MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'deprived'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:36:54 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139730&cid=t_107883_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhat-really-happens-on-a-night-shift-at-the-hospital%2F2011.08.19 I wonder how many cups of coffee an average night nurse consumes during their shift. Look, there’s someone we can ask, although it looks like her caffeine buzz is wearing off. Notice the telltale chin to chest head tip that gives sleep deprived nurses away. She may look like she’s charting, but she really is in a twilight sleep. Working nights isn’t for wimps. Neither is working holidays and weekends. You are always short of help, and BIG things seem to go wrong just as the day shift staff heads out the door. I always thought that I was just paranoid about working the off shifts, but Muhammad Saleem from RN Central sent me some information that validated my observations. I’ve posted their research results below. I’ve lived through a lot of these situations. I’ve seen seasoned n... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139730 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:00:50 +0100 5139730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1564699&cid=t_107883_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F325439001%2F We are fans of the Brain Science Podcast series hosted by Ginger Campbell, so are pleased to announce that Dr. Campbell will start offering to SharpBrains readers, periodically, the highlights of her most interesting podcasts. Below, her first post. Enjoy! -----------  In a recent interview on the Brain Science Podcast, Dr. John Medina, author of Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School shared some of the practical implications of recent neuroscience research. We talked about the importance of exercise and sleep and we discussed why appreciating how our memory and attention systems really work could change how we run schools, businesses, and even our daily lives. For example, while adequate sleep is generally acknowledged to be essential to optimal... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1564699 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:54:10 +0100 1564699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1461179&cid=t_107883_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F295532041%2Fsleepy_brains_zone_out_at_work.html If you've felt your brain drifting off like bubbles in the wind ... you'll be interested in a new study that shows why it happens. A post yesterday by Julie Steenhuysen at Reuters ... which pointed out why brains shut down at work ... intrigued me. New studies by David Dinges ... from the University of Pennsylvania – School of Medicine show surprising facts about sleep deprived brains. rsearch concluded that ... quite unaware ... tired people tend to shift back and forth between alertness and dramatic lapses of attention and visual processing.Can you spot potential problems here?Here's the skinny: 1. Lack of sleep leads to depression more than people realize. 2. Your brain rewires for work while you sleep.3. Sleep deprivation creates disaster... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1461179 Thu, 22 May 2008 04:29:42 +0100 1461179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1165337&cid=t_107883_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fhnblog.pl%3Fhnblog%3D1228071 Wired reports that scientists have discovered a brain hormone called orexin A that people could snort to reverse the effects of sleep deprivation. It has worked in monkeys. Sleep-deprived monkeys became alert with no ill effects - as if they had received plenty of sleep - after receiving a nasal spray containing the hormone. A nasal spray containing a naturally occurring brain hormone called orexin A reversed the effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys, allowing them to perform like well-rested monkeys on cognitive tests. The discovery's first application will probably be in treatment of the severe sleep disorder narcolepsy. The treatment is "a totally new route for increasing arousal, and the new study shows it to be relatively benign," said Jerome Siegel, a professor of psychiatry at ... HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1165337 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:50:00 +0100 1165337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=972841&cid=t_107883_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F173869161%2Fsleep_equals_cranky_so_look_ou.html Sleep enough last night? If not, you may want to catch a siesta over the lunch break today. Why so? A tired brain apparently reverts back to primitive behaviors, gets cranky and over-reacts emotionally, when stressors strike – and they will! Have you seen it? Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the University of California at Berkeley used magnetic imaging recently ... to observe crankiness in sleep-deprived people.This new study showed how lack of sleep causes the brain's emotional centers to dramatically overreact to what people perceive as negative experiences. Scientists warn that … while  rested workers are more likely to create peace through popping good tone tactics into problems whenever conflicts arise at work … watch out for sudde... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=972841 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:38:31 +0100 972841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=506832&cid=t_107883_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F28%2Fpop-quiz-how-health-savvy-are-you%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Environment, Diets, Exercise, Vitamins and nutrients, MagazinesTime to test your smarts -- about sleep, sun, food, and alcohol. Just read the following questions, pick an option and then scroll down to determine if you really know what's best for your health. Is it healthier to sleep an extra hour or force yourself out of bed in the morning to exercise? Is it healthier to spend 15 minutes in the sun without sunscreen or two hours in the sun wearing SPF 30? Is it better to have a second glass of wine at dinner or a sinful dessert? Is it healthier to sleep an extra hour or force yourself out of bed in the morning to exercise?It's healthier to get out of bed and exercise. Research shows a full eight hours of sleep -- often touted as the necessary amount of... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=506832 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 506832