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Sedentary Kids May Take Longer to Fall Asleep
Posted 3+ months ago by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, July 23 – Science now confirms what parents have long sensed: Children who are inactive during the day have more trouble falling asleep at night.
In fact, every hour of inactivity adds three minutes to the time it takes a child to fall asleep, a new study from New Zealand researchers has found. But children who are active during the day fall asleep faster and sleep longer, the researchers added.
"I believe that, in an environment that can offer technological toxicity to our children in the form of increased inactivity, this study reminds parents and clinicians alike of the importance of childhood exercise," said Dr. Robert Vorona, an assistant professor of sleep medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Read more...
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Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions
Posted 3+ months ago by Drugs.com
TUESDAY, Dec. 2 – The experimental drug tasimelteon helps treat temporary insomnia caused by jet lag or night shifts, according to the results of two new clinical trials.
The phase II study included 39 people randomly assigned to receive either 10 milligrams, 20 mg, 50 mg or 100 mg of tasimelteon, or a placebo. They were monitored for seven nights – three at baseline, three after a five-hour advance of sleep-wake schedule with treatment before sleep, and one night after treatment.
The phase III trial included 411 people who had transient insomnia induced in a sleep clinic by a five-hour advance of their sleep-wake cycle. They received either 20 mg, 50 mg, or 100 mg of tasimelteon, or a placebo, 30 minutes before bedtime. Read more...
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