When counting sheep doesn't work
Insomnia described as difficulty falling asleep and disrupted sleep, with transient to chronic forms. Experts urge addressing underlying causes such as mood disorders and substance use, plus behavioral tweaks and relaxation imagery. Sleep aids may help briefly, but long term relief requires core issue management.
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Laura Wolf
National Center On Sleep Disorders Research
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Glenda Young
Franklin County Mental Health Center
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Sleep Disorders Center
Sequoia Health Services
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States use climate models to predict West Nile spread
More than half a dozen states are using NASA funded climate based computer models to forecast West Nile virus risk before outbreaks. The effort pairs satellite data with Oxford University analysis to create risk maps guiding mosquito control and public health alerts.
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Albany
N.Y
Bryan Backenson
New York State Health Department
NASA
Oxford University
Delaware
Florida
Louisiana
Maryland
South Carolina
Virginia
Oxford
David Rogers
Second hand smoke linked to feline cancer study
Boston based study links household second hand smoke exposure to feline lymphoma. Tufts and University of Massachusetts researchers studied 180 cats treated 1993 to 2000, finding smokers raise risk more than twofold, with higher risk in long term exposure and in two smoker households. The team urges broader look at smoking and lymphoma in humans.
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Boston
Antony Moore
Moore
Tufts University
Tufts
University of Massachusetts
American Journal of Epidemiology
Tufts Veterinary Hospital
Fertility-preserving cancer study in fetal mouse eggs
Japanese researchers removed immature ovarian eggs from fetal mice and matured them in a lab setting, creating embryos that were transferred to surrogate mothers. Of 64 embryos, 16 pups were born, all healthy and fertile, suggesting potential future use for girls treated for cancer.
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Associated Press
Nature
Issue Hatada
Gene Research Center
Gunma University
Gunma
Japan
Jamie Grifo
New York University Medical School
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