Cancer More Common in People With Sleep Apnea
10 Sep 2012
The recent findings of significantly increased risk for cancer incidence and mortality in people with sleep apnea echo previous in vitro and animal studies that found...
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Sleep Problems May Increase Risk for Dementia
22 Jul 2012
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Disordered sleep in mid- to late life is associated with an increased risk for future cognitive impairment and may alter the dynamics of the...
Treating Childhood Sleep Apnea Improved Cognitive Function
23 Jun 2012
Treating childhood sleep apnea normalized levels of neuronal metabolites in the brain and improved attention at other measures of cognitive function, explains Dr. Ann...
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ESRS Sleep Medicine Textbook
26 Feb 2016
Editors: Claudio Bassetti, Zoran Dogas, Philippe Peigneux Publisher: European Sleep Research Society (ESRS) Regensburg, 2014 ISBN:...
Zolpidem Linked To Higher Inpatient Fall Rates
19 Nov 2012
Administration of zolpidem in hospital patients is associated with a significantly higher risk of falls according to a Mayo Clinic study...
Obstructive sleep apnea, oxidative stress and endotelial dysfunction
11 Sep 2012
F. Angelico, M. Del Ben, M. Fabiani, Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy...
Insomnia Drug Helps Patients Sleep Sooner, Longer
03 Sep 2012
The promise of shorter time to sleep, longer sleep duration, and fewer side effects associated with the experimental sleep drug suvorexant...
CPAP Improves Mood in Sleep Apnea Patients
22 Aug 2012
BOSTON – Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure does double duty in patients with obstructive sleep apnea by improving their...
Skimping on Sleep May Increase Stroke Risk
19 Jun 2012
Consistently short sleep duration not only leaves otherwise healthy individuals tired, it also increases their risk of developing stroke,...
Persistent Daytime Sleepiness Common Despite Effective CPAP
18 May 2012
Excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea remains a common and often debilitating problem, despite optimal use...
Insomnia, Hypersomnia Disorders Criteria Proposed for DSM-5
22 Apr 2012
Proposed DSM-5 criteria for sleep-wake disorders include dropping the DSM-IV’s “primary insomnia” diagnosis in favor of...
Home Sleep Apnea Testing: Wake Up Call for Sleep Docs
13 Mar 2012
PHOENIX – Sleep medicine doctors need to get ahead of the curve on home sleep apnea testing or risk being put out of business, according...
Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Early Childhood Linked With Behavioral Outcomes
04 Mar 2012
Sleep-disordered breathing in infancy and early childhood increases the likelihood of problematic behavior in later childhood, findings...
Melatonin May Normalize Night Owl Sleep Schedules
14 Feb 2012
When patients’ sleep cycles are out of synch with the rest of the world, melatonin and light therapy can help. But for night owls – people...
FDA Approves Low-Dose Zolpidem for Night Awakening
24 Nov 2011
A low-dose sublingual formulation of zolpidem tartrate is the first agent to be approved to treat insomnia characterized by...
‘On-Off’ Switches Shed Light on Brain Disorders : Narcolepsy, cataplexy, and REM sleep behavior disorder linked to errant ‘flip-flop’ mechanisms.
14 Nov 2011
A series of “on-off” switches regulates sleep, clarifying many of the mechanisms underlying narcolepsy, cataplexy, and REM sleep behavior...