Accelerometers Identify Sleep Patterns Associated With Mental Illness
Differences in sleep patterns, which can be objectively measured with wrist-worn accelerometers, are the norm among patients with lifetime psychiatric conditions.
Sleep Disorders
Sleep Neurotherapeutics: Identifying the Challenges and Opportunities
In an interview, sleep medicine experts Milena K Pavlova, MD, and Rachel Ziegler, MD, discuss the latest developments in sleep disorder therapies and the existing gaps in sleep medicine.
Sleep-Wake Disturbance Highly Prevalent in Populations With Liver Disease
Researchers summarized the reciprocal interaction between sleep and liver diseases, including cirrhosis, and investigated potential approaches for therapeutic interventions.
Treatment Response to Zolpidem in Patients With Insomnia: The Importance of Priming
Researchers assessed whether zolpidem (priming) is required for partial reinforcement or whether intermittent dosing with placebos can be effective for acute and extended treatment for patients with chronic insomnia.
Sleep Disturbance Common, Tied to Pain, Depression in Older Adults
Sleep disturbance in older adults is associated with physical pain and depression, according to a study published online.
Subjective Sleep Quality Worse for People With Migraine
People with migraine report worse sleep quality than healthy individuals, with less REM sleep for adults and children with migraine.
Structural Connectivity Changes in REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Tied to Sleep Atonia
At MDS 2021, researchers reported on the brainstem structural connectivity changes in patients with REM sleep behavior disorder using an in-vivo probabilistic brainstem nuclei atlas and 7 Telsa MRI.
Is Restless Legs Syndrome Tied to Depression and Cognitive Dysfunction?
At MDS 2021, researchers shared study results on the prevalence of cognitive dysfunction and depression in patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) and the impact of RLS severity on these variables.
Sleep Duration Associated With Mortality From All Causes, CVD, and Cancer
Researchers assessed the sex-specific association between self-reported sleep duration and mortality in an East Asian population.
Bedwetting May Improve After Adenotonsillectomy for Sleep Apnea
Adenotonsillectomy for the treatment of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appears to also result in improvement in bedwetting.
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