Sleep Medicine
From the Journals
Which drug best reduces sleepiness in patients with OSA?
“Although solriamfetol appears most effective, comorbid hypertension and costs may be barriers to its use.”
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Deep sleep may mitigate the impact of Alzheimer’s pathology
“Think of deep sleep almost like a life raft that keeps memory afloat, rather than memory getting dragged down by the weight of Alzheimer’s...
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Medical-level empathy? Yup, ChatGPT can fake that
Plus: Fishy sperm, an even more fishy sperm donor, and aviation-related sleep deserts.
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Erratic sleep, lack of activity tied to worsening schizophrenia symptoms
Compared with healthy control participants, patients with schizophrenia had more total sleep time and spent more time resting or being passive.
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‘Shocking’ data on what’s really in melatonin gummies
The investigators found that consuming some products as directed could expose consumers, including children, to doses that are 40-130 times...
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Obstructive sleep apnea linked to early cognitive decline
If the cognitive changes found in the study are, in fact, caused by OSA, it is unclear whether they are the beginning of long-term cognitive...
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Bad sleep cuts years off life, but exercise can save us
“Exercise fights inflammatory and metabolic dysregulations and abnormal sympathetic nervous system activity.”
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Music at bedtime may aid depression-related insomnia
“This, on the surface, would seem to be a meaningful change,” although it is less clear whether it is “clinically meaningful.”
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Melatonin: A new way to reduce self-harm?
Melatonin may reduce the risk of self-harm by treating sleep problems related to psychiatric comorbidities, especially anxiety and depression.
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The air up there: Oxygen could be a bit overrated
Plus: Assume the position … for sleeping, and COVID’s connection to UFO sightings.
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Restless legs a new modifiable risk factor for dementia?
Restless legs syndrome is associated with poor sleep, depression/anxiety, poor diet, microvasculopathy, and hypoxia.