Sleep Disorders News

An audiovisual-stimulation device improved fibromyalgia symptoms and decreased the use of medications and health care services, according to results of a pilot study presented at PAINWeek.

Waiting until patients with insomnia and alcohol use disorder achieve abstinence before treating their insomnia is unnecessary and could be “a missed opportunity” to both improve sleep and reduce alcohol-related harm, according to a study.

A psychological sleep intervention reduced severity of insomnia and mental health symptoms as early as 3 months in young people at ultra-high risk for psychosis and warrants further study, according to research in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Individuals with essential tremor may have an increased risk of decline in attentional abilities when having less habitual sleep efficiency, according to a poster presentation at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

The SLEEP annual meeting featured important updates and research in sleep medicine from experts in the field.

WASHINGTON — Veterans taking esketamine for PTSD had less improvement in symptoms when they had high obstructive sleep apnea severity at baseline, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

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

INDIANAPOLIS — Three out of four adults with insomnia reported better sleep after engaging in sex before bedtime, and most felt medication had similar or worse effect on sleep, according to survey data presented at the SLEEP annual meeting.

INDIANAPOLIS — Higher impulsivity and shorter sleep duration were predictive for increased mature-rated video gaming and movie watching after 1 year in early adolescents, according to research presented at the SLEEP annual meeting.

INDIANAPOLIS — Results of a study presented here demonstrated that alcohol consumed within 1 hour of bedtime had a negative effect on psychomotor vigilance performance the next day.