This content is machine translated Sleep disorders Sleep parameters as signposts for brain functions People who sleep poorly feel tired and listless during the day. Mild sleep problems are probably familiar to everyone. But sufferers with manifest sleep disorders suffer from a variety of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Sleep Medicine In sleep to the dream figure During REM sleep, many different brain regions show increased activity. Why this is so has not yet been conclusively clarified. However, recent research has now shown that the activity of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Insomnia When counting sheep no longer helps: a holistic view of sleep disorders Increasing demands at work and in private life, irregular eating habits and a lifestyle that is not conducive to healthy sleep are just a few possible causes of sleep disorders.…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Insomnia in adults Current developments in diagnostics, pathophysiology and treatment Insomnia is a common health problem and is associated with high levels of distress. Early, effective treatment is important – also preventively. There are several effective non-pharmacological treatment options that…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Sleep disorders in mental illness Insight into a bidirectional relationship It has been proven that there are bidirectional relationships between sleep disorders and mental illness. In recent years, sleep medicine research has gained numerous practical insights into these common clinical…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Sleep, anxiety, epilepsy, gynecology Valerian – not only to calm down The anti-anxiety effect of valerian is known since ancient times. Studies nowadays confirm this effect and show further potentials for PMS and hot flashes.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Hope through rituximab? Purpose: Does immunomodulatory therapy with rituximab (Mabthera®) lead to sustained symptom improvement in patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)?
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 1st Swiss Symposium on Psychosomatics Fatigue – fate of our time? At the 1st Swiss Symposium for Psychosomatics at the Giesserei in Zurich-Oerlikon, the topic was “Exhaustion, Burnout and the Tired Society”. Are we really getting more and more tired and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Narcolepsy Wide awake and yet sleepy Narcolepsy, like many other diseases, is not visible to those affected, but the sudden onset of symptoms is very distressing and significantly reduces the quality of life. In addition, individuals…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Sleep deprivation for depression Who benefits from too little sleep? Sleep deprivation has been a common chronotherapeutic treatment option for depressive disorders for several decades. Sleep deprivation treatment is fast and well effective, easy to perform, non-invasive, cost-effective, and suitable…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Care of the skin in old age Especially the drought can become a problem The physiological changes of aging skin are fairly well described. The most important seems to be the fact that almost all people over 60 years suffer from dry skin. This…
