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WESTCHESTER, Ill. - The field of presidential contenders dwindled Wednesday when former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) dropped out of the race. As Super Tuesday approaches, however, the Democratic and Republican frontrunners will continue to face a formidable challenge from sleep deprivation.The demands of this competitive primary season will intensify this weekend as the candidates visit many of the 24 states that will hold a primary or caucus this...
Research led by Columbia University Medical CenterNEW YORK "“ A Columbia University Medical Center research team has uncovered how stimulation of a particular brain region can help stave off the deficits in working memory, associated with an extended sleep deprivation. Working memory is a specific form of short-term memory that relates to the ability to store task-specific information for a limited timeframe, e.g., where your car is parked in a huge mall lot or remembering a phone number...
By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Both chronic sleep deprivation and sleep-related breathing problems may make truck drivers a hazard on the road, according to a study published Tuesday. In a study of more than 400 commercial drivers, researchers found that 13 percent typically slept for less than 5 hours per night, while about 5 percent had severe symptoms of the breathing disorder sleep apnea. Overall, these drivers were more likely to be sleepy during the day, and many were...
By Kristin Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraqi detainees were routinely subjected to beatings, sleep deprivation, stress positions and other forms of abuse by U.S. interrogators, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Sunday that offers first-hand accounts from three former soldiers. The U.S.-based watchdog group said its report discredits government arguments casting mistreatment of detainees as the aberrant and unauthorized work of a few personnel. It included accounts...
By Anne Harding NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study of sleep characteristics in 669 adults in Chicago who were compared by sex and race, investigators found that blacks got less sleep than whites, while men got less sleep than women. Furthermore, the wealthier you are, the more sleep you're likely to get, Dr. Diane S. Lauderdale of the University of Chicago and her colleagues found. "There was an expectation that people with very demanding jobs in terms of high status, high income,...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The long hours and overnight shifts that are a rite of passage for young doctors may leave them so sleep-deprived that they function as poorly as if they'd had a few cocktails, a new study finds. In findings published in this week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, 34 young pediatric residents showed similar impairments in vigilance, attention, and driving skills on standardized tests after they had been on duty overnight in the hospital and worked...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A drug dubbed CX717, made by Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, California, reverses the biological and behavioral effects of sleep deprivation, according to results of animal studies. In an article in the research journal PLoS Biology, Dr. Sam A. Deadwyler and his associates propose that CX717 would particularly benefit individuals affected by extended work hours or night shifts. To test this possibility, they taught monkeys to perform a...
NEW YORKÂ -- A drug dubbed CX717, made by Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, California, reverses the biological and behavioral effects of sleep deprivation, according to results of animal studies.In an article in the research journal PLoS Biology, Dr. Sam A. Deadwyler and his associates propose that CX717 would particularly benefit individuals affected by extended work hours or night shifts.To test this possibility, they taught monkeys to perform a "delayed-match-to-sample task," in...
Sleep deprivation common among fifth-graders, study findsHealthDay News -- Many American fifth graders suffer jet lag-like symptoms and are too tired to learn because they're not getting enough sleep, new research concludes."Sleep affects the health and well-being of children and plays a key role in preventing disease and injury, stability of mood and the ability to learn. If this study is a good indication, youngsters are not getting enough quality sleep. Elementary school-aged children...
THE brave personalities spending two weeks in the Australian bush on reality TV show, I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here, are making the most of their renewed fame. But while they milk the attention, their bodies are certainly paying the price. From the cold, damp environment, to the stomach-churning Bush Tucker Trials, the shock of swapping a privileged, pampered life for basic rations in a jungle hellhole, is taking its toll. There have been screaming arguments, tears and two...
