Sleep Medicine News

People with narcolepsy were more likely than propensity score-matched people without narcolepsy to develop heart disease, regardless of sleep apnea status, according to a retrospective cohort study.

Late bedtime and too little or too much sleep were associated with higher odds for hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia and metabolic syndrome, according to a study published in Journal of the American Heart Association.

In patients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea, those who had weight-loss surgery had approximately 40% reduced risk for major adverse CV events and death compared with those who did not, according to the results of the MOSAIC study.

A study identified a link between poor sleep and hypertension in children and teenagers, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

Approximately one in five parents responding to a national survey reported giving their child melatonin for sleep, researchers reported.

Insufficient sleep was tied to poorer cognition and attention in adolescents who were classified as having overweight or obesity based on their BMI compared with those with normal weight, according to a recent study in JAMA Neurology.

Mean total daily sleep duration was shorter, but wakefulness and awakenings were lower for inpatient vs. outpatient pregnant women, suggesting better sleep characteristics for inpatients despite shorter duration, researchers reported.

BOSTON — In this video, a speaker at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting recaps his talk on hot topics and research developments in sleep apnea.

BOSTON — Editors of Annals of Internal Medicine compiled a list of studies published over the past year that they said have important implications for internal medicine physicians.

Tirzepatide improved obstructive sleep apnea symptoms compared with placebo among adults with obesity, according to results from the SURMOUNT-OSA trials.