Sleep Medicine News

Dupilumab significantly improved sleep quality, reducing the number of times patients with atopic dermatitis woke up in the middle of the night with pain and itchiness, according to a study.

A new consensus guideline recommend screening women during pregnancy who have high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, such as those with obesity, hypertension or diabetes.

Better sleep was linked to improved global cognition, highlighting its potential role in maintaining cognitive function for aging adults, according to researchers.

Severe obstructive sleep apnea raised the risk for hospital admittance with pneumonia and any infections compared with individuals who have normal breathing during sleep, according to results published in CHEST.

INDIANAPOLIS — Sleep duration, latencies and loneliness were associated with problematic drinking among college students with and without substance use disorder in 2020.

Fathers can make a significant difference in whether an infant is breastfed and placed to sleep safely, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Adolescents can overcome circadian phase delay and boost their sleep duration with an earlier bedtime, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Last week, thousands of health care professionals gathered at the annual SLEEP meeting for the latest updates on sleep medicine.

Poor adherence to the Mediterranean diet combined with a presence of sleep disorders jointly increased the risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, a recent study found.

People with obstructive sleep apnea, particularly those with other chronic conditions, had a significantly increased risk for developing long COVID after a SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with those without obstructive sleep apnea, data show.