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Are Your Driving Habits Pointing to a Sleep Disorder?
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Do you drive with the window open? Sip coffee behind the wheel? Blast the car radio and sing along? Fidget and fuss in the driver’s seat? These sorts of driving habits c...
Nidra Yoga Found to Aid Sleep and Cognition
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 – Two weeks of 20-minute yoga nidra mindfulness training sessions might improve sleep, cognition, learning, and memory, even in novices, according to a study published online...
Adenotonsillectomy No Aid for Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 – In children with mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), adenotonsillectomy does not significantly improve executive function or attention, according to a study published in...
Short Sleep Duration Linked to All-Cause Mortality in Apnea Patients
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – For patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), those sleeping less than seven hours have increased risk of all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Dec. 5...
Polygenic Predisposition to Short Sleep Linked to Depression
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 – Polygenic predisposition to short sleep is associated with depression onset, but polygenic predisposition to depression is not associated with overall sleep duration,...
Sleep-Related Hypoxia Tied to Incident Atrial Fibrillation
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – Sleep-related hypoxia is associated with incident atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published online Nov. 10 in the Journal of the American Heart ...
Short Sleep Duration Impairs Insulin Sensitivity in Women
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 – Short sleep duration for six weeks impairs insulin sensitivity in women, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in Diabetes Care. Faris M. Zuraikat, Ph.D., from the...
CPAP Helps Cut Heart Risks — But You Have to Actually Use It
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 – For sufferers of sleep apnea, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines may guard against having a second heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular crisis, but...
Ventilatory Burden Can Assess Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 – Automated ventilatory burden, which represents the proportion of overnight breaths with
'Night Owls' Are Often Less Healthy, Upping Diabetes Risk
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 – Staying up late comes naturally to some folks, whether they’re working or relaxing deep into the night. But being a night owl might come at a cost to one’s health. People wh...
Have Sleep Apnea? CPAP Machine May Help Save Your Life
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – Millions of people who suffer from sleep apnea go to bed at night with a motorized device called a CPAP machine. Now, two new studies confirm the treatment has significant...
Risk for Death, Cardiovascular Death Lower for OSA Patients Using CPAP
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – For patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) offers cardiovascular (CV) benefits, according to two studies presented at...
Company Reaches $479 Million Settlement Over Defects in CPAP Machines
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 – Philips Respironics has agreed to a partial $479 million settlement to users of CPAP machines that blew gases and flecks of foam into their mouths and lungs. Class action...
CPAP Device for Sleep Apnea Might Also Ease Chronic Cough, Heartburn
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 – A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine can relieve not only sleep apnea but the heartburn and chronic cough that often accompanies it, a new study finds. People...
Domiciliary Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Safe, Effective for Sleep Apnea
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 – For patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), domiciliary transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TESLA) can be used safely and effectively, according to a study published...
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