The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Monday, August 31, 2026
Could sleeping on your back increase your brain’s risk of developing neurodegenerative disease? That possibility is revealed in a new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. “We compared the in-home sleep patterns of patients with memory impairment resulting from neurodegenerative diseases to a large group of elderly with normal […]
Selection as one of the most prominent and important articles of 2018 reflects significant contribution to advancing cardiovascular health Itamar Medical Ltd. today announced that an article previously published in Circulation1 has been selected for inclusion in the journal’s 2018 Year in Review. This review, which appears in the February 2019 issue of Circulation: […]
A link between lack of sleep and poor emotional control among teenagers in South East Asia is being investigated by researchers in South Australia. The collaboration between Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia and Duke-NUS in Singapore, seeks to further establish the association between sleep and poor behavioral and emotional outcomes. It […]
Fish oil does not appear to improve asthma control in adolescents and young adults with uncontrolled asthma who are overweight or obese, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. In “Fish Oil Supplementation in Overweight/Obese Patients with Uncontrolled Asthma: A Randomized Trial,” Jason E. Lang, MD, […]
As levels of ozone and fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) rise, more patients end up in the ER with breathing problems, according to the largest U.S. study of air pollution and respiratory emergency room visits of patients of all ages. The study was published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal […]
Selective tinkering with the medical center’s electronic health records (EHR) system, plus a 20-minute presentation to doctors and nurses on the consequences of in-hospital sleep deprivation, was able to change the behavior of caregivers in ways that allowed more patients to sleep undisturbed through the night. Although patients may spend […]
How well we breathe as adults may depend on the amount of fat mass and lean body mass, or muscle, we have as children, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Childhood Body Composition Trajectories and Adolescent Lung […]
People who have sleep disorders desire convenient access to affordable care and accurate information A survey conducted by the American Alliance for Healthy Sleep (AAHS) suggests that patients need more access to affordable sleep care and accurate sleep health information. Forty-eight percent of respondents indicated that their primary care physician […]
Maintaining a high negative pressure in airborne infection isolation rooms of hospitals (over -10 Pa) and in renovation sites (over -5 Pa) effectively limits the dispersion of airborne contaminants, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Inhaled airborne particles at work can cause adverse health effects, and […]
A new report published in the December Annals of the American Thoracic Society (AnnalsATS) highlights the problems many patients with lung disease experience in getting and using supplemental oxygen. In “Optimizing Home Oxygen Therapy: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report,” 26 physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, patients and representatives of the Centers for […]
