Insomnia Related News
Is a mobile app the future for insomnia treatment?
Say goodbye to sleeping pills! NICE recommends offering a new form of insomnia treatment using a mobile app.
Sleepio could soon be deployed as an...
Insomnia increases the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events
Insomnia elevates an individual’s chances of suffering major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), a new study has found.
Data shows that around 50% of heart disease...
How insomnia symptoms translate from childhood into adulthood
Children with insomnia symptoms are likely to persist with them as young adults and are significantly more likely to develop an insomnia disorder in...
Insomnia treatment for women with night sweats found to be safe
A study indicates that suvorexant, an insomnia treatment, could provide a novel therapeutic option for peri- and postmenopausal women.
Hot flashes and night sweats are...
Light therapy: laying groundwork for personalised medical technology
Researchers have demonstrated a new technology for gauging the effectiveness of light therapy to synchronise human circadian rhythms.
University of New Mexico researchers and their...
ICBT: expanding the advantages of Internet-delivered CBT
According to Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, Internet-delivered CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), or ICBT, may have a new adaptive treatment strategy on the horizon.
Scientists have experimented...
Inpatient sleep interruptions to be reduced by SIESTA project
Although patients may spend much of their time sitting in a chair or recovering in bed, inpatient sleep interruptions is common – but a...
Sleep and pain relief on demand, from Sana Health
Sana Health introduces its neuromodulation device, which is easing pain, improving sleep, and could save many lives.
IN 1992, the founder of Sana Health, Richard...
Therapies for fibromyalgia may be on the horizon
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and Harvard University, USA, have made a groundbreaking step towards finding new therapies for fibromyalgia.
Therapies for fibromyalgia have been...
Women suffer more with insomnia in late stage of pregnancy
A new study led by the University of Granada, Spain, has revealed that 64% of pregnant women suffer from insomnia in the third trimester...
What is CBT for insomnia?
How can cognitive behavioural therapy help people with insomnia get a better night’s sleep? Dr Lucy Maddox, senior clinical advisor at the British Association...
