Sleep Medicine News

INDIANAPOLIS — Transdermal exposure to near-infrared light before bed via a wearable device was linked to improved sleep, relaxation and next-day functionality compared with sham, according to research presented at SLEEP 2023.

INDIANAPOLIS — The guidelines for restless legs syndrome treatment no longer indicate dopamine agonists as a first-line choice, John Winkelman, MD, PhD, says in this Healio video from SLEEP 2023.

INDIANAPOLIS — In a session on melatonin use in children, Judith Owens, MD, MPH, aimed to pique discussion among attendees about the challenges of talking with parents and families about the supplement’s use in this patient population.

INDIANAPOLIS — Newborns with higher levels of hair cortisol, a measure of fetal cortisol in the last trimester of pregnancy, were more likely to have delayed sleep onset at age 7 months, according to preliminary research.

INDIANAPOLIS — In a survey of psychiatrically hospitalized youth, more than half of participants reported their most recent suicide attempt occurred in the evening and night. According to researchers, the diurnal variation in suicidal ideation points to the need for increased support in the later hours of the day to decrease youth suicide risk.

INDANAPOLIS — Circadian disorder is the flagship of sleep-wake disorders, Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD, said in her keynote address at the SLEEP meeting.

INDIANAPOLIS — Basic science, through the Sleep Research Society, and clinical care, through the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, have come together at the SLEEP 2023 meeting, June 3-7, here in Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS — Greater variability in sleep duration and sleep onset were risk factors for academic or disciplinary issues among adolescents, according to preliminary research.

WASHINGTON — Compared with other hypnotics, a class of insomnia hypnotics did not raise the risk for death or inpatient COPD exacerbations, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

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