Sleep Medicine
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CBT prevents depression in up to 50% of patients with insomnia
The study is unique in that the treatment “is not just reducing depression, it’s preventing depression,” said Dr. Michael R. Irwin, lead author....
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Ferric carboxymaltose calms restless legs
Nearly two-thirds of patients with restless legs syndrome remained off RLS medications at 1 year after treatment.
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Do adolescents develop CNS autoimmunity after COVID-19?
The researchers examined three pediatric patients who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and, over a period of 5 months in 2020, were admitted to the...
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Step right up, folks, for a public dissection
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Sleep time ‘sweet spot’ to slow cognitive decline identified?
Older adults who slept less than 4.5 hours or more than 6.5 hours a night reported significant cognitive decline over time.
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Sleep time ‘sweet spot’ to slow cognitive decline identified?
The findings suggest that sleep may be a marker for Alzheimer’s disease progression.
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Sleep apnea has many faces
A 62-year-old patient was forgetting things and was worried she might be developing dementia.
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Sleep problems in mental illness highly pervasive
“This suggests there may need to be even more of an emphasis on sleep in these patients than there already is,” said Dr. Michael Wainberg.
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COVID wars, part nine: The rise of iodine
Plus: Justice for vaccination, a gut feeling about travel, and your inner braniac.
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CBT via telehealth or in-person: Which is best for insomnia?
The take-home message is that patients with insomnia can be treated with CBT-I by video telehealth "without sacrificing clinical gains," said Dr....
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Nonmotor symptoms common in Parkinson’s
Neuropsychiatric symptoms often go unrecognized, but they are treatable, said Dr. Leslie Citrome.