Sleep Wake Disorder

An analysis of data from young adults with obesity revealed that exposure to higher levels of three types of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances was associated with more sleep disturbances and shorter sleep duration.

Exposure to higher levels of some types of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, may lead to shorter sleep duration and sleep disruptions for certain young adults, according to findings published in Environmental Advances.

A new sleep research plan from the NIH aims to ensure that everyone gets a good night’s sleep and reduce the economic impact of sleep-related disorders.

College-aged adults who experience nomophobia are at a greater risk for increased sleepiness, avolition and poor sleep hygiene, according to research presented at SLEEP 2020.

Postmenopausal women who report sleeping less than 5 hours per night are more likely to develop low bone mineral density at all major sites and are at increased risk for osteoporosis at the hip and spine, according to findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Among Hispanic and Latino individuals in the United States, long sleep duration was associated with a decline in neurocognitive performance and predicted 7-year neurocognitive decline, according to a study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia. The researchers noted that longer habitual sleep duration may either be a warning sign of or a risk factor for this decline.

Sleep duration was found to be a significant predictor of cardiometabolic risk factors and cerebrovascular disease mortality as well as cancer mortality.

A common challenge nephrologists encounter is deciding when to start patients on dialysis. Clear indications exist, such as life-threatening metabolic abnormalities, refractory volume overload or uremic complications, though sometimes dialysis is initiated earlier due to uremic symptoms.1 Strong evidence is lacking to show the efficacy of dialysis in decreasing uremic symptoms. Despite being initiated on dialysis, many patients with ESRD continue to experience a large symptom burden.

People who bathe or shower in warm water 1 to 2 hours before bedtime fall asleep faster and experience significantly better quality of sleep, according to findings of a systematic review published in Sleep Medicine Reviews.