Sleep Medicine News

Salt consumption and sleep apnea may be associated with nocturia, according to findings from two studies presented at the European Association of Urology.

SAN DIEGO — Experts presented new information in the fields of infectious diseases, cardiology and sleep medicine, according to a presenter at the ACP Internal Medicine Annual Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — When diagnosing and treating the sleep disturbed patient, primary care physicians should consider established criteria for chronic insomnia, as well as the patients’ individual underlying cause, according to a presentation at the ACP Internal Medicine Annual Meeting.

Interleukin-1 inhibition with the receptor antagonist anakinra did not significantly improve symptom severity in women with chronic fatigue syndrome and severe fatigue after 4 weeks, according to recent study findings.

Sleep duration could be a factor in determining a person’s risk for dementia, especially among patients with lower education levels, according to research recently published in Neurology.

Despite harms associated with central nervous system polypharmacy, its occurrence more than doubled from 2004 to 2013 among older adults, particularly with anxiety, insomnia or depression, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The National Sleep Foundation identified a number of determinants to ensure a better night’s sleep for persons of all ages. The report, according to the group, is the first to objectively define sleep quality and appears in Sleep Health.

Research recently published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine suggests that patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea who use oral appliances to move their lower jaw get a somewhat better night’s sleep, but may not see their risk for cardiovascular diminish.

Data to inform management of obstructive sleep apnea can be obtained at home, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

According to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, there is a lack of high-quality evidence to support screening for obstructive sleep apnea in asymptomatic adults, indicating that the degree of the benefits or harms of screening could not be determined.