Sleep Disorders News

Continuous positive airway pressure treatment for 6 months significantly reduced elevated muscle sympathetic nerve activity and the associated brain stem functional and anatomical changes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to study results.

Sleeping less than 6 hours each night may be associated with an increased risk for infection, according to recently published data.

Patients with combat-related PTSD who also had obstructive sleep apnea demonstrated worsened sleep-related symptoms and quality of life compared with patients without sleep apnea and healthy controls, according to study results.

Continuous positive airway pressure therapy improved cognitive function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea after 3 months of treatment, according to study results.

Improvement in hypersomnia following exercise among individuals with major depressive disorder is related to changes in inflammatory markers and brain-derived neurotrophic factor, according to study findings in Translational Psychiatry.

Total respiratory resistance and peripheral airway resistance appeared more likely to occur in obese patients who had obstructive sleep apnea, according to study results.

The FDA has granted inSleep Health 510(k) clearance for the company’s Cloud9 Anti-Snoring System, according to a company press release.

One night of sleep loss can alter “clock genes” in the body, potentially leading to metabolic effects, including insulin resistance, according to research in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia showed significant efficacy for insomnia and concomitant psychiatric disorders, according to results from a meta-analysis.

An automated adaptive servo-ventilation device effectively treated sleep disordered breathing among a cohort of patients with mixed sleep apnea, according to the results of a recent study.