchers in Japan indicates that obstructive sleep apnea is independently associated with visceral (abdominal) fat accumulation only in men, perhaps explaining gender differences i...
Study: Sleep disturbance may contribute to depression risk by impairing emotion regulation
A new study provides neurobiological evidence for dysfunction in the neural circuitry underlying emotion regulation in people with insomnia, which may have implications for the risk relationship betwe...
Disturbed sleep in adolescents associated with depressed mood, uncertainly about future success
A new study suggests that disturbed sleep in adolescents is associated with more symptoms of depression and greater uncertainly about future success. However, perceived support and acceptance from par...
Sleep Quality And School Performance Impaired By Asthma Symptoms
The negative effects of poorly controlled asthma symptoms on sleep quality and academic performance in urban schoolchildren has been confirmed in a new study...
Addressing Mental Health Issues In HIV Care
The integration of mental health interventions into HIV prevention and treatment platforms can reduce the opportunity costs of care and improve treatment outcomes, argues a new Policy Forum article pu...
Sleep Apnea Symptoms In Childhood Treated By Early Removal Of Adenoids And Tonsils
Adenotonsillectomy, or the removal of the adenoids and tonsils, is performed 500,000 times a year in the United States, often as a treatment for children with obstructive sleep apnea. However, the pro...
FDA panel says Merck's sleep drug safe, effective at lower dose
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug was safe and effective at the lower of two doses studied, a panel of medical experts said on Wednesday, increasing the chance it will be...
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Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. was established in March 1995 to develop therapeutic products for spinal cord injury ("SCI") and other central nervous system disorders. Acorda is focusing its initial develo...
ALung Technologies, Inc. is commercializing artificial lung devices for the treatment of acute and chronic respiratory disorders. The company's Hemolung System, designed to replace or supplement the u...
Physician Therapeutics is a division of Targeted Medical Pharma, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and sells prescription medical foods to physi...
Reverse Medical Corporation is a privately-held medical device company focused on expanding the endovascular management of acute stroke and neurovascular disease. The technology p...
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TheAmerican Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)
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Lineagen (www.lineagen.com) is a provider of diagnostic and healthcare services focused on complex diseases for which individualsâ genetic profiles contribute strongly to...
Good Start Genetics provides the most clinically relevant genetic information to physicians. The Companyâs affordable pre-pregnancy test, which was developed by the Co...
Clinical Trials
Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Autism Spectrum Disorders
This is a 12-week open label trial to evaluate whether omega-3 fatty acids is effective in reducing the severity of autism and its comorbidities.
Fatigue is a symptom present in 76 to 92% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Fatigue is usually described as an overwhelming sense of tiredness, lack of energy, and feeling of exhaust...
Data and Sample Collection Study to Elucidate the Mechanisms of Eosinophilic Disorders
The purpose of this study is to elucidate the mechanisms underlying eosinophil growth, survival, migration, and function and to investigate and further characterize the pathophysiology of,...
Impact of Hot Flashes on Sleep and Mood Disturbance
We plan to enroll 60 healthy, non-pregnant premenopausal women age 18-45 who do not have hot flashes (in order to have 30 women complete all study procedures) in a trial investigating the...
This is a Phase III, multicenter, open-label study of RI-002 administered as an intravenous infusion of RI-002 (IGIV) every 21 or 28 days in approximately 60 subjects with Primary Immunode...
The purpose of this study is to assess the pain reduction rate after 8 weeks treatment of NORSPAN® from baseline. And secondary purpose are: pain reduction rate after 4 weeks treatment f...
Both pharmacotherapeutic and psychosocial interventions have domenstrated efficacy for PTSD. However, although these interventions can be helpful, many patients remain symptomatic despite...
Small Bowel Motor Impairment in Scleroderma: Results of a Prospective 5-Year Manometric Follow-Up
Small bowel involvement is still recognized to be associated with great morbidity and mortality in SSc patients, leading particularly to malabsorption and intestinal pseudo-obstruction. In...
Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy for Mild to Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is common in modern society, affecting up to 5% of working middle-aged adults in the United States. Obesity is the number one risk factor for the development...
Bipolar Disorder Research Study for Ages 12 and Older
The Bipolar Disorder Center for Pennsylvanians aims to reduce significant differences in treatment results among Pennsylvanians with bipolar disorder, especially among youth, the elderly,...
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Parasomnia Sleep Disorder | Nightmares, Night Terrors, Confusional Arousals
http://www.sleepresourcecenter.org/sleep-disorders/parasomnia/ Parasomnias are a category of sleep disorders that involve abnormal and unnatural movements, b...
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