Sleep Medicine
From the Journals
Bad sleep cuts years off life, but exercise can save us
“Exercise fights inflammatory and metabolic dysregulations and abnormal sympathetic nervous system activity.”
News
Disordered sleep tied to a marked increase in stroke risk
“Sleep disturbance may also have a bi-directional relationship with many stroke risk factors; for example, sleep disturbance may be a symptom of...
Case Reports
85-year-old woman • insomnia • abdominal discomfort • urge to move at night • Dx?
► Insomnia
► Abdominal discomfort
► Urge to move at night
Conference Coverage
Music at bedtime may aid depression-related insomnia
“This, on the surface, would seem to be a meaningful change,” although it is less clear whether it is “clinically meaningful.”
Latest News
Sleep duration of Black infants increased by intervention
Findings may help address long-standing inequities in babies’ sleep which may lead to poorer outcomes, including higher obesity rates, for Black...
From the Journals
Melatonin: A new way to reduce self-harm?
Melatonin may reduce the risk of self-harm by treating sleep problems related to psychiatric comorbidities, especially anxiety and depression.
Conference Coverage
Link between knee pain, sleep disturbance related to daily activities
Findings suggested that it’s only knee pain, not the severity of knee osteoarthritis, that’s significantly associated with sleep disturbances, and...
Livin' on the MDedge
The air up there: Oxygen could be a bit overrated
Plus: Assume the position … for sleeping, and COVID’s connection to UFO sightings.
From the Journals
Restless legs a new modifiable risk factor for dementia?
Restless legs syndrome is associated with poor sleep, depression/anxiety, poor diet, microvasculopathy, and hypoxia.
Conference Coverage
Strong support for CBT as first-line treatment for insomnia in seniors
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends CBT-I as first-line treatment for insomnia, with the key benefit being its exemplary safety...
From the Journals
Childhood nightmares a prelude to cognitive problems, Parkinson’s?
Compared with children who never had distressing dreams between ages 7 and 11 years, those who had persistent distressing dreams were 76% more...