Sleep Medicine News

The presence of a sleep disorder was associated with increased health care use in youth with chronic medical conditions, a study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine showed.

A study identified late or varied bedtimes as risk factors for worse grades and behavioral issues among high school students, according to results published in Sleep.

Exercise just two to three times a week reduced the risk for multiple insomnia symptoms and extreme sleep durations both short and long, a study published in BMJ Open showed.

Ashwagandha supplementation could be useful for anxiety and sleep, but the research is limited, so its clinical implications are uncertain, according to an expert.

Seven out of every 10 ED visits for unsupervised medication exposures by infants and young children in the United States during a recent 4-year period were for unsupervised melatonin ingestion, researchers reported this week.

Adherence to plant-based diets decreased the risk for obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, although the reduction in risk differed between men and women, a study published in the European Respiratory Journal showed.

The results of the second annual national primary care scorecard suggest the field is facing major problems — poor funding and a diminishing workforce, among them — but increased attention on the issues may offer hope, according to experts.

A 70-year-old man presents to the office reporting that his wife made him come in to get evaluated for “horrible snoring.”

More than three-quarters of people with mild COVID-19 reported experiencing insomnia after recovery, and it was more common among those with anxiety or depression, according to the results of a survey.

The popular trend of Dry January is coming to a close for the year, but it helped spark interest in the benefits of abstaining from alcohol, even for just a month.