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(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Feeling tired? Well, according to new research, that sleepiness is all in your genes.

Researchers from the University of Kentucky in Lexington studied mice with different genetic make-ups that had previously been shown to have different responses to sleep deprivation. In the current study, mice were deprived of sleep and then allowed recovery sleep. Researchers found the expression of genes responsible for our 24-hour body clock increased the more the mice were kept awake and decreased when the mice were allowed recovery sleep. The finding supports the idea that these “clock genes” play an important role in the regulation of the need for shut-eye.

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Kids who are not getting enough sleep because of breathing disorders may benefit from a tonsillectomy. A new study reveals removing tonsils can improve sleep and behavior in some children.

Researchers from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City report children diagnosed with sleep-disordered breathing experience better sleep and may even have improved behavior once their tonsils and adenoids have been removed.

Breathing disorders responsible for disrupting the sleep of children can include snoring, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and other conditions affecting air flow, according to study authors. Previous studies have linked sleep problems to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), poor academic performance, bedwetting and sleepiness during the day.

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Could Parkinson’s disease lead to sleepwalking?

A new report from Swiss investigators suggests there may be a link. They outline the experiences of six Parkinson’s patients who began sleepwalking after being diagnosed with the condition. All were taking a range of standard medications for the disease.

Among the three men and three women in the report, four underwent sleep testing, with results revealing at least one sleep-related disorder for each patient, including rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder and insomnia.

The nightly experiences of the patients, however, were quite varied. Two, for example, reported sleepwalking right after their diagnosis. However, the other four began sleepwalking anywhere from foyr years to 19 years later. Some walked in their sleep almost nightly, while for others, the experience happened only a few times a year.

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) — What does math have to do with cancer? It can determine how long a promising new drug should be given, and when other drugs should be brought in to bolster the fight, report University of California Irvine investigators.

The researchers, which include both a biologist and a mathematician, are working on a formula to cure chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The first part of the equation involves the new drug Imatinib, which has been shown to cause remission in people with CML. But the disease often returns when the drug is stopped, and scientists have placed the blame on cancer stem cells. These cells, which alternate between dormant and active phases, were thought to be immune to the drug, but the researchers found this is not so. They say, ‘wait till they “wake up” and Imatinib can kill them too’. The formula relies on timing the treatment to the sleeping and waking cycle of the stem cells.

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) — New moms who are breastfeeding their infants would do themselves and their babies a favor by not smoking.

Moms would help themselves, according to new research, because babies with smoking mothers take shorter naps due to exposure to nicotine expressed in breast milk. Also, numerous studies have linked exposure to secondhand smoke in infancy to multiple health problems, including a greater likelihood the child will start smoking in adolescence.

Researchers observed 15 breastfed infants over two days for three and a half hours each day. On one day, mothers smoked between one and three cigarettes right before breastfeeding. On the second day, the mothers abstained from smoking. The mothers provided samples of their breast milk each day, and the researchers tested it for cotinine levels, a key byproduct of nicotine.

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By Kate McHugh, Ivanhoe Men’s health Correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Catching the right amount of Z’s could mean even more to your Men’s health. New research finds changes in the amount of sleep you get a night could increase your risk of premature death.

Sleep experts say the optimal amount of sleep an adult should get is seven and a half hours every night. Previous research has shown getting five hours or less or nine hours or more can increase your risk of premature death. However, researchers from London found even changes in your sleep can have this effect.

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