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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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.
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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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CPAP not only solution for sleep apnea
Most commonly, obstructive sleep apnea involves the cessation or significant decrease in airflow while sleeping.
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Obstructive sleep apnea linked to early cognitive decline
If the cognitive changes found in the study are, in fact, caused by OSA, it is unclear whether they are the beginning of long-term cognitive...
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Sleep disturbances linked to post-COVID dyspnea
Sleep disturbance after COVID hospitalization was associated with dyspnea and lower lung function.
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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...
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Restless legs a new modifiable risk factor for dementia?
Restless legs syndrome is associated with poor sleep, depression/anxiety, poor diet, microvasculopathy, and hypoxia.
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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...