54% of Americans Want Daylight Saving Time Ended
As the annual "spring forward" to observe daylight saving time approaches on March 9, new Gallup polling data reveals a majority of Americans want to eliminate the practice.
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54% of Americans Want Daylight Saving Time Ended
As the annual “spring forward” to observe daylight saving time approaches on March 9, new Gallup polling data reveals a majority of Americans want to eliminate the practice.
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Global Sleep Study Reveals the Impact of Poor Sleep
Results from ResMed’s fifth annual Global Sleep Study reveal the toll that poor sleep takes on health, work, and relationships.
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FDA-Cleared Head-Worn Device for Chronic Insomnia Launches
In a clinical trial, 95% of participants reported better sleep in four weeks.
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FDA Clears Digital Insomnia Treatment SleepioRx
The digital therapeutic uses cognitive behavioral therapy to treat chronic insomnia in adults, with clinical trials showing up to 76% efficacy.
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EMA Backs New Use of Melatonin Drug for Children with Insomnia and Neurogenetic Disorders
The European Medicines Agency’s CHMP recommended expanding the use of a melatonin-based treatment to help children with neurogenetic disorders manage insomnia.
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Cosette Pharma Acquires Ambien from Sanofi
New Jersey-based Cosette Pharmaceuticals has acquired the insomnia medications Ambien and Ambien CR from Sanofi US.
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Insomnia Drug Suvorexant Prevents Opioid Addiction in Mice
When given with morphine, the insomnia drug prevented addiction in mice while maintaining effective pain relief.
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Sleep and Mood Disorders May Worsen Asthma Control
Asthmatics with insomnia experienced more asthma exacerbations than those without insomnia and were more likely to have concurrent sleep apnea, along with anxiety or depression.
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NIH to Begin Long COVID Trials Addressing Sleep and Exercise Symptoms
The trials will investigate potential treatments for long COVID-related sleep disturbances, exercise intolerance, and post-exertional malaise.
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Specific Exercise Boosts Sleep Quality in Advanced Lung Cancer Patients
A study examined the comparative effects of specific exercises on sleep quality in patients with advanced lung cancer, finding one method particularly effective.
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Mild COVID-19 Associated with High Insomnia Rates
A survey of people who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 but never hospitalized found that 76% developed insomnia—and anxious or depressed people were more vulnerable.
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Breathing Exercises Improve Long COVID Symptoms
Simple breathing exercises done twice daily while using a mobile phone app can help relieve the symptoms of long COVID.
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10 States Where Nighttime Coughs Are Keeping People Awake
Sleep tracking app Sleep Cycle analyzed over 2 million hours of sleep to understand how coughing may be affecting users’ sleep health.
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FDA OKs Noninvasive Neurostimulator for Insomnia
The device is designed to improve insomnia by delivering a small electrical pulse to the head for 30 minutes before bed.
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HCO Acquires Virtual Care Platform to Expand Respiratory Therapy Services
Health Care Originals, a maker of cardiopulmonary wearable systems, acquired Dawn Health’s virtual sleep care platform to accelerate the deployment of its Nightingale virtual care to benefit Americans with asthma or COPD.
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Insomnia Spikes Risk of Respiratory Infections
A study involving over 600,000 participants revealed a significantly elevated risk of respiratory infection among individuals diagnosed with insomnia.
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Insomnia Drug Class May Not Influence Exacerbation Risks in COPD Patients
New research examines the mortality and exacerbation risks associated with non-benzodiazepine benzodiazepine receptor agonists versus other hypnotics to treat insomnia in COPD patients.
Read MoreSleep Troubles May Increase Genetic Risk of Asthma
Researchers determined the extent to which individuals with poor sleep quality and high genetic susceptibility to asthma were at a greater risk of developing the condition compared to those with a healthy sleep pattern and low genetic risk.
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Sleep Deprivation May Inhibit Vaccine Effectiveness
How strongly a vaccine protects you may depend on getting enough sleep in the days before and after inoculation, according to a new meta-analysis examining the relationship between sleep duration and the body’s response to vaccination.
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Short Sleep Tied to Increased Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
Sleeping less than five hours a night is associated with a 74% raised likelihood of developing peripheral artery disease (PAD) compared with seven to eight hours of sleep.
Read MoreInsomnia and Heart Disease
Insomnia is present in nearly half of heart disease patients, according to research presented at ESC 2022 and published in SLEEP Advances.
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Beta Blockers May Contribute to Insomnia, Sleep Disturbances
New research from the American Heart Association revealed beta-blockers were not more likely to cause depression compared to other similar treatments, but the drugs may be linked to unusual dreams, insomnia and sleep disorders.
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FDA Approves Dayvigo/Lemborexant for Insomnia
The US FDA has approved the orexin receptor antagonist Dayvigo (lemborexant) for the treatment of insomnia, according to manufacturer Eisai Co Ltd.
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Mental Health Issues Common for Adolescents with Insomnia
Adolescents diagnosed with insomnia have a high prevalence of concurrent mental health disorders...
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