A study of community-dwelling older adults published in the March issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found an independent association between poor sleep quality and physical disability, which was defined as difficulty in performing basic activities of daily life.

According to a study in the March issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, sleep disorders were found to be highly prevalent in firefighters, and were associated with substantially increased risk of motor vehicle crashes and cardiometabolic diseases.

This week the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute launched its Strategic Visioning Initiative, inviting public participation in a strategic visioning process that will shape the scientific priorities for the NHLBI and guide its funding strategies across the entire spectrum of heart, lung, blood, and sleep diseases.

A study in the March issue of SLEEP shows that the incidence of motor vehicle accidents was reduced by 70 percent among sleep apnea patients who used continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for an average of at least 4 hours per night.

A study in the March issue of SLEEP shows that the incidence of excessive daytime sleepiness after a follow-up period of 7.5 years was 8.2 percent, while its persistence and remission were 38 percent and 62 percent.

Obstructive sleep apnea impairs white matter integrity in vulnerable brain regions, according to a study in the March issue of SLEEP.

New Gallup poll data show that getting more hours of sleep is positively associated with having higher well-being, with the relationship peaking at eight hours. 

There may be an increased prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in people with major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, according to a systematic review in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

A study in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that intra-individual variability in obstructive sleep apnea severity may be partly explained by day-to-day changes in evening leg fluid volume and overnight rostral fluid shift from the legs to the neck.

Poor asthma control was predictive of higher levels of sleep problems in urban children, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.