Aric Prather, PhD: Blue Light Filters aren't the Answer to 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.
Amy Licis, MD: Biological Markers of Sleep Disruption in Children with ADHD or Autism
Dr. Amy Licis details recent observations regarding potential underlying neurobiological reasons for sleep disturbance in pediatric patients with ADHD or autism.
The Role of Pain in Relation to Fibromyalgia and Insomnia
Data indicate that higher levels of perceived pain related disability and greater difficulty falling asleep was associated with increased anxiety levels in adults with fibromyalgia and insomnia.
Metabolomic Risk Score Could Inform Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk
Investigators show a novel risk score helped define more than a dozen metabolites associated with the chronic sleep condition.
Improving Sleep Behavior May Reduce Alcohol Use in Young Adults
While young adults may be resistant to drinking interventions, improving sleep behavior can indirectly reduce hazardous drinking.
Uncovering Clinical Meaning of Sleep in Early Cognitive Development
Mark Blumberg, MD, discusses his laboratory's particular interest in early REM sleep movement, and its potential impact on neurological disorders.
Aric Prather, PhD: Sleep in the Ongoing and Protracted Impact of COVID-19
There are still many aspects of sleep health that need to be understood, especially in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Subtype Linked to Doubled Risk of Incident Myocardial Infarction
Investigators contribute more detailed understanding of the association between sleeping disorder and cardiovascular event risks.
Amy Licis, MD: How Sleep Issues Impact Children with Autism or ADHD
Sleep issues are prevalent among children with autism or ADHD and both these common disorders are increasing. Any provider working with children is most likely going to encounter patients struggling with sleep.
Sleep Apnea, Daytime Sleepiness Associated With Increased Atherosclerosis Risk and Progression
Late-breaking data from SLEEP 2022 show there may be biological plausibility for cardiovascular risks in excessively sleepy individuals.
Study Finds Bidirectionality Between Stress and Sleep Disturbance in Perinatal Women
The study from SLEEP 2022 is the first to explore directionality of sleep-stress relationships in a sample of perinatal women.
Post-Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Fare Worse in Sleep Quality, Daytime Fatigue Scores
Even after controlling for differences in age and BMI, investigators observe a greater burden of sleep health on those who had severe COVID-19 versus the general population.
SLEEP 2022 Data Show Reduced Slow Wave Activity in Depressed Adolescents
Today in a late-breaking abstract from SLEEP 2022, data showed the reduction of slow wave activity in unmedicated adolescents with depression.
PTSD Among Men, People of Color Linked to REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Risk
Investigators observe an increased risk of dream enactment among specific subgroups of veterans with trauma.
Aric Prather, PhD: Sleep and COVID-19 Vaccination in Naive Population
Dr. Aric Prather and his team at UCSF are running a large study that began in March 2021 which follows healthy individuals through the COVID-19 vaccination and booster process.
Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Burden, CPAP Use Not Affected by COVID-19
Data from SLEEP 2022 suggests children with OSA may have faced worse psychosocial burden during the pandemic.
Assessing Sleep in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Actigraphy
The study objective was to determine if actigraphy could serve as a complementary clinical tool for sleep evaluation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Objective Measures Show Youth with OCD Do Not Experience Increased Sleep Disturbance
The findings presented at SLEEP 2022 differ from previous studies that evaluated the objective-subjective sleep patterns of this population.
Children With Asthma Face Significantly Greater Risk of Sleep-Disordered Breathing
A new study from SLEEP 2022 showed asthmatic children have a 10 times greater risk of the condition, and are twice as likely to have a history of snoring.
Lemborexant Improves Sleep Onset Latency, Wake After Sleep Onset in Insomnia Patients
New SUNRISE 2 data show a subjective, dose-dependent, and disease severity-dependent benefit with the insomnia therapy.
Aric Prather, PhD: Sleep and Susceptibility to Infectious Disease, COVID-19
Sleep expert Aric Prather, PhD, presented a discussion at SLEEP 2022 that focused on how the immune system and sleep are related to the "ongoing and protracted" impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lower Sodium Oxybate May Provide Weight Loss for Adults with Idiopathic Hypersomnia
The FDA-approved sleep agent was associated with ≥5% weight loss in more than one-quarter of patients in a phase 3 trial.