Sleep Medicine
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Preclinical brain amyloid deposition linked to poor sleep
Major Finding: Study subjects with a strong likelihood of amyloid deposition had significantly worse sleep efficiency (80.4% vs.
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Older patients report frequent insomnia, sleep treatment use
Major finding: More than 90% of subjects had sleep complaints; 55.5% reported using a sleep aid, and 10% of these reported using alcohol to sleep....
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REM sleep problems predict Parkinson's, Lewy body dementia
Major finding: More than 90% of patients with REM sleep behavior disorder will develop Parkinson’s disease or Lewy body dementia.Data source: A...
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FDA Requires Lower Dose for Certain Sleep Drugs
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Tips for Taking Sleeping Pills for Insomnia
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Acetazolamide and CPAP combined improve OSA at high altitude
Major Finding: The combined use of acetazolamide (750 mg/day) and auto-CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnea at high altitudes resulted in...
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Zolpidem Linked to Higher Inpatient Fall Rates
Major Finding: The fall risk in 4,962 hospital inpatients who received zolpidem was 3.04% vs.