Sleep Medicine News

The FDA has granted conditional use with MRI to an implantable transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation therapy for adults with moderate to severe central sleep apnea.

Poor adherence to the Mediterranean diet combined with a presence of sleep disorders jointly increased the risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, a recent study found.

People with obstructive sleep apnea, particularly those with other chronic conditions, had a significantly increased risk for developing long COVID after a SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with those without obstructive sleep apnea, data show.

Zachary A. Cordner, MD, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, spoke with Healio about the relationship between sleep and depression and anxiety.

Sunosi, Wakix and armodafinil-modafinil reduced excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea who are already receiving conventional therapy, with Sunosi being “likely superior,” according to researchers.

Compared with obstructive sleep apnea, veterans with central sleep apnea had greater mortality rates, shorter time to death and higher mortality hazard, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Obstructive sleep apnea had a significant effect on perceived problems with cognitive function in women with multiple sclerosis, according to study results published in Multiple Sclerosis Journal.

The transition to standard time was associated with a transient increase in self-reported sleep disorders, while no problems with sleep were reported after the transition to daylight saving time, according to data in Neurology.

BOSTON — Treatment with an investigational combination of low-dose pramipexole and rasagiline led to less excessive daytime sleepiness and fewer adverse events compared with pramipexole alone in early Parkinson’s disease, research showed.

The FDA has approved Lumryz, an extended-release formulation of sodium oxybate for the treatment of cataplexy or excessive daytime sleepiness in adults with narcolepsy.