Insomnia

Various consequences have been linked to nightmares and can have a severe impact on mental health, even leading to increased risk of suicide.

New evidence from a Mount Sinai study suggested that consistent lack of sleep has negative effects on immune stem cells and increases the risk of inflammatory disorders and heart disease.

Short and long nighttime sleep duration, along with daytime napping, were associated with a moderate increase in risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Mother's who follow the DASH dietary pattern experience better sleep health for themselves and their infants, according to new study.

High CPAP adherence also resulted in a significant protective effect on the 30-day readmission for beneficiaries with heart failure.

New data, alongside any future research operating from a family systems approach can provide novel insight into sleep, mental health, and attachments.

New findings illuminate the need for clinicians to address sleep issues for patients with autism.

Dr. Sara Mednick's pursuit to understand how to improve intelligence led her to an extensive career of studying the various mechanisms of sleep.

Due to the lack of a standard set of ‘good sleep’ criteria, a questionnaire was developed to help gauge criteria for sleep health.

The effect of sleep health on disease prevention may have a profound impact on women when it comes to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Individuals were more likely to communicate about sleep during depressed mood episodes.

Individuals who reported three cumulative insomnia symptoms of DIS, DSM and NRS had 40% increased risk of future bloodstream infection.

According to recent research, there’s no association between insomnia and vitamin D deficiency, although, insomnia did correlate with abnormal anxiety and depression scores among university students.

The cohort study is the first to report developmental cascades between disturbed sleep and depressive symptoms throughout childhood and early adolescence.

Research on the links between AMD and sleep dysfunction is limited but suggests a bidirectional relationship, a systematic review found.

New research supports the inclusion of sleep disturbance in clinical evaluation and management in the treatment of Phelan-McDermid Syndrome (PMS) due to the drastic impact it can have on the quality of life for patients and their families.

While investigators acknowledged the need for more high-quality, large-scale trials, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) serves as a promising intervention for insomnia in patients with cancer.

MBTI was effective in reducing sleep onset latency discrepancy but not wake after sleep onset discrepancy.

A larger circadian photoreceptor responsivity was significantly linked to a later dim-light melatonin onset in light drinkers.

There was a positive correlation between parental burnout, emotional schemas, and insomnia or hypersomnia.

The relationship between hours of electronic device use and psychological distress was not mediated by insomnia.

Benzodiazepines, eszopiclone, zolpidem, and zopiclone had higher efficacies than melatonin, ramelteon, and zaleplon for insomnia disorder.

The efficacy of treating insomnia sustained throughout the 24-week postintervention follow-up period for the electroacupuncture treatment group.

Dr. Amy Licis details the signs and symptoms of restless leg syndrome and how to identify it from other causes of sleep issues.

While there's evidence that blue light exposure can impact an individual's circadian system, Dr. Aric Prather explains that technology is only one factor of the complex issue.

Today in a late-breaking abstract from SLEEP 2022, data showed the reduction of slow wave activity in unmedicated adolescents with depression.

The findings presented at SLEEP 2022 differ from previous studies that evaluated the objective-subjective sleep patterns of this population.

New SUNRISE 2 data show a subjective, dose-dependent, and disease severity-dependent benefit with the insomnia therapy.

The UCLA-based investigator discusses the unique impact of PTSD on patients' sleep stages, and how they can limit their insomnia.

Investigators hypothesize that the development of culturally tailored interventions could prove beneficial for engaging racial and ethnic minority patients with data-driven insomnia treatment.