Share & Save (Science News)

A reward chemical in the brain is a real eye-opener. Dopamine, a feel-good brain chemical, helps keep sleep-deprived people awake, researchers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse show in the August 20 Journal of Neuroscience . Dopamine is also required for activity of a drug that treats narcolepsy, Japanese and Chinese scientists report in the same issue of the journal.

New Conflict of Interest Proposal Could Affect Voting on Psychiatric Drugs (Psychiatric Times)

A House committee is moving to prohibit members of FDA advisory committees from voting on whether new drugs should be approved when the members have any financial interests in a company proposing a new drug, or in its competitors.

Sleeping Soundly Improves Brain Performance (ThirdAge)

"Sleep on it" really is good advice, according to new research showing how memory is boosted by slumber. A good night's sleep has a dramatic impact on the way the brain functions the next day, scientists have discovered.

Black market exists for popular ADHD medicine (The Morning Sun)

Students looking for an edge are buying prescription pills from their classmates and administrators have little knowledge about how to stop the situation.

Brain may be battlefield of future 16 Aug 2008, 0151 hrs IST,ANI (The Times of India)

LONDON: A new report has predicted that the human brain could become a battlefield in future wars, including "pharmacological land mines" and drones directed by mind control.

Diagnosis (New York Times)

Having a doctor diagnose sleep disturbance and its cause is the most important step in restoring healthy sleep. However, there is little agreement, even among experts, on the best methods for effectively assessing a patient's insomnia.

TMA sponsors vaccination program for children (Fort Worth Business Press)

The Texas Medical Association?s Be Wise?Immunize program will be vaccinating children locally throughout the month of August through TMA physicians, medical students, Alliance members, county medical societies and community immunization coalitions.

Laughter May Trigger Paralysis in Woman, 20 (Fox News)

Kay Underwood, of Barrow Upon Soar in Leicestershire, England has cataplexy, a neurological condition often confused with epilepsy.

GHB is Used to Treat Narcolepsy

Sodium Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate otherwise know as GHB or the "date rape" drug is making a comeback.

Olympic Speed

It is great to see the Olympics. Of course, I wish that I could see more of the events that I like, and that I had access to CBC and BBC coverage, but that is not possible in the US.

Association of narcolepsy-cataplexy with HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 in...

Narcolepsy-cataplexy is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness with recurrent episodes of irresistible sleep, cataplexy, hallucinations and sleep paralysis.

New Sleep Center Opens Doors at Northwest Hospital

Northwest Hospital & Medical Center today announced the opening of the Northwest Hospital Sleep Center, a newly constructed sleep laboratory on its main campus.

Student who collapses every time she laughs

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The student, 20, who collapses every time she giggles because of rare muscle condition

They say laughter is the best medicine, but not in Kay Underwood's case. In fact, a fit of the giggles is all it takes to cause the 20-year-old student to collapse on the spot.

Student collapses every time she laughs

A student collapses every time she laughs due to a rare medical condition. Kay Underwood, 20, has cataplexy, which means that almost any sort of strong emotion triggers a dramatic weakening of her muscles.

Narcolepsy Causes

Narcolepsy is a chronic disease of the central nervous system. Excessive daytime sleepiness is the main symptom and is present in 100% of patients with narcolepsy.

Problems sleeping? Here are some tips

More and more people are getting less sleep. According to a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 10 percent of adults report not getting enough rest or sleep every day in the ...

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