Sleep Medicine
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Sleep apnea found to impact pain severity in younger adults
More thorough pain intensity screening in young patients with OSA may be needed.
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OSA diagnoses not carried forward to the inpatient setting
Missed OSA diagnoses could have especially negative implications for patients who don’t continue on positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy during...
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Study validates OSA phenotypes in Latinos
Prior research to characterize the heterogeneity of sleep apnea has not included a diverse Latino population.
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Insomnia may have a role in generation of stressful life events
The “stress-generation hypothesis” posits that depressed individuals generate more stressful life events.
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Study confirms link between PAP apnea treatment and dementia onset
People who are treated for OSA have a 22% reduced odds of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Insomnia + COPD linked to more outpatient, ED visits
In this sample of veterans, 37.3% had both COPD and insomnia.
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‘No mobile phone’ phobia tied to sleep problems in college students
Cell phone addiction may play a role in sleep problems.
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Experts advocate for the elimination of daylight savings time
The AASM recommends a permanent year-round standard time.
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Sleep disorders may be undetected precursors for cardiometabolic disease in U.S. Latinos
Clinicians should consider screening their patients at risk for hypertension and diabetes for both sleep-disordered breathing and insomnia.
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It’s tough to get a good night’s sleep in outer space
Significant sleep changes induced by spaceflight may help reveal similar, though potentially less noticeable, changes that are induced by the more...
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Nightmares: An independent risk factor for heart disease?
Those who had nightmares two or more times per week had significantly increased risks for hypertension, MI, or other heart problems.