The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Friday, August 28, 2026
People who shortened their sleep by around 80 minutes a night for six weeks gained weight—one pound on average—and were more sedentary, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have found. “Our study shows that getting adequate sleep may help reduce the risk of weight gain and obesity-related […]
Recent research has elevated the management of obesity in patients with sleep disorders to a prominent position in clinical practice. Obesity has been capturing attention across social media, mainstream news, and even in cultural references such as South Park specials and Jimmy Kimmel’s 2023 Oscars commentary. This heightened focus underscores […]
Eli Lilly and Company announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zepbound® (tirzepatide) as the first and only prescription medicine for adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity.1 Zepbound may help adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea and obesity improve their sleep disorder. It should be used with […]
In a new study with obese mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have added to evidence that specialized channel proteins are possible therapeutic targets for sleep apnea and similar abnormally slow breathing disorders in obese people. The protein, a cation channel known as TRPM7, is found in carotid bodies, […]
By Nathan Costiuc, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC As the dark shadow of COVID-19 begins to lift, critically-important health concerns which had previously shrunk in significance are now returning to the limelight, chief among these being obesity. Unfortunately, the transition to low-level endemicity we hope for with SARS-CoV-2 is nowhere in sight […]
Jazz Pharmaceuticals has announced its support of the American Heart Association’s sleep health educational content aimed at improving the health and well-being of those struggling with healthy sleep or those living with sleep disorders. As part of the initiative, the Association, with financial support from Jazz, will create educational multimedia […]
Weight loss in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appears to improve sleep apnea primarily by reducing tongue fat, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Effect of Weight Loss on Upper Airway Anatomy and the Apnea Hypopnea Index: […]
