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  • Kay Redfield Jamison: Exuberance : The Passion for Life

    Kay Redfield Jamison: Exuberance : The Passion for Life

  • Oliver Sacks: Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat

    Oliver Sacks: Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat

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    Neuroscience

  • Jeff Hawkins: On Intelligence

    Jeff Hawkins: On Intelligence

  • Eric R. Kandel: Principles of Neural Science

    Eric R. Kandel: Principles of Neural Science

  • John D. Gartner: The Hypomanic Edge : The Link Between (A Little) Craziness and (A Lot of) Success in America

    John D. Gartner: The Hypomanic Edge : The Link Between (A Little) Craziness and (A Lot of) Success in America

  • Peter Dayan: Theoretical Neuroscience

    Peter Dayan: Theoretical Neuroscience

  • Frank T. Vertosick: When the Air Hits Your Brain

    Frank T. Vertosick: When the Air Hits Your Brain

Organizations

  • American Stroke Association
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society
  • Huntington's Disease Society
  • Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
  • Epilepsy Foundation
  • Brain Trauma Foundation
  • Autism Society of America
  • Alzheimer's Association

Neuro Stocks

  • Advanced Neuromodulation Systems
  • Axonyx
  • Cephalon
  • Cortex Pharmaceuticals
  • Curis
  • Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc.
  • Cyberonics
  • DOV Pharmaceutical
  • Guildford Pharmaceuticals
  • Memory Pharmaceuticals
  • Neurobiological Technologies
  • Neurocrine Biosciences
  • Neurogen
  • NeuroMetrix
  • Pharmos
  • Renovis

75% Lose Sleep

Three out of four American adults report frequent sleep difficulties with one of four feeling these difficulties are enough of a problem to have an impact on their daily life, according to the National Sleep Foundation's annual poll which also indicates the average amount of daily sleep is 6.9 hours.

In anticipation of final market clearance for Sepracor's Lunesta, the first sleeping pill approved for long-term use, The Wall Street Journal surveys behavioral solutions for the sleep deprived.  See article.

National Sleep Foundation Survey Results

March 29, 2005 in Sleep | Permalink | Comments (3)

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