Snoring, short bed time impact kids' mental skills
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NEW YORK  - Among a group of children with enlarged tonsils and adenoids who were suspected of having disordered breathing during sleep, those who snored a lot and spent less time in bed did less well on certain mental tests, according to a new study.
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WASHINGTON -- Young doctors made far fewer mistakes when their hours were restricted to let them get some sleep, according to the first study to directly examine the issue.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 1  (HealthDay News) -- Children who get less than nine hours of sleep a night are more likely to be overweight or obese, new research shows.
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The notion that children grow taller while they sleep is probably true, US researchers say.
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A personalized parent voice  recorded smoke alarm is significantly more effective than a  conventional tone alarm for waking children who are sleeping  soundly, a study shows.
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Older adults who get daily social and physical activity -- even for brief periods -- sleep better and have improved cognition, says a Northwestern University study in the Dec. 15 issue of Sleep.
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Having trouble falling asleep? Mattresses promoting technology developed by NASA may help.
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Obese children often have undetected sleep disorders which could be affecting school performance, researchers warn.
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Exercise can reduce snoring  among overweight children, even if it doesn't result in weight  loss, a new study shows.
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Children in deep sleep awoke to recordings of their mothers' voices -- calling them by name and ordering them out of their bedrooms -- even if they slept through the beeping sound a smoke alarm makes, according to a small study.
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NEW YORK  - Sleep-disordered breathing is  associated with higher rates of behavioral problems in  children, researchers report.
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THURSDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Behavioral therapies can be an effective means of dealing with bedtime problems and nighttime awakenings in children, a new review of the data finds.
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NEW YORK  - Children whose mothers work  nights, evenings or rotating shifts are more likely to be  behind the curve in mental development at age 2 and in language  ability at age 3, new research reports.
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NEW YORK  - Only about one quarter of children who have their tonsils and adenoids removed to relieve obstructive sleep apnea syndrome have a complete response, according to researchers.
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Having a sound sleep after cramming for exams consolidates that learning, a new research has revealed. Neurologist Philippe Peigneux and his colleagues analysed brain activity in sleeping volunteers and found
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While many a parent will lament there  are not enough hours in the day, the simultaneous use of  several technologies is allowing families to cram in 43 hours  worth of activity from one sunrise to the next, a new study  claims.
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NEW YORK  - When children have sleep problems, their parents -- especially mothers -- often have sleep-deprived nights too, research shows.