Sleep Disorder

Adults aged 50 years and older, particularly women, who experienced obstructive sleep apnea appeared to be at higher risk for dementia, according to a new study published in SLEEP Advances.

In September, Apple received marketing clearance from the FDA for its sleep apnea feature within the Health app on the Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10 and Ultra 2, according to an FDA press release.

Among adults with obstructive sleep apnea receiving oral appliance therapy, mandibular jaw movement automated analysis plus monitoring may help with titration, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Benzodiazepines were associated with increased risk for CHD, HF and CV mortality among patients with insomnia, according to a study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

PHILADELPHIA — Longer sleep duration may be linked to neurodegeneration as a likely risk factor for future cognitive decline and dementia, with depression also influencing sleep and cognitive deficit, according to a poster presentation.

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Adults with elevated plasma homocysteine concentrations had greater apnea-hypopnea index scores, signaling more severe sleep apnea, according to results published in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology.

Patients with sleep disturbance who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair had significant improvements in sleep comfortability as early as 3 months postoperatively, according to published results.