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September 29, 2023
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Short sleep duration, insomnia worsen heart health for midlife women

PHILADELPHIA — Midlife women with persistently poor sleep are at elevated risk for CV events, particularly when they experience insomnia and sleep no longer than 5 hours per night, according to study data.

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September 14, 2023
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Waiting for alcohol abstinence before treating insomnia may be ‘missed opportunity’

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.

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August 29, 2023
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Nurse-delivered sleep restriction therapy reduces insomnia symptoms

A nurse-delivered sleep restricted therapy intervention within primary care was associated with decreased insomnia severity compared with sleep hygiene and likely cost-effective, according to results of a randomized controlled trial.

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July 12, 2023
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Lemborexant has potential for sustained insomnia improvement for midlife women

Lemborexant resulted in sustained improvement in sleep parameters at 12 months among midlife women with insomnia and might be a treatment option for this patient population, researchers reported in Menopause.

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July 07, 2023
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SLEEP 2023 highlights: Daytime sleepiness tied to worse memory, melatonin use in kids and more

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

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June 15, 2023
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VIDEO: Insomnia may be linked to more frequent, longer episodes of influenza-like illness

INDIANAPOLIS — Insomnia may be significantly associated with more and lengthier influenza-like illness episodes per year, Gary Garcia-Molina, PhD, senior principal scientist at Sleep Number Corp., explains in this video at SLEEP 2023.

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June 13, 2023
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Sex before bed has more positive impact on sleep vs. medication in adults with insomnia

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.

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June 02, 2023
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Mortality, exacerbation risk in patients with COPD not higher with insomnia hypnotics

WASHINGTON — Compared with other hypnotics, a class of insomnia hypnotics did not raise the risk for death or inpatient COPD exacerbations, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

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May 30, 2023
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High likelihood for OSA, depression, poor asthma control in patients with asthma, insomnia

WASHINGTON — More patients with asthma and insomnia had obstructive sleep apnea, depression and worse exacerbations than patients without insomnia, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

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May 22, 2023
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Q&A: 'Careful medication selection' key when treating depression, anxiety, sleep issues

Zachary A. Cordner, MD, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, spoke with Healio about the relationship between sleep and depression and anxiety.

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