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		<title>Secrets of ‘sleep hormone’ may lead to new treatments for insomnia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have unravelled the inner workings of melatonin, also known as the “sleep hormone,” making a major breakthrough for the development of new and promising treatments for insomnia. The team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University revealed the key role played by the melatonin receptor in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Struggling to get proper sleep at night? Drink tart cherry juice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drinking two glasses of tart cherry juice daily can help you get a better night’s sleep, a new study has suggested. An international team of researchers found that when adults had two daily glasses of tart cherry juice, they slept 39 minutes longer, on average, and had up to 6 percent increase in overall sleep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gene explains why some people sleep more</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people may be genetically inclined to need longer hours of sleep, a new study has found. Experts found those with the gene ABCC9 need around 30 minutes more sleep per night than those without it. Over 10,000 people from different parts of Europe took part in the study, each reporting how long they slept [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you sleep text? You could be badly stressed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day-to-day stress has triggered an unusual habit of sleep texting- where people text messages even while sleeping, according to researchers. People with this peculiar condition send incoherent messages while asleep to their friends and family &#8211; completely unaware of doing it, said researcher Frank Thorne, the Daily Mail reported. &#8220;Patients reported incidents of sleep texting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intake of sleeping pills can be fatal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study found those who took sleeping tablets were 36 percent more likely to die at any given time than others. In the study American researchers focused on a brain enzyme called calcium kinase, which controls sleep in humans, said researcher Fiona Macrae, Daily Mail reported. In an experiment conducted by the researchers, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dreaming helps ease painful memories</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dreaming acts as a soothing balm to heal our wounds, according to a new research from the University of California, Berkeley. They have found that during the dream phase of sleep, also known as REM sleep, our stress chemistry shuts down and the brain processes emotional experiences and takes the painful edge off difficult memories. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Physical activity can help improve quality of sleep</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exercising at least 150 minutes a week can help people sleep significantly better and feel more alert during the day, a new study has suggested. A survey conducted on more than 2,600 men and women, between ages 18 to 85, found that 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity a week, provided a 65 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily life stress sparks rise in sleep texting disorder</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers say that some people are developing a rare condition where they send incoherent text messages to their contacts while sleeping, something that they have no memory of. Sleep specialist Dr David Cunnington, of Melbourne Sleep Disorder Centre, said patients had come to them reporting sleep texting. “We have had patients who have reported sending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Majority have trouble falling asleep</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A British study has found that over 50 percent of people have trouble falling asleep, which may prove quite detrimental for their health. Some 51 percent of adults struggle to nod off or remain asleep. Women suffer far more than men, with 75 percent reporting problems compared to 25 percent of men, the Daily Mail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students, psychiatric patients more prone to sleep paralysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students and psychiatric patients are more vulnerable to develop sleep paralysis, a new study has revealed. Sleep paralysis is defined as ‘a discrete period of time during which voluntary muscle movement is inhibited, yet ocular and respiratory movements are intact,” the report said. Brian A. Sharpless, clinical assistant professor of psychology and assistant director of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mediterranean diet plus exercise cuts sleep apnea symptoms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study has revealed that a Mediterranean diet coupled with physical activity can help reduce symptoms of sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) causes frequent pauses of breathing to occur during sleep, which disrupts a person’s normal sleeping pattern. It is one of the most prevalent sleep-related breathing disorders with approximately 2-4percent of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sleeping troubles? Try drinking cherry juice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers from the School of Life Sciences at Northumbria University have found that drinking cherry juice can help us sleep an extra 25 minutes a night. Their research also found that people who regularly consume cherry juice have improved quality of sleep, the Telegraph reported. Montmorency cherry juice significantly increases the levels of melatonin in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restless sleeper? You could be feeling lonely</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study has suggested that feelings of loneliness could compromise a good night’s sleep, potentially affecting our health. “It’s not just a product of very lonely individuals having poor sleep. The relationship between loneliness and restless sleep appears to operate across the range of perceived connectedness,” said lead author Lianne Kurina, PhD, of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insufficient sleep may trigger weight gain in teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sleeping less than 8 hours a night may be lead to weight gain in teens, a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher has found. Furthermore, obesity is linked to short sleep duration in teenage boys, with the fewest hours slept linked to the highest BMI levels, the report said. “Sleep is food for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Less sleep among teens may cause weight gain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sleeping less than eight hours a night may cause weight gain in teenagers. &#8220;Sleep is food for the brain. When teens do not get enough sleep, they fall asleep in class, struggle to concentrate, look and feel stressed, get sick more often, and do not meet their obligations due to tiredness,&#8221; said study author Lata [...]]]></description>
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