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Authors of study encourage physicians to screen diabetics for obstructive sleep apnea

Study shows erectile dysfunction common in sleep apnea sufferers under age 60

White, American-born adults sleep longer than blacks, Hispanics, Indians and Asians

Three studies put obesity and depression at the top, higher than not getting enough sleep

Sleepier NFL, MLB players get cut or retire early at rates higher than average

Behaviors, emotions and social interactions affected in study of 10- to 16-year-olds

Study sees improvement for all, even those failing to use PAP as prescribed

Risk greatest for employed middle- to older ages, normal weight and no sleep apnea

Small sample of students showed 46 percent became roused at bedtime because of a dark-phobia

More food, fat eaten after a period of sleep restriction compared with habitual sleep periods

Sleep deprivation impacts higher brain areas making choices, not basic reward centers

Emotional reactivity elevated from sleep loss, particularly in those already anxious

Sleep clinicians and scientists from around the world will be in Boston on June 11 – 13 for SLEEP 2012, the premier event for sleep and circadian science that blends the most current sleep research with the best clinical practices. Embargoed press releases and press credentials available in advance for SLEEP 2012

Nancy A. Collop, MD, director of the Emory Sleep Center and professor of Medicine and Neurology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga., became the 26th president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) in June. Her one-year term as president of the board of directors began Monday, June 13, 2011, at SLEEP 2011, the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS) in Minneapolis, Minn.

Sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, including a higher incidence of gestational diabetes and early preterm birth, suggests a research abstract to be presented at SLEEP 2011. Few past studies have examined the relationship between sleep apnea in pregnancy and adverse obstetrical outcomes.

Sleep duration has a significant association with feelings of external pressure to obtain or maintain a thin body among adolescent girls, especially those who are white, suggests a research abstract to be presented at SLEEP 2011.

Study shows that preschool-age children who got less sleep were more likely to be hyperactive and inattentive in kindergarten. According to the authors of the abstract to be presented at SLEEP 2011, the findings suggest that some children who do not get adequete sleep may be at risk for developing behavioral problems.

Sleeping less at night may increase the genetic risks for obesity, while getting plenty of sleep may suppress genetic influences on body weight. Results show that among twins with shared environmental influences, longer sleep duration was associated with decreased body mass index.

Performance deteriorates when sleep is restricted to six hours per night for a week and does not improve after two nights of recovery sleep. However, women may be less affected than men by this workweek pattern of sleep loss, suggests a research abstract that will be presented at SLEEP 2011.

Sleepier college students are more likely to think about what others could have done to make things better, even to the extent of planning revenge, suggests a research abstract to be presented at SLEEP 2011. Sleepiness was positively correlated with counterfactual thinking, which involves thoughts about how events in the past could have been different.

Getting six to nine hours of sleep per night is associated with higher ratings for quality of life and lower ratings for depression. A research abstract that will be presented at SLEEP 2011 reports that short and long sleepers had lower scores for quality of life and depression than normal sleepers.

Declines in sleep hygiene across the college years are associated with declines in grade-point average. Although students who are "evening types" initially experience the greatest decline in GPA from high school to college, their grades improve as they shift towards a morning chronotype, suggests new research to be presented at SLEEP 2011.

Although a class schedule with later start times allows college students to get more sleep, it also gives them more time to stay out drinking at night. A new research abstract at SLEEP 2011 shows that later class times were associated with a delayed sleep schedule, which led to poorer sleep, more daytime sleepiness and a lower grade-point average.

Treating sleep problems with cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia can reduce suicidal ideation. A growing body of evidence shows that self-reported insomnia and poor sleep quality constitute modifiable risk factors for suicide. A research abstract to be presented at SLEEP 2011 found that a group cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia produced a statistically significant post-treatment reduction in suicidal ideation.

Sleep can help college students retain and integrate new information to solve problems on a classroom exam. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, MO found that performance on a microeconomics test was preserved after a 12-hour period that included sleep. When the 12 hour period did not include sleep, students' test performance declined.