Month: October 2012

Adequate Sleep Helps Weight Loss

Adequate sleep is an important part of a weight loss plan and should be added to the recommended mix of diet and exercise, states a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Although calorie restriction and increased physical ac

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Puberty Turned on by Brain During Deep Sleep

Slow-wave sleep, or “deep sleep,” is intimately involved in the complex control of the onset of puberty, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

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Arriving at a Safe Harbor

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is gearing up to change the practice of sleep medicine as it has been known for years by actively seeking to establish a safe harbor for the medical specialty. Establishing a safe harbor may be an u

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