Sleep Medicine News

NEW ORLEANS — Insomnia was associated with increased risk for MI, especially among older adults and women, according to a meta-analysis presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

People with many low-risk sleep factors had reduced all-cause, CV and cancer mortality risk vs. those with one or no low-risk sleep factors, according to data slated for presentation at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Adults with obstructive sleep apnea demonstrated low predicted bone mineral density, which could impact the strength of their bones and teeth, according to study results published in Cranio.

Compared with participants with regular sleep patterns, older adults with irregular sleep durations were more likely to have high coronary artery calcium burden and abnormal ankle-brachial index, researchers reported.

White individuals who frequently used sleep medication had a greater risk for dementia compared with those who rarely or never used them, though the same association was not found in Black individuals, a new study found.

Sleep disturbances were found to be prevalent throughout the course of psychosis, and different psychosis stages showed shared and distinct abnormalities, researchers reported in JAMA Psychiatry.

For women trying to conceive after one or two pregnancy losses, sleep duration and timing and shift work were not associated with fecundability or odds of live birth, data published in Fertility and Sterility show.

In a prospective study of more than 90,000 participants, short sleep duration and snoring were associated with elevated risk for incident HF.

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to a daytime-nighttime appliance, or DNA, to treat patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea, according to a manufacturer-issued press release.

Non-back sleeping and soft bedding were among the factors associated with infant sleep deaths, according to a study published in Pediatrics.