Posted by Hypersomnia Foundation on September 2, 2015 At what moment does one admit to themselves, family, and the world that they have more than a passing penchant for sleep as well as have cognitive issues? To be sleepy or “getting caught” napping evokes societal stigmas, e.g., “lazy,” “unproductive,” “disinterested.” Impaired cognition attracts its own…
GABA and Histamine Work Together to Control Wakefulness
Posted by Hypersomnia Foundation on August 18, 2015 New research on genetically altered mice helps to untangle the complex interactions of GABA with brain systems necessary for sustaining wakefulness. BACKGROUND Histamine Nerve cells (also known as neurons) in a specific part of the brain, called the tuberomammilary nucleus or TMN, produce histamine. Histamine is a…
Wellsprings of Hope
Posted by Hypersomnia Foundation on August 14, 2015 …. if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Henry David Thoreau, Walden: Or, Life in the Woods Just shy of a month ago, our…
Why Do I Fool Myself?
Posted by Hypersomnia Foundation on August 4, 2015 Every night as I head to bed, there’s this moment of joy and comfort I experience, which I assume most people experience at least every now and again—that feeling after a long day of work or maybe travel, that you will finally get to lie down and…
Chronic insomnia sufferers may find relief with half of standard pill dose
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…
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…
Sleep Disorders And Their Socio-Economic Consequences
Danish sleep researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the Danish Institute for Health Services Research have examined the socio-economic consequences of the sleep disorder hypersomnia in one of the largest studies of its kind. The sleep disorder has far-reaching consequences for both the individual and society as a whole. Hypersomnia is characterised by excessive…
Link Between Insomnia And Hypersomnia, Depression In Children – Journal SLEEP
According to a study published in the January 1st issue of the journal SLEEP, sleep-disturbed children are more severely depressed and have more depressive symptoms and comorbid anxiety disorders compared with children without sleep disturbance. To ensure the most effective care, parents of sleep-disturbed children are advised to first consult with the child’s pediatrician, who…