Sleep Medicine News

Asking about sleep habits during routine visits can help primary care physicians address cognitive decline among aging patients, according to experts.

Healio Neurology looks back at the most-viewed stories throughout the year. Highlights include the FDA’s approval of Leqembi to treat Alzheimer’s disease and the regulatory body’s clearing of a blood test for concussions.

Adolescents fell asleep an average of 11 minutes later each night for every hour they used a screen device to communicate with friends during the day, according to a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who used positive airway pressure consistently for 4 hours or more per night over 3 years had lower health care costs than patients with infrequent use, according to results published in CHEST.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent expanding existing protections for ANAVEX2-73, a drug potentially effective in Alzheimer’s disease, according to a press release from the manufacturer.

Sleep disorders including insomnia, poor sleep quality and short and long sleep duration were associated with physical frailty among middle-aged and older patients with HIV, researchers found.

Almost one in five school-aged children and preteens now take melatonin for aid in sleeping, according to survey findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

In this Healio video, Robert C. Stowe, MD, an instructor of neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, discusses a new perspective on how sleep and circadian rhythms influence seizures.

In this Healio video, Robert C. Stowe, MD, an instructor of neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, discusses highlights from a session at the Child Neurology Society annual meeting.

In a position statement published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine has issued an updated recommendation that the United States shift to permanent standard time.