Patients with dyspraxia and diabetes reveal humiliation at being called drunk

Every festive season the streets fill with the merrily tipsy tripping over kerbstones. But appearing to be drunk can also be the result of a serious health problem.

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Losing sleep over discrimination? 'everyday discrimination' may contribute to sleep problems

People who perceive more discrimination in daily life have higher rates of sleep problems, based on both subjective and objective measures, reports a new study.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161222143639.htm

Recovery from brain injury, better sleep go hand in hand

After a traumatic brain injury (TBI), people also experience major sleep problems, including changes in their sleep-wake cycle. A new study shows that recovering from these two conditions occurs in parallel.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161222095319.htm

Here's why you don't feel jet-lagged when you run a fever

A clump of just a few thousand brain cells, no bigger than a mustard seed, controls the daily ebb and flow of most bodily processes in mammals -- sleep/wake cycles, most notably. Now, scientists report direct evidence in mice for how those cell clusters control sleep and relay light cues about night and day throughout the body.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161222130410.htm

A faster way to diagnose dementia? Measuring levels of a chemical' in the brain could spot onset of the disease

High levels of an enzyme are found in obese adults - which leads to type 2 diabetes. But autotaxin is also higher in people with Alzheimer's disease, Iowa State University researchers found.

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Hope for cancer fight as study shows FDA-approved diabetes drug 'controls tumor growth in breast and prostate'

In an unprecedented finding, scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital have found that the type 2 diabetes drug metformin controls the growth of breast, prostate and pancreas cancers.

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Teens benefit from later high school start times, review suggests

Later high school start times are associated with positive outcomes among teens, including longer weekday sleep durations and reduced vehicular accident rates, research suggests.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161215085930.htm

Drug for narcolepsy could help food addicts lose weight

Overweight people could be given help with the discovery that a drug used for sleep disorder could also reduce the impulse for food, report scientists.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161213111953.htm

Neurons paralyze us during REM sleep

During REM sleep, the brain inhibits the motor system, which makes the sleeper completely immobile. Researchers have identified a population of neurons that is responsible for this transient muscle paralysis. The animal model created will shed light on the origin of some paradoxical sleep disorders, and more particularly the condition that prevents this paralysis. It will also be most useful in the study of Parkinson's disease, since these pathologies are related.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161212152408.htm

Diets rich in butter, cream and cheese may actually protect you from heart disease, cancer and Type 2 diabetes

For decades we were told that eating fat would clog our arteries and send us to an early grave, but a current study published in a leading medical journal disproves this theory.

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Baby boomers at risk of heart disease and diabetes as 9 in 10 women have too much fat

In a report examining the health of baby boomers, Dame Sally Davies, the chief medical officer, made it clear that exercise is vital to reduce the risk of an early death as a result of rising obesity rates.

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Oxygen can wake up dormant bacteria for antibiotic attacks

Bacterial resistance does not come just through adaptation to antibiotics. Sometimes the bacteria simply go to sleep. An international team of researchers is looking at compounds that attack bacteria's ability to go dormant and have found the first oxygen-sensitive toxin antitoxin system.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208090742.htm

Life-saving Labrador has stopped diabetic from having over 5,000 deadly seizures

Alice Halstead, from North Yorkshire, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 15. But her six-year-old Labrador, Holly, is trained to sniff out changes in her blood sugar levels to prevent a seizure.

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High levels of magnesium help to reduce risk of strokes, diabetes and heart disease

Scientists at Zhejiang University in China have found magnesium in leafy greens, nuts, whole grains, meats and fish help reduce the risk of preventable diseases.

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Direct link between REM sleep loss, desire for sugary and fatty foods discovered

A new method has been used by researchers to produce REM sleep loss in mice along with a chemical-genetic technique to block prefrontal cortex neurons and the behaviors they mediate. As a result, the researchers discovered that inhibiting these neurons reversed the effect of REM sleep loss on sucrose consumption while having no effect on fat consumption.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161206110327.htm

Missing 1-2 hours of sleep doubles crash risk

Drivers who miss one to two hours of sleep nearly double their risk for a crash, new research concludes. Drivers who sleep slightly less -- between four and five hours -- have the same risk of crashing that is associated with driving over the legal limit for alcohol.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161206110235.htm

'Can the fasting diet reduce my weight and ease my diabetes?' Our expert explains why dieting is essential for overweight patients to protect their future health

Tom Jones from Middlesex, who has type 2 diabetes and weighs 20st, asks whether going on a 'semi fast' diet every second day — i.e. one day at 2,000 calories, the next day at 700 — is too risky.

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Short-term sleep deprivation affects heart function

Too little sleep takes a toll on your heart, according to a new study.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161202100943.htm