Treatments For Disorders Of Sleep

Study suggests molecules and pathways in mood regulation and circadian rhythms are intertwined
Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered unexpected properties for a precursor to melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep cycles.

Searching for some shut-eye
Brookfield bachelor Donald Gleason returned from a Hawaiian vacation three months ago and ever since has been unable to go to sleep. Respiratory therapist Frank Salvatore Jr. of Danbury is a sleep apnea sufferer who learned about his condition when he volunteered to be a test patient at the Danbury Hospital sleep center, where he is the manager.

NHLBI funds preclinical tests on devices for infants and children with congenital heart defects
( NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute ) The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded four contracts totaling $23.6 million to begin preclinical testing of devices to help children born with congenital heart defects or those who develop heart failure. The four-year program is called Pumps for Kids, Infants and Neonates.

NHLBI Funds Preclinical Tests on Devices for Infants and Children with Congenital Heart Defects
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded four contracts totaling $23.6 million to begin preclinical testing of devices to help children born with congenital heart defects or those who develop heart failure.

Fat tissue in PCOS patients may predispose them to diabetes and heart disease
Fat tissue in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome produces an inadequate amount of the hormone that regulates how fats and glucose are processed, promoting increased insulin resistance and inflammation, glucose intolerance, and greater risk of diabetes and heart disease, according to a study conducted at the Center for Androgen-Related Research and Discovery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Herbal remedies `devastating'
LONDON: Herbal remedies taken by millions of people can pose a serious risk to health by interfering with medicines for heart disease, doctors say.

Even With Heart Disease Awareness on the Rise, Prevention Remains Critically Important for American Women
In recognition of American Heart Month, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and its heart disease awareness campaign — The Heart Truth — is reminding all American women that heart disease prevention remains critically important, despite that fact that awareness is at an all time high.

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Herbal remedies 'can work against heart disease drugs'
Herbal remedies taken by millions of Britons can pose a serious risk to health by interfering with medicines commonly prescribed for heart disease, doctors say.

Dogs may provide an excellent model for understanding human complex diseases
In the new Swedish-Finnish study, published in Nature Genetics, the researchers identified five loci that predispose to an SLE-related disease in Nova Scotia duck tolling retrievers. The study indicates that the homogeneity of strong genetic risk factors within dog breeds make dogs an excellent model in which to identify pathways involved in human complex diseases. The results of the study also ...