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In the results of this final analysis, the hidradenitis suppurativa drug was found to be well tolerated in patients regardless of either differing demographics or clinical characteristics.

The goal is to address the desaturation drop in oxygen as well as well as treating the arousal effect in the brain, Dr. Lambarca Trocios says.

Sleep fragmentation in obstructive sleep apnea is measured by the number of EEG arousals per hour of sleep but new data from SLEEP 2023 dive deeper into the intensity of arousals.

The results of the study presented at SLEEP 2023 were statistically significant, but not clinically meaningful.

12-month adherence to GLP1-RA or SGLT2i therapies was highest among individuals with T2D and/or heart failure with a low prescription co-payment.

There is a need for more large scale studies focusing on treatment adherence for sleep apnea in minority communities.

The IBAT inhibitor will receive an FDA decision by next week. Ovchinsky reviews its supporting data for benefitting patient pruritus, sleep, and liver bile acid levels.

Results from the phase 3 CHAMP trial may support low-dose atropine as a pharmacological treatment option for myopia progression in children.

The higher severity of obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to data from SLEEP 2023.

This research supports the notion that brain morphology may be related to acceleration in the aging process for middle-aged and older-aged adults who have a long history of type 1 diabetes.

An analysis in Denmark observed increased adherence and persistence in latanoprost users who switched between different latanoprost formulations.

Young adults with psychiatric and behavioral disorders are more likely to experience a decline in sleep intensity and sleep depth more dramatically after adolescence.

An emerging drug class is proving viable for burdensome symptoms, as well as liver failure, in pediatric patients with the rare inherited disease.

Pediatric sleep conditions remain understudied.

For this interview segment, Dr. Arkin discussed the biggest points she hopes dermatologists will take away from National Scleroderma Awareness Month this year.

Announced in a release by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and American Regent, Inc., the therapy is now the first and only intravenous iron replacement therapy indicated for adult patients with heart failure who have iron deficiency.

With a high rate of lost patients, effective treatment is compromised regardless of the success rendered by unattended portable sleep studies, investigators explain.

Risk factors for trouble sleeping identified, including female sex, former smoking, and diabetes, obstructive lung disease, daytime sleepiness, insomnia, nocturia, and/or snorting/gasping/breathing cessation during sleep.

This new research into psoriasis and its systemic effects and comorbidities may be used to identify the mechanisms which affect skin inflammation in a single area and effects on other organs.

The changes in sleep quality were notably associated with a higher prevalence of obesity indicators in men following the COVID-19 outbreak.

The results of the study presented during SLEEP 2023 show the rate of suicidality was 46% in individuals who reported moderate-to-severe nightmares.

Experiencing everyday discrimination is a significant predictor of sleep-related impairments among Black adults, highlighting the detrimental impact of discrimination.

The results show intraindividual variability in total sleep time, time in bed, midpoint sleep, bedtime, and risetime were associated with lower sleep quality.

“Our findings underline the importance of sleep health in treating depression as the nation battles the current mental health crisis,” investigators write.

A preference for eveningness was significantly associated with worse overall sleep difficulties, longer sleep latency, reduced sleep satisfaction, more prolonged sleep inertia, more daytime naps, and more severe depressive symptomatology.

“These results have significant implications for the scalability of circadian medicine, particularly as consumer-based wearable technology is already commonplace,” investigators explain.

Higher levels of hydrocinnamate and indolepropionate were associated with lower WHIIRS, with stronger associations found in female participants.

The team aimed to examine the impact surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea had on periodic limb movement index in pediatric patients.