SOURCE: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine The roughly nine million Americans who rely on prescription sleeping pills to treat chronic insomnia may be able to get relief from as little as half of the drugs, and may even be helped by taking placebos in the treatment plan, according to new research published today in…
Antibiotic May Decrease EDS in GABA-related Hypersomnia
Posted by Hypersomnia Foundation on July 28, 2015A study of clarithromycin in the treatment of GABA-related hypersomnia indicates that this drug may be effective in some patients with idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), narcolepsy without cataplexy, and subjective hypersomnia.BackgroundThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any drugs for the treatment of IH. Therefore, current treatments…
Online Support Groups
ASAA Apnea Support Forum http://talk.sleeptember.org/ Sleeptember® is a patient-led…patient-supported campaign designed to create fun and engaging online and community events in order to raise awareness of the public health impact of sleep loss, connect the dots with other comorbid health conditions, raise funds for medical research, advocacy efforts, …
Non-US Sleep & Sleep Apnea Patient Organizations
Apnoevereniging http://www.nvsap.nl De ApneuVereniging is een patiëntenvereniging. Wij willen de kennis over slaapapneu in Nederland verbeteren bij het publiek en bij professionals. Dit moet er voor zorgen dat de ziekte op tijd wordt gesignaleerd en dat iedereen de behandeling krijgt die daarvoor nodig is. Blijf ook op de hoogte en steun onze belangen: wordt ook…
State & Regional Sleep Societies
California Sleep Society http://www.californiasleepsociety.org The California Sleep Society (CSS) has been organized for scientific and educational purposes, and to act as a voice for sleep professionals in the State of California. The CSS promotes and provides education in polysomnography and sleep medicine as well as increased public awareness of the field. The CSS encourages and…
Professional Societies
Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy http://www.myoacademy.com/ The Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT) is a leading post-graduate training academy for allied health professionals who want to treat orofacial myofunctional disorders.Our mission is to offer the strongest foundation for health professionals to learn this critical therapy and bring its benefits to those who need it.Our goal…
Educational and Non-profit Organizations
Association for the Study of Dreams http://www.asdreams.org/ International Association For The Study Of Dreams is a non-profit, international, multidisciplinary organization dedicated to the pure and applied investigation of dreams and dreaming. Our purposes are to promote an awareness and appreciation of dreams in both professional and public arenas, to encourage research into the nature, function,…
Short sleep duration and sleep-related breathing problems increase obesity risk in kids
Adapted from an Einstein College of Medicine article ANN ARBOR, Mich. and BRONX, NY — Sleep-related breathing problems and chronic lack of sleep may each double the risk of a child becoming obese by age 15, according to new research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and the University of Michigan Medical School. The good news…
Flumazenil – An Antidote For Hypersomnia
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered that dozens of adults with an elevated need for sleep have a substance in their cerebrospinal fluid that acts like a sleeping pill. The results are scheduled for publication online by the journal Science Translational Medicine. Some members of this patient population appear to have a…