Sleep Medicine News

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is encouraging health care professionals to ask Congress to hold a hearing on proposed legislation that would establish a permanent standard time nationwide.

Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, is common among older adults with cognitive impairment, and it was associated lower scores on cognition tests and poorer sleep quality, researchers reported.

Individuals with schizophrenia and co-morbid insomnia were at increased risk for suicidal ideation, recent suicide attempt and greater psychopathology, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Individuals with poorer sleep efficiency and longer time spent awake from sleep onset to final awakening had increased risk for incident CVD, according to results published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

CPAP adherence was lower in neighborhoods with greater proportions of Black and Hispanic residents, according to data published in the American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine.

Beta-blockers were not associated with depression and other psychiatric adverse events, although they may have a relationship with sleep disorders, according to a meta-analysis.

March includes several events dedicated to sleep health and wellness. This week marked Sleep Awareness Week, commemorated by the National Sleep Foundation in the 7 days after daylight savings time begins. March 19 is World Sleep Day.

Since 1998, the National Sleep Foundation has commemorated Sleep Awareness Week in the 7 days immediately after daylight saving time begins to encourage the public to “prioritize sleep to improve health and well-being.”

Researchers from more than a dozen institutions have launched a multiyear investigation to better understand heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders in nonurban U.S. locations.

CPAP alone did not improve hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obstructive sleep apnea, researchers reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.