Sleep Disorder
Type 2 diabetes, sleep disorders linked to increased risk for depression
Adults with type 2 diabetes or a sleep disorder have an increased risk for depression compared with those with neither condition, according to data published in the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications.
Allergists vary in how they perform sleep assessments
Although patients with asthma and other atopic conditions experience higher risks for sleep disorders, allergists vary in how they address their patients’ sleep, according to findings presented in a research letter.
Sleep apnea changes associated with cognitive impairment, brain structure alterations
Changes in obstructive sleep apnea status were linked with white matter integrity and cognitive performance, suggesting that timely intervention of OSA could help preserve brain health, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.
Digital therapeutic Somryst reduces insomnia severity, health-related services
The digital therapeutic Somryst, which delivers cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia, induced a significant decrease in insomnia severity after 9 weeks, researchers reported in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research.
Eight comorbidity-based subtypes identified for pediatric obesity
Categorizing children with obesity into one of eight subtypes could help providers better understand the condition and may lead to more specialized care, according to study findings published in PLOS Digital Health.
Frequent daytime naps potential causal risk factor for hypertension, ischemic stroke
Adults who reported taking frequent daily naps had greater risk for essential hypertension and stroke compared with those who never or rarely nap, researchers reported.
Sleep inducers do not impact CV event, death risk
Sleep inducer prescriptions were unrelated to increased risk for mortality, major adverse CV events and HF events in patients at a CV hospital, researchers reported in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
Most with sleep apnea still have metabolic syndrome after CPAP therapy
Most patients with obstructive sleep apnea retained their metabolic syndrome diagnosis after CPAP therapy, despite higher rates of reversibility after treatment, according to findings of a randomized trial published in Chest.
Wakefulness in overnight hours significant factor for suicide risk in Australia
Nocturnal wakefulness, particularly in the overnight hours, was shown to be a significant factor for suicide risk among Australians who committed suicide in 2017, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Poor sleep quality may contribute to future COPD exacerbations
Among adults with COPD, poorer sleep quality may contribute to risk for future exacerbations, according to new data published in Sleep.