Sleep Medicine News

Among Hispanic and Latino individuals in the United States, long sleep duration was associated with a decline in neurocognitive performance and predicted 7-year neurocognitive decline, according to a study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia. The researchers noted that longer habitual sleep duration may either be a warning sign of or a risk factor for this decline.

In a survey of more than 900 Italian truck drivers, approximately half reported experiencing at least one sleep-related breathing problem, according to new results presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Combination light flash therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy enabled an earlier bedtime and increased sleep time by 43 minutes in teenagers, according to a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.

Obstructive sleep apnea is highly prevalent and more severe disease appears to be associated with higher blood pressure among patients with resistant hypertension, a recent study suggests.

In-hospital opiate use is associated with an increased likelihood of escalation of care in adults with acute heart failure who are at high-risk for sleep-disordered breathing, a recent study suggests.

Ecigarette users reported “worse sleep health” than those who did not use the devices, according to researchers.

Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk for cancer in women, a recent analysis of the European Sleep Apnoea Database study suggests.

Genetic liability for insomnia was associated with a modest but increased risk for CAD, HF and ischemic stroke, in addition to BMI, waist-to-hip ratio and type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in Circulation.

People who bathe or shower in warm water 1 to 2 hours before bedtime fall asleep faster and experience significantly better quality of sleep, according to findings of a systematic review published in Sleep Medicine Reviews.

Certain traits can be used to identify patients with a type of obstructive sleep apnea that is highly responsive to oral appliance therapy, a recent secondary analysis of polysomnographic data suggests.