Sleep Medicine News

Consecutive sleep loss predicted poorer daily affective and physical well-being among a large sample of U.S. adults, with well-being declining after one night of sleep loss, according to findings published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Children with obstructive sleep apnea experienced increased risk for future hypertension when the sleep disorder persisted during the developmental transition to adolescence, researchers reported in JAMA Cardiology.

A session from SLEEP on pediatric sleep medicine that was intended for technologists focused on helping these professionals “deliver top quality care to even the youngest of patients,” according to the session’s chair.

Tai chi may have the potential to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, as well as improve sleep, for stroke survivors, according to a small feasibility study presented at EuroHeartCare.

Sleep represents a “biological necessity” that is “essential to health,” according to a position paper published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

Snoring adolescents correlated significantly with depressive symptoms and suicidality independently of sleep duration, insomnia and daytime sleepiness, according to a survey study conducted in South Korea.

A survey of patients with insomnia who participated in two phase 3 trials investigating daridorexant reported that “improved daytime functioning” was the most important treatment outcome for their condition.

TeleSleep — a telehealth program offered by the Veterans Health Administration Office of Rural Health — improved access to care for sleep-related disorders, researchers reported.

Recent cannabis users were more likely to report inadequate sleep durations than individuals who did not recently use cannabis, according to researchers. The association appeared to be stronger in heavy cannabis users.

Charlene Gamaldo, MD, medical director of the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center and professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, received the inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Award at SLEEP 2021.