A randomized, crossover study in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine examined the feasibility of home sleep apnea testing in an urban, African-American population at risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

A study of 195 healthy, non-snoring children found that periodic limb movements during sleep (PLMS) are uncommon in normal children.

A study of adults in Taiwan shows that reporting a long sleep duration of more than eight hours per night was associated with a higher risk of increased arterial stiffness in men.

A randomized, controlled trial shows that self-administration of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) using a video can be effective in women with breast cancer.

The August issue of the journal SLEEP includes a new analysis of national data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which shows striking increases from 1999 to 2010 in the number and percentage of office visits for sleep related problems, the number of office visits for which a diagnosis of sleep apnea was recorded, and the number and percentage of office visits accompanied by a prescription for a sleep medication.

A study in the August issue of the journal SLEEP reports the identification of a gene mutation that may allow the carrier to function normally on less than six hours of sleep per night.

The findings of a new study suggest younger patients with restless legs syndrome have a similar prevalence and quality of life as adult with the sleep disorder. The study published in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine reported that among the subjects aged 12-20 years, about 8 percent had restless legs syndrome.

A study in the July issue of the journal SLEEP shows that coping with a stressful event through behavioral disengagement, using alcohol or drugs, or self-distraction each significantly mediated the relationship between stress exposure and insomnia development.

A community-based, longitudinal study published in the July issue of SLEEP reports that short sleep duration is associated with greater age-related brain atrophy in the subsequent two years.

A study in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Beck Depression Inventory – Fast Screen (BDI-FS) are accurate screening instruments with high concurrent validity for identifying the probable presence of major depression in patients at a sleep disorders clinic.