Sleep Medicine News

Automated analysis of nighttime oximetry could lead to more timely interventions and possibly enhanced outcomes in children with obstructive sleep apnea, according to findings recently published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Clinical Care Medicine.

Shorter durations of sleep were linked to higher BMIs and poorer metabolic health, according to findings recently published in PLOS One.

Individuals with sleep disordered breathing are more likely to have diminished cognition, including poorer attention, processing speed and memory, especially those who are genetically susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease, according to findings published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Poorer sleep was associated with greater Alzheimer’s disease pathology, as indicated by cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, according to recent findings.

Adults with obesity who underwent gastric bypass surgery were twice as likely to initiate or increase their use of sleep medications in the 3 years after the procedure vs. matched adults who initiated intensive lifestyle modification instead of surgery, according to published findings.

Positive airway pressure for the treatment of patients with sleep apnea did not reduce risk for CV outcomes or death, according to a study published in JAMA.

Individuals with comorbid insomnia and depression who slept 7 hours or more and received CBT for insomnia were significantly more likely to achieve remission, according to recent findings.

Patients with sleep apnea displayed lower apnea–hypopnea indexes and improved subjective sleepiness when treated with dronabinol compared with placebo, but clinical trials are warranted to identify the best approach to cannabinoid therapy in these patients, according to data presented at SLEEP 2017, the Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

PHILADELPHIA —  Given the limitations of pharmacotherapies in treating insomnia, alternative therapies that do not involve medications should be contemplated to provide relief, according to a presenter here at the annual meeting of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

PHILADELPHIA — Insomnia is a poorly understood medical condition, meaning it is often not diagnosed or appropriately treated, according to a presenter here at the annual meeting of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.