Chronic Sleep Disturbance

In a cohort of older community-dwelling women, unfavorable sleep patterns were associated with cognitive impairment and higher dementia risk, according to data published in Neurology.

Currently, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia is the gold standard treatment for sleep disturbances associated with menopause, and research is underway to better target neurons responsible for sleep disturbances.

SAN DIEGO — Researchers found that children with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis have a higher mean weight and BMI, but a lower mean height, than healthy children, according to a poster presented here.