Sleep Disorders News

People with narcolepsy were more likely than propensity score-matched people without narcolepsy to develop heart disease, regardless of sleep apnea status, according to a retrospective cohort study.

SAN DIEGO — Patients with migraine who received daytime psilocybin experienced reduced REM sleep, with effects lasting beyond the day of administration, according to a poster at the American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting.

DENVER — Patients with idiopathic hypersomnia have higher odds of comorbidities both related and unrelated to sleep, Jed Black, MD, says in this Healio video from the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea and their partners both reported relationship satisfaction when the patient consistently used positive airway pressure at night, according to research presented at SLEEP 2024.

Takeda has reported positive results from a phase 2b clinical trial of an investigational, oral orexin receptor agonist for narcolepsy type 1.

NEW YORK — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a perfect opportunity for individuals to focus on their state of mind, Carol A. Bernstein, MD, said in this Healio video from the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

Persistent shorter sleep durations during childhood were associated with a greater risk of psychosis disorder and psychotic episodes during early adulthood, a study in JAMA Psychiatry showed.

DENVER — For those diagnosed with migraine, gastrointestinal issues or both, psychiatric comorbidities increase the risk of worsened physical and mental states, according to an expert at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Nightly positive airway pressure use has been shown to control obstructive sleep apnea, reduce health care costs and lower the rate of hospitalizations and emergency room visits.

DENVER — In adults with multiple sclerosis, obstructive sleep apnea increases brain atrophy independent of obesity, a common comorbidity, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.