Sleep Medicine
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Poor sleep tied to increased injury from falls, motor vehicle accidents
Adults who get 4 hours or less nightly and those who have trouble staying asleep are significantly more likely to be injured.
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Smart-bed technology reveals insomnia, flu risk link
Sleep disorders, including insomnia, can dampen immune function and an individual’s ability to fight off illness.
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Poor outcomes in fibrotic ILD attributed to nocturnal hypoxemia
In patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease, nocturnal hypoxemia is associated with poor clinical outcomes.
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Regular, optimal sleep tied to lower mortality risk
“If sleep were an 8-hour pill, it would be beneficial to take the full dose at regular times consistently.”
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Suicidality risk in youth at highest at night
The findings “signal potentially that there’s a need for support, particularly at nighttime, and that there might be a potential of targeting self...
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Unlocking the riddle of REM sleep
In general, as long as you get enough sleep in the first place, you will get enough REM. “You can’t control the amount of REM sleep you have.”
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Potential new treatment for REM sleep behavior disorder
The disorder can signal risk for synucleinopathies, a group of neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease that involve the formation of...
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Standard measure may underestimate OSA in Black patients
Measurement error may be the culprit in underdiagnosing obstructive sleep apnea in Black patients.
From the Journals
Which drug best reduces sleepiness in patients with OSA?
“Although solriamfetol appears most effective, comorbid hypertension and costs may be barriers to its use.”
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Deep sleep may mitigate the impact of Alzheimer’s pathology
“Think of deep sleep almost like a life raft that keeps memory afloat, rather than memory getting dragged down by the weight of Alzheimer’s...
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