Sleep

In a new study presented at ATS, investigators find CPAP withdrawal worsens the augmentation index.

Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea were more frequently male, obese, and had more coronary heart disease when compared to those without OSA.

A six-month study shows the common OSA therapy could have long-term benefit for reducing eventual cardiovascular risk.

Investigators find individuals with asthma who slept less than 5 hours per night had increased asthma attacks and overnight hospitalizations.

The use of stimulants can result in a decrease in bone fracture risk for narcolepsy patients.

Older patients with worse sleep patterns who are treated for depression need further clinical attention.

New study finds adopted children spend more time awake after sleep onset than children who weren’t adopted.

New research suggests severe sleep apnea was linked to increased blood glucose levels in African-Americans.

Infant separation anxiety moderated treatment efficacy with greater benefits to infants where parental presence is maintained.

Worker productivity also increased from brief behavioral therapy for insomnia through a smartphone application.

David Rapoport, MD, explains his institutions development of emergency ventilators through a common sleep apnea device.

Medical staff members with insomnia also had higher levels of depression than healthcare workers without insomnia.

COPD patients with unnoticed OSA are at a greater risk of hospital readmission and even all-cause mortality.

Using the app improved sleep hygiene and outcomes for patients with insomnia.

Better testing for SDB and other sleep disorders are needed for the older population.

Telemedicine could be a particularly useful tool for sleep doctors as the COVID-19 outbreak continues.

In a new study, investigators discover 7-8 hours as the optimal sleep duration for reducing the risk of strokes and heart disease.

It is essential to immediately roll out interventions to promote the well-being of women, nurses, and frontline workers exposed to COVID-19.

Investigators discover individual differences in perfectionism could amplify the association between repetitive negative thinking and mood.

In a new study, investigators identify the correlation between treatment duration and ferritin level changes in responders to oral iron supplementation.

In a new sleep study, investigators find no link between device-measured sleep time and health-related quality of life.

Exercise training could help individuals in the military maintain function despite a lack of regular sleep.

New data from Brigham and Women's Hospital suggests sleep irregularity could be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

Cerebrospinal fluid storage time did not influence the tested biomarker levels in narcolepsy type 1 patients.

In a new study, investigators found that sleep-onset REM period sleep dream experiences are organized as hierarchically ordered sequences of events.