Sleep Disorders News

Positive airway pressure treatment was associated with a lower likelihood of incident Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia in older adults with obstructive sleep apnea, researchers reported.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine released an update highlighting the benefits of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is encouraging health care professionals to ask Congress to hold a hearing on proposed legislation that would establish a permanent standard time nationwide.

The Healio Editors have compiled a list of the most-read news in pulmonology published in March.

Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, is common among older adults with cognitive impairment, and it was associated lower scores on cognition tests and poorer sleep quality, researchers reported.

Individuals with poorer sleep efficiency and longer time spent awake from sleep onset to final awakening had increased risk for incident CVD, according to results published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

CPAP adherence was lower in neighborhoods with greater proportions of Black and Hispanic residents, according to data published in the American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine.

Since 1998, the National Sleep Foundation has commemorated Sleep Awareness Week in the 7 days immediately after daylight saving time begins to encourage the public to “prioritize sleep to improve health and well-being.”

CPAP alone did not improve hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obstructive sleep apnea, researchers reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Patients with high-risk obstructive sleep apnea and COVID-19 may be at increased risk for delayed improvement, clinical worsening and need for supplemental oxygen compared with patients with low-risk OSA, researchers reported.