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skaapie commented on Deanna Durica's blog post 'Awake at 3am'
hi i dont have kids i wake up in the morning at three and can't go back to sleep its been like this for about 2 months now well my husband passed away in oct last year so now i feel like my life is falling apart
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At 4:28pm on April 22, 2008, Migrish said…
Deanna, thanks for the warm welcome. Your links are very helpful.
At 3:55pm on March 27, 2008, Toni Kistner said…
deanna, welcome!

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When I am not madly searching for high-quality health content as part of my job as a WEGO Health researcher, I'm advocating for sound health and education policies for the youngest and most at-risk children in my home state. I love my work, love the community of smart and passionate people at WEGO Health, and love helping folks access information that helps them make the best choices they can to support their health.

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Deanna Durica

Genetic mutation and Alzheimer's Disease

I just saw a summary of a new study, described in the June 27th edition of the on-line journal/resource Cell (www. Cell.com). The study indicates that a mutation in the CALHM1 gene may cause problems with a brain calcium channel and lead to the build up of a protein that is a key part of the plaques that affect the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease.

New developments in the detection of Alzheimer’s are always inter… Continue

Posted on July 11, 2008 at 5:57pm —

Deanna Durica

Sleep and behavior problems

Almost 8 percent of children in the United States are diagnosed with ADHD . This figure jumps up to almost 10 percent when looking solely at boys. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder affects millions of children each year, and some experts think it may be related, at least in part, to sleep.

Researchers at Hasbro Children's Hospital have found that children with sleep disordered breathing (disorders like sleep apnea or snoring) were mu… Continue

Posted on April 13, 2008 at 11:39pm — 2 Comments

Deanna Durica

Poor sleep and diabetes risk

According to researchers at the University of Chicago, diabetes and poor sleep quality may be more closely linked than we thought.

The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, indicates that the quality of sleep and the amount of deep sleep a person gets each night may be related to reduced glucose tolerance.

In the study, nine otherwise healthy young adul… Continue

Posted on April 9, 2008 at 11:14pm —

Deanna Durica

Teens, sleep and depression

Ask someone to picture a teenager's sleep habits and what you'll hear is usually much more of the "I can't get him out of bed" variety than anything having to do with insomnia.

A new long term study, though, indicates that the seeds of chronic insomnia in adulthood might be sown in the teen years. The study, conducted by Dr. Jules Angst, of Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital in Switzerland, looked at sleep habits… Continue

Posted on April 6, 2008 at 4:00pm —

Deanna Durica

Bedroom TVs and sleep problems

I was looking through some of the really good resources collected in the Toddler Sleep Page on WEGO Health (thanks, Felisha!) and many of the articles I came across suggested removing the TV from your young child’s bedroom to help curb sleep problems.

Wait…

TVs in toddler bedrooms?? What are parents thinking?!?

Apparently, more than a third of parents of preschoolers – kids who are three and four, mind you - think that it is all right for their kids to have TVs in their rooms. Not only do the… Continue

Posted on April 5, 2008 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments

 
 
 

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