Merck & Co. are developing a new drug that is said to help improve sleep and people suffering from insomnia. The drug is called the MK-4305 and belongs to a new class of sleep drugs which inhibit production of orexins in the brain, blocking stimulation of the brain’s arousal system.
Orexin is a neuropeptide that is believed to play a key role in regulation of the brain’s sleep/wake process.
The MK-4305 is made up of different dosages which are now being used in studies. 40
Coffee has always been known to help people stay awake but can also be addicting. You can perhaps liken it to smoking which to many is a hard habit to break. Immediate withdrawal is perhaps close to imminent failure but incremental or withdrawal can be done to try and regulate coffee intake.
But that may be easier said than done, especially for people who consume 600 to 700 grams of coffee. The withdrawal syndrome usually occurs 18 to 24 hours later. It consists of severe fatigue, irritability
A sleep expert has been called upon by the Warren County Court of Common Pleas to shed more light on claims surrounding the bathtub drowning of Sarah Widmer. Finding showed that Sarah Widmer had a seizure although her husband, Ryan Widmer is being charged with intentionally drowning her wife.
Dr. James Moore said that it was possible that she did fall asleep, evidence gathered showed that it was only her hair that was wet and not the entire body. However this may not be enough to truly find out the caus
The continued journey towards finding a reasonable solution for sleep-related patterns continues and this time around, it is Zeo’s (formerly Axon Labs), turn to try and track sleep patterns and determine if there are sleep disruptions or disorders that can be addressed.
Zeo is based on a headband that tracks your sleep patterns via a sensor that monitors electrical signals from your brain. The headband transmits data wirelessly to a bedside display, where it’s stored on an SD card.
The sleep information can then be uploaded to the “myZeo Personal Coachi
One thing you cannot avoid when you are resting would be the sudden attack of allergies. Normally, this pertains to sneezing or any form of irritating manner that can most likely be a problem for health reasons and sleep. But with the SneezerBeam, all that could possibly be addressed.
SneezerBeam is a non-invasive light therapy that treats allergic symptoms such as congestion, runny nose, watery eyes and a headache using only light. SneezerBeam works by using two combined beams of light to inhibit the cells in your nose that release histamine, which is at the center of what
Most insomniacs have surely tried out the various sleeping pills that they intake to help them sleep. Ambien, a sleep aid has been known to provide some sort of help for the insomnia-riddled people and it seems that there is a new type of sleep-enhancing product, an oral spray called Zolpimist from Nova Del Pharma Inc., which was recently granted approval for its supposed short-term treatment to the pe
So now it can be told. Just when we thought that the best cure for migraines was to sleep on it, studies have now revealed that it can actually aggravate it! Apparently, the common knowledge and belief we had ever since was that migraines can be cure by sleep or from pain killers.
But now, this may explain on why at times we are wondering why migraines continue to persist even if we do sleep more than 9 hours. Thus, it is best we follow the standard sleeping hours and
When it comes to sleep, we hardly want to be active so that we can relax and perhaps be lulled to sleep. But the thing is, we do not sleep 24 hours a day. Now that would be really lazy and we may even get a headache in the process.
Exercise is something good for the heart and is associated and getting great sleep. Routine exercise such as yoga or tai chi can be helpful to our bodies as far as making sure our blood flow is better. But for some people, particularly the elderly, our body metabolism is likewis
Just when you thought you knew everything about sleep disorders, they are know being itemized and categorized to properly whittle down the said sleep disorders for better understanding on how to remedy them.
Bruxism Sleep Disorder is something not all people are quite familiar with.
“Bruxism is known to stand and destroy the
