Uncategorized - April 26, 2015
Melatonin Use Up for Children
A recent Norwegian survey showed that melatonin use among children between ages 4 and 17 has increased annually from 2004 to 2012, and that children as young as 4 take the medication for several years. Melatonin is used to help people fall asleep. But some studies have shown that the drug delays puberty in some […]
Uncategorized - February 20, 2015
Brain Suffers if Sleep Deprived
Scientists are further researching the idea that brains “cleanse” themselves of waste proteins during sleep and too little sleep could contribute to diseases such as Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, depression and ADHD. A research team, lead by Professor Maiken Nedergaard from the University of Rochester Medical Center, made a huge breakthrough in sleep research in 2013, when Nedergaard and […]
