Sleep

There may be a connection between sleep troubles and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to an expert at the 30th European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress, which was held September 2-5 in Paris, France.

The findings suggest identifying children at risk of T2D and fixing their sleep could be a low-cost way to head off type 2 diabetes.

A new study suggests that tai chi may be as effective as traditional therapies at reducing insomnia in breast cancer survivors.

Research over the past decade has found connections between poor sleep and obesity, but this is the first study to examine the connections among bedtimes in young children, emotional self-regulation, and obesity later in life.

Research presented this week at the 99th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society suggested that people with type 2 diabetes who worked overnight shifts tend to have poorer control over their blood sugar levels than those who worked during the day or were unemployed.

More studies are recognizing the role of sleep in overall health, along with diet and exercise.

A Big Data approach reveals the link between well-known insecticides and melatonin, a chemical that affects sleep patterns.

What we’re reading, November 7, 2016: caretaker fraud within Medicaid’s Personal Care Services program left patients neglected and abused; a proposal to increase shift limits for first-year residents from 16 to 28 hours draws both support and criticism; CDC has identified 13 locally-acquired cases of antibiotic-resistant Candida auris in the US.

What we’re reading, October 26, 2016: AAP advises that parents take measures to reduce the risk of SIDS; Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump reacts to ACA premium hikes announced by HHS; patients with ALS volunteer for an accelerated study on the effects of a dietary supplement.

The Endocrine Society notes that diabetes has become more prevalent as people report sleeping fewer hours per night.

The most important benefit of exercise was the improved ability of the men to fall asleep, the study found.

The University of Colorado study adds to the growing concern that sleep deprivation is connected to rising rates of diabetes and obesity.

The prospective cohort study adds to the findings that connect lack of sleep to metabolic syndrome and the development of disease.

The research by the group from Spain is the latest effort to link sleep patterns, or disruption of sleep, to the development of type 2 diabetes.

A 30-day intervention that includes exercise, nutrition, mindfulness, social connectedness, and sleep resulted in improved scores across a series of wellbeing measures for a small group of patients.

The CDC report underscores last year's recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics. American teenagers are not getting enough sleep because in most places the school days start too early.

Coverage from the 64th Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology.

A unique coaching project included not only traditional elements like nutrition and exercise but also stress management and sleep.

Coverage of the 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.

In this session, Daniel Picchietti, MD, discussed changes to the diagnostic guidelines for restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease published jointly by the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group and the National Institutes of Health.

In this session, Stephany Fulda, PhD, discussed the common causes of restless leg syndrome (RLS), considerations for the clinical application of treatment strategies for RLS, and changes to treatment guidelines for RLS that may be on the horizon.

Dr Thomas Roth, PhD, presented on the evolution of our understanding of insomnia, and the importance of insomnia in the context of other disease states. Roth noted that insomnia is primarily a disorder of increased wakefulness from a pathophysiologic standpoint, and presented data to support this. Presenting the effect of improved sleep on diseases such as depression, worker productivity, and cardiovascular disease, Roth revealed rich prospects for the future of sleep medicine in treating a variety of disorders.

In this video, Phyllis Zee, MD, Associate Director, Center for Sleep & Circadian Biology, discusses the relationship between circadian disruption and metabolic disease.

In this video, Denise Sharon, MD, PhD, Clinical Director and Founding Partner, Comprehensive Sleep Medicine Center of the Gulf Coast, discusses how insurers have responded to the availability of therapies and changes in clinical practice guidelines for RLS.