Sleep Medicine News

Patients with asthma who sleep 5 hours or less per night may be at an increased risk for asthma attacks compared with those who sleep 6 to 8 hours per night, according to research published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

BP that goes up at night — a phenomenon known as “reverse dipping” — may be associated with cerebrovascular disease and memory problems, according to research published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

A 13-week phase 3 clinical trial showed sustained efficacy and safety among users of the sodium oxybate therapy FT218 for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy narcolepsy, a press release from its manufacturer stated.

Stress, anxiety and working from home amid COVID-19 could contribute to another adverse health effect of the pandemic — loss of sleep.

Patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbations who were also found to have undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea had an increased likelihood for subsequent death or hospital readmission, researchers reported in Chest.

The Veteran’s Association and Department of Defense recently released guidelines for managing insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea among patients in their health care system.

Persistent sleep difficulties during the first year of life appeared associated with heightened risk for developing childhood anxieties and emotional disorders at age 10 years, according to results of a longitudinal study conducted in Australia and published in Archives of Disease in Childhood.

“Apparently healthy” Japanese men who slept less than 6 hours per night were found to have the lowest risk for incident chronic kidney disease during a median follow-up of 7 years.

New data show that few Americans get a good night’s sleep, despite an abundance of literature showing the benefits of one.

Suicide risk is higher at night than any other time of day, according to a study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Researchers found no significant variation in this risk by method, month or demographic characteristics.