Sleep Medicine
From the Journals
Caffeine for apnea of prematurity found safe, effective at 11 years
At 11-year follow-up, caffeine significantly improved visuomotor, visuoperceptual, and visuospatial performance.
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Study: Type 2 narcolepsy is significantly different from type 1
Brain scans and other tests reveal more ‘severe handicaps’ in patients with type 1.
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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...
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Why the barber’s chair can help hypertension
And how excessive daytime sleepiness could lead to dementia.
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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.
Conference Coverage
Conference News Roundup—American Association for the Advancement of Science
A device designed to be worn on the throat could aid stroke rehabilitation, researchers said. John A. Rogers, PhD, Louis Simpson and Kimberly...
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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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Adenotonsillectomy reduced hypertension in OSA subgroup
Hypertensive children with OSA gained more than improved sleep following adenotonsillectomy.
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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.