Insomnia

CHICAGO — Both yoga and cognitive behavioral therapy helped alleviate insomnia among cancer survivors and led to improvement in cancer-related fatigue, results from a randomized phase 3 study showed.

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

In older men, the sleep breathing impairment index definition of combined insomnia-obstructive sleep apnea predicted incident diabetes, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

A Houston-area neurohealth company announced completion of a full production test run, along with usability, feasibility design verification and electrical safety testing for its noninvasive, frequency-based deep brain stimulation device.

Exercise just two to three times a week reduced the risk for multiple insomnia symptoms and extreme sleep durations both short and long, a study published in BMJ Open showed.

Curriculums that paired several podcast episodes with case-based classroom discussions improved preparation and knowledge on menopause among OB/GYN, family medicine and internal medicine specialists, researchers reported in Menopause.