Sleep Medicine
Conference Coverage
Experts advocate for the elimination of daylight savings time
The AASM recommends a permanent year-round standard time.
From the Journals
Sleep disorders may be undetected precursors for cardiometabolic disease in U.S. Latinos
Clinicians should consider screening their patients at risk for hypertension and diabetes for both sleep-disordered breathing and insomnia.
Conference Coverage
It’s tough to get a good night’s sleep in outer space
Significant sleep changes induced by spaceflight may help reveal similar, though potentially less noticeable, changes that are induced by the more...
Conference Coverage
Nightmares: An independent risk factor for heart disease?
Those who had nightmares two or more times per week had significantly increased risks for hypertension, MI, or other heart problems.
Sleep Strategies
An update on the pharmacologic treatment of hypersomnia
Hypersomnolence may be severely disabling for patients and is associated with decreased quality of life and economic disadvantage.
From the Journals
Sleep problems in young children linked to lower QOL in later years
While children with consistent sleep problems experienced the worse outcomes, mild sleep problems also were associated with impairment.
Conference Coverage
‘Long sleep’ or apnea in middle age double risk for Alzheimer’s disease
“Addressing sleep problems in middle-age may play a role in improving brain health.”
From the Journals
Patients with COPD plus sleep problems should be screened for mood disorders
Sleep problems are common in patients with COPD and have been associated with poor COPD-related outcomes.
From the Journals
Sleepless in the pandemic
Overexposure to media COVID-19 content may contribute to emotional distress and sleeplessness.
From the Journals
Socioeconomic status key factor in CPAP adherence in older adults
Clinicians may need to borrow ideas from other therapeutic fields to help improve patient adherence.