Adherence of patients to PAP therapy in whom sleep-disordered breathing was diagnosed during acute hospitalization for heart failure is comparable to that of patients in the ambulatory setting claims a new study in the December 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

A new study in the December 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggest that providing beds to socioeconomically disadvantaged children can reduce the presence of electronic devices in the bedroom and increase nighttime sleep duration, while brief parent education about basic healthy sleep habits can result in even better sleep hygiene, with significant reductions in electronics in the bedroom.

A new study in the December 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that snoring sound intensity, as assessed by mean tracheal sound (TS) energy (Leq), is related to morning blood pressure (BP).

A review of the scientific literature by a National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project workgroup found that later high school start times are associated with positive outcomes among teens, including longer weekday sleep durations and reduced vehicular accident rates.

A new study in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests balance and gait are impaired during midsleep awakenings among healthy, late middle-aged and older adults.

Now available in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is a report from the bedside-to-bench research conference, “Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Aging: New Avenues for Improving Brain Health, Physical Health and Functioning.”

A new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found significantly elevated crash rates among drivers who usually sleep for less than 5 hours daily, drivers who have slept for less than 7 hours in the past 24 hours, and drivers who have slept for 1 or more hours less than their usual amount of sleep in the past 24 hours.

A recent study in the November 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests long sleep intervals in older people may increase osteoporosis (OS) risk.

A new analysis by RAND Europe estimates that the U.S. loses an equivalent of about 1.23 million working days on an annual basis due to insufficient sleep.

A new study in the December 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests drugs and substances are frequently found among patients being evaluated for hypersomnia and if undetected, may confound the MSLT results and the physician’s diagnosis.