Sleep

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The use of morning light treatment in patients with fibromyalgia helped stabilize their sleep and led to improvements in pain and physical function, Helen J. Burgess, PhD, said at the SLEEP 2022 meeting.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Researchers found that sleep variability, depression and age significantly predicted cognitive impairment at 10 years, according to a study presented here at SLEEP 2022.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sleep disturbances were found to be highly prevalent and pervasive in patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, Cinthya Pena Orbea, MD, said at the SLEEP meeting.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — More than 50% of patients who came to an academic health care center with cardiac or neurological conditions also were found to have sleep apnea or other sleep disturbances, according to a study presented at SLEEP 2022.

Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps experienced improved sleep and functioning after 52 weeks of treatment with dupilumab, according to research published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

NEW ORLEANS – The American Psychiatric Association added a clinical update track on sleep this year, according to Eric R. Williams, MD, of the University of South Carolina's School of Medicine.

Adults with obesity who lost weight while dieting struggled to maintain their weight loss if they slept less than 6 hours per night, according to findings presented at the European Congress on Obesity.

Results show use of an interventional sleep pathway may be safe and beneficial for patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty and provide improved analgesia, reduced opioid usage, increased sleep duration and improved reported sleep quality.

Digital therapeutics company Big Health has announced a partnership with the University of Oxford for a new study evaluating Sleepio, an online program designed to improve sleep and mental health for stroke patients.

Fresenius Medical Care North America announced the FDA has awarded 510(k) clearance to its VersiPD cycler.