Sleep Medicine
From the Journals
Different OSA subtypes respond differently to therapy
Researchers identify different subgroups of patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.
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Effectiveness, adherence similar for nasal pillows and standard masks
The side effects for patients using nasal pillows were different than those encountered by patients using standard nasal masks.
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Impact of sleep loss on metabolism is highly individualistic
The findings could have implications for identifying patients who could “at a higher risk of unwanted weight gain and obesity during shift work...
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MDedge Daily News: Why the barber’s chair can help hypertension
And how excessive daytime sleepiness could lead to dementia.
From the Journals
Excessive daytime sleepiness linked to increase in Alzheimer’s biomarker
Findings come from the first study to take a longitudinal look at excessive daytime sleepiness and beta-amyloid accumulation.
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Insomnia, major depressive episode linked in U.S. soldiers
“Addressing insomnia may increase resiliency and the ability to perform and cope with the complexities of active duty.”
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Sleep disturbance not linked to age or IQ in early ASD
Why do some young children with autism experience disrupted sleep patterns? More study is needed.
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Poor sleep, suicide risk linked in college students
Most students classified with suicide risk also had poor sleep quality, but the opposite was not true.
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Prazosin falls short for veterans’ PTSD-related sleep problems
Prazosin did appear to reduce suicidal ideation, and subgroups of veterans with PTSD might benefit from the drug.
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Sleep improved with urinary incontinence treatment
There may be another benefit to daily antimuscarinic therapy for urgency urinary incontinence.
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Sleep apnea treatment may reduce risk of epileptic seizures
WASHINGTON – Data support sleep apnea screening in patients with epilepsy.