Sleep Medicine News

Women who are single parents were more likely to report lack of sleep and sleep-related problems, compared with adults in two-parent households or with no children aged younger than 18 years, according to recently published data.

As 2015 winds down, Healio.com/Internal Medicine presents its most popular stories of the year, which includes industry news, updates in care guidelines and meeting news coverage.

Healio.com/Internal Medicine presents the latest research and news in the field of sleep medicine, including an update of sleep guidelines from the National Sleep Foundation and a call for increased telemedicine use from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Results from a meta-analysis show stimulant medication led to longer sleep latency, worse sleep efficiency and shorter sleep duration among youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

An analysis of patient questionnaires and interviews found that pets were more often unobtrusive or beneficial to sleep than disruptive, according to data published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Sleep loss from sleep continuity disruption was worse for mood than sleep loss from delaying bedtime, according to research published in Sleep.

Drinking the amount of caffeine found in a double espresso or a comparable amount 3 hours prior to going to bed results in a 40 minute phase delay in an individual’s biological clock, according to recently published data.

A later average bedtime was associated with an increase in body mass index, according to data published in Sleep.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has released a position paper that offers recommendations to sleep specialists on incorporating telemedicine into practice to help advance patient health and care quality.

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine has been awarded a $2.9 million grant to help preschool children in Head Start programs develop healthier sleeping habits by providing parents and children with sleep health education, according to a press release.