ALLMedicine™ Sleep Disorders Center

Aug 7th, 2022 - Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is associated with synaptic plasticity which is considered essential for long-term potentiation (LTP). The composition of extracellular matrix (ECM), in part, plays a role in REM sleep-associated synaptic functioning...

Aug 7th, 2022 - γ-Aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors are pentameric ligand-gated ion channels abundant in the central nervous system and are prolific drug targets for treating anxiety, sleep disorders and epilepsy. Diverse small molecules exert a spectrum...

Aug 7th, 2022 - We examined the influence of comorbid sleep disorder on the association between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and risk of incident depression. The study population (N = 232,489) was based on all individuals registered aged ≥40 years with a T2D diagnosis b...

Aug 6th, 2022 - Sleep plays an important function in neuro-immuno-endocrine homeostasis. Sleep disorders have been associated with an increased risk of metabolic and cognitive impairments. Among different factors that have an effect on sleep metabolism, a growing...

Aug 5th, 2022 - Parkinson's disease is a disease that is prevalent in the elderly, and the risk increases with age. Sleep disturbance is a common complaint of patients with Parkinson's disease, with a prevalence of 60% to 96%. Long-term sleep disturbance in Parki...

Aug 19th, 2020 - In 2017 the Veterans Administration (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD) launched development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, with the goal of informing and improving patient care. The gui...

Dec 8th, 2019 - The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine convened a panel of experts to provide an evidence-based, best practices document to assist sports medicine physicians and other members of the athletic care network with the detection, treatment an...

Sep 25th, 2019 - Insomnia, vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and depression often co-occur after the menopause, with consequent health problems and reductions in quality of life. The aim of this position statement is to provide evidence-based advice on the management of po...

Sep 7th, 2017 - This European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia was developed by a task force of the European Sleep Research Society, with the aim of providing clinical recommendations for the management of adult patients with insomnia. The gu...

Mar 8th, 2016 - Training and credentialing for robotic surgery in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery is currently not standardized, but rather relies heavily on industry guidance. This manuscript represents a comprehensive review of this increasingly importan...

Aug 5th, 2022 - Parkinson's disease is a disease that is prevalent in the elderly, and the risk increases with age. Sleep disturbance is a common complaint of patients with Parkinson's disease, with a prevalence of 60% to 96%. Long-term sleep disturbance in Parki...

Aug 5th, 2022 - Disordered sleep is a health issue with significant impacts on physical and psychological well-being that has been increasing in prevalence over the past several decades, but its impact on one of our more vulnerable populations, transgender adoles...

Aug 4th, 2022 - The FIBOBS study is a multi-centered, observational, prospective study carried out within specialized chronic pain structures (CPS) in France. It will estimate the prevalence of sleep disorders, divided into three categories (poor quality of sleep...

Aug 3rd, 2022 - Visual Hallucinations (VH) are among the most distressing of the non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), as well as being prevalent, with estimates ranging up to 75%. Researchers have identified numerous correlates of VH in PD including ol...

Aug 3rd, 2022 - Sleep disorders affect 40% of the adult population each year and are often associated with morbidity and mortality (Kripke et al., 2002; F.-Z. Low et al., 2017). Sleep quality plays a vital role in the overall quality of our lives. Therefore, a go...

Aug 3rd, 2022 - We tend to think a good night's sleep should be uninterrupted, but surprising new research from the University of Copenhagen suggests just the opposite: Brief awakenings may be a sign you’ve slept well. The study, done on mice, found that the stre...

Aug 3rd, 2022 - Sleep disorders are associated with a 17% increased risk for dementia, results from a large registry-based study show. Dr Gunhild Waldemar "From our research, we can't exclude a diagnosis of a sleep disorder in many cases being a warning sign for ...

Jul 13th, 2022 - Electroacupuncture (EA) may significantly improve sleep quality in patients with depression who also have insomnia, new research suggests. In a study of more than 200 adults with depression and comorbid insomnia, change from baseline to week 8 on ...

Jul 12th, 2022 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Hi. I'm Nidhi Gupta, a pediatric endocrinologist in Nashville, Tennessee. I'm here at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, where I'm presenting the findings from my research study, "Wirele...

Jul 11th, 2022 - Respiratory-Related Sleep Disorders Section Reducing racial disparities in sleep apnea Health inequity pervades many aspects of medicine, including the care of patients with obstructive sleep apnea. For example, a growing body of research has show.