Sleep Medicine News

People who spent more time awake at night had increased risk for recent suicidal ideation, whereas more time awake in the morning reduced this risk, according to results of a survey study published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

A speaker at the North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting told attendees that menopause-related sleep fragmentation may negatively impact mood, metabolism and daytime wellbeing. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

Individuals with migraine had much poorer subjective sleep quality and altered sleep architecture vs. healthy individuals, according to results of a meta-analysis published in Neurology.

A new clinical trial is underway to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training to reduce blood pressure and improve cardiovascular health in adults with obstructive sleep apnea.

A presenter at the Heart in Diabetes meeting explained how continuous positive airway pressure therapy may not improve the metabolic consequences of obstructive sleep apnea in some patients. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

Sleeping less or more than 7 hours was significantly associated with an increased mortality risk in men and women, according to an East Asian study published in JAMA Network Open.

Healthy sleep patterns may be associated with reduced risk for atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter and bradyarrhythmia, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Results of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Neurology found that sleep durations outside of a normal range worsened amyloid beta burden and cognition, underlining the importance of sleep in older adults.

Nonpharmacological sleep interventions were effective in reducing anxiety and sleep-related thought processes, and these benefits were more substantial in patients with anxiety, according to a recent meta-analysis.

Experts said they developed new guidance that stakeholders can use to design a shift work duration that “effectively balances the need to meet operational demands with the need to manage fatigue-related risks.”