News articles tagged with 'melatonin'
Less than one-third of children ages 5-15 will wake up to home smoke alarms
— 12 Mar 2011 14:53 | HealthAn Australian study to determine the likelihood of school-aged children waking up to their home smoke alarm found that 78% of children slept through a smoke alarm sounding for 30 seconds.…
Room light before bedtime may impact sleep quality, blood pressure and diabetes risk
— 13 Jan 2011 16:03 | HealthAccording to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM), exposure to electrical light between dusk and…
Connection between light at night (LAN) and cancer revealed in additional study
— 3 Sep 2010 12:37 | HealthA new study from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Chronobiological Research at the University of Haifa has found an additional link between Light At Night (LAN) and cancer. This research…
Exposure to early evening sunlight in spring creates teenage night owls
— 27 Jul 2010 09:40 | HealthIn the spring, later sunset and extended daylight exposure delay bedtimes in teenagers, according to researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Centre (LRC)…
New study suggests tart cherry juice can be a natural solution for insomnia
— 13 Jul 2010 11:13 | HealthDrinking tart cherry juice daily could help reduce the severity of insomnia and time spent awake after going to sleep, according to a new study published in the Journal of Medicinal…
Study: Brain injuries tied to trouble sleeping
— 25 May 2010 10:22 | HealthPeople with brain injuries may produce low amounts of melatonin, which affects their sleep, according to a study published in the May 25, 2010, print issue of Neurology(R), the medical…
To Arctic animals, time of day really doesn't matter
— 16 Mar 2010 04:57 | BiologyIn the far northern reaches of the Arctic, day versus night often doesn't mean a whole lot. During parts of the year, the sun does not set; at other times, it's just the opposite. A…
Mary had a lot of lambs: Researchers identify way to accelerate sheep breeding
— 7 Aug 2009 12:01 | BiologyMary had a little lamb, but only once a year. However, Cornell Sheep Program researchers have discovered an unusual form of a gene that prompts ewes to breed out of season as well as…
Hormone treatment eases post-surgery distress in children
— 2 Jul 2009 00:25 | HealthA scary unknown for many children, the prospect of surgery can cause intense preoperative anxiety. While some amount of stress is normal, what many parents do not know is that extreme…
Melatonin is an effective treatment for sleep problems in children with autism
— 15 Apr 2009 14:13 | HealthA study in the 15 April issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine determined that over-the-counter melatonin medication can shorted the length of time it takes for children with…