Sleep Medicine News

Researchers discovered evidence that meal timing has significant effects on anxiety- and depression-like mood levels, which were connected with internal circadian misalignment.

Multimodal telemonitoring may aid in weight loss efforts by patients with obstructive sleep apnea and obesity, according to a study published in Chest.

Adolescents who sleep fewer hours at night had a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity compared with those who slept for the guideline-recommended 8 hours per night, according to a new study.

Air pollution concentrations, even at relatively low levels, were associated with a change in the effectiveness of positive airway pressure therapy among individuals with obstructive sleep apnea, according to findings published in Chest.

Changes in obstructive sleep apnea status were linked with white matter integrity and cognitive performance, suggesting that timely intervention of OSA could help preserve brain health, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Evaluation of nearly 9,000 study participants showed that sleep electroencephalograms contain decodable information about the risk for future incidence of mortality, dementia and other diseases.

Adults who reported taking frequent daily naps had greater risk for essential hypertension and stroke compared with those who never or rarely nap, researchers reported.

Most patients with obstructive sleep apnea retained their metabolic syndrome diagnosis after CPAP therapy, despite higher rates of reversibility after treatment, according to findings of a randomized trial published in Chest.

Intranasal corticosteroids for the treatment of mild to severe obstructive sleep apnea in children did not result in significant changes in symptoms, polysomnography findings and neurobehavior, researchers reported in Chest.

Children who regularly get 10 or more hours of sleep per night transitioned more successfully to kindergarten than peers with worse sleeping patterns, according to a study published in Pediatrics.