Crude and adjusted prevalence of sleep complaints in Mexico city
Conclusions Sleep complaints are highly prevalent in Mexican adult population. More than a half of the individuals with a given sleep disturbance have a global sleep deterioration associated to psychosocial and health impairments. (Source: Sleep Science)
Source: Sleep Science - February 28, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Clinicals and upper airway characteristics in obese children with obstructive sleep apnea
Conclusion The occurrence rate of OSA in this obese pediatric population was high. Adenotonsillar hypertrophy and a modified Mallampati index of class III/IV were the factors associated with OSA. (Source: Sleep Science)
Source: Sleep Science - February 9, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Restless legs syndrome in adolescents: Relationship with sleep quality, cardiorespiratory fitness and body fat
Publication date: Available online 19 January 2017 Source:Sleep Science Author(s): Christoforos D. Giannaki, Georgios M. Hadjigeorgiou, George Aphamis, Marios Pantzaris, Giorgos K. Sakkas The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between restless legs syndrome (RLS) and cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition and sleep quality in a sample of adolescents. One hundred fifty seven volunteer adolescents (16.6±0.7 yrs) participated in the study. Sleep quality was assessed by the Pittsburg sleep quality index. Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed by the 20m shuttle run test and body compositi...
Source: Sleep Science - January 18, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Continuous positive airway pressure: Is it a route for infection in those with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea?
Conclusion This study shows that the use of CPAP, choice of mask and humidifier have no significant impact on the prevalence of infections and micro-organisms isolated. This is very reassuring to the physician prescribing CPAP therapy and users. (Source: Sleep Science)
Source: Sleep Science - January 14, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Current and future treatment options for narcolepsy: A review
This article outlines evidence-based pharmacologic therapies, behavioral techniques, and psychosocial costs related to narcolepsy. Psychosocial factors, although frequently acknowledged, deserve further attention and awareness from researchers and providers. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine's (AASM) Quality Measure Drivers and potential future treatment options are also discussed. (Source: Sleep Science)
Source: Sleep Science - January 12, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Sleep, melatonin, and the menopausal transition: What are the links?
Publication date: Available online 11 January 2017 Source:Sleep Science Author(s): Shazia Jehan, Giardin Jean-Louis, Ferdinand Zizi, Evan Auguste, Seitikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal, Ravi Gupta, Hrayr Attarian, Samy I. McFarlane, Rüdiger Hardeland, Amnon Brzezinski The pineal hormone melatonin plays an important role in the regulation of the circadian sleep/wake cycle, mood, and perhaps immune functions, carcinogensis and reproduction. The human circadian rhythm of melatonin release from the pineal gland is tightly synchronized with the habitual hours of sleep. Peri- and postmenopausal women often complain of diffi...
Source: Sleep Science - January 10, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Environmental factors influencing biological rhythms in newborns: From neonatal intensive care units to home
Publication date: Available online 7 January 2017 Source:Sleep Science Author(s): Clarissa Bueno, Luiz Menna-Barreto Photic and non-photic environmental factors are suggested to modulate the development of circadian rhythms in infants. Our aim is to evaluate the development of biological rhythms (circadian or ultradian) in newborns in transition from Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) to home and along the first 6 months of life, to identify masking and entraining environment factors along development. Ten newborns were evaluated in their last week inside the NICU and in the first week after being delivered home; 6 b...
Source: Sleep Science - January 6, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Respiratory polygraphy monitoring of intensive care patients receiving non-invasive ventilation
Conclusion RP recordings could contribute to broad range of data useful to make decisions about changes in programming and allowed to identify adverse events related to positive pressure. (Source: Sleep Science)
Source: Sleep Science - January 2, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Neurocognitive game between risk factors, sleep and suicidal behaviour
Publication date: Available online 23 December 2016 Source:Sleep Science Author(s): Faustin Armel Etindele Sosso Sleep and lifestyles interact to allow the appropriate development of cerebral structures, and prevention of mood disorders. But just a hand of articles identified a precise relationship between these two above, and the probability to develop a suicidal behaviour. The aim of this study is to explore how the suicidal behaviour is associated in simultaneous with sleep components, psychological stress, depression, anxiety, well-being, addiction and global health of participants; and if it is also influenced by t...
Source: Sleep Science - December 23, 2016 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Excess weight in regular aviation pilots associated with work and sleep characteristics
Conclusion It was concluded that the prevalence of overweight and obesity among the commercial airline pilots was high and represents a public health problem in this population. Excess weight was associated with time working night-shifts, difficulty relaxing after work, inadequate sleep on days off, having other chronic diseases, and physical inactivity. In this context, nutritional status can be regarded as the result of dynamic and complex interactions promoted by occupational, sleep and health factors. (Source: Sleep Science)
Source: Sleep Science - December 14, 2016 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Post operative capnostream monitoring in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea symptoms – Case series
Publication date: Available online 13 December 2016 Source:Sleep Science Author(s): Vasanth Rao Kadam, Mazyar Danesh Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients on opioid analgesic have an increased incidence of postoperative respiratory complications; prevention of these may be possible with appropriate post-operative monitoring. We recruited 4 OSA patients who had general anaesthesia for orthopaedic and septoplasty surgery. They required Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) or oral opioids in the post-operative period, hence continuous Saturation of Oxygen (Spo2), End Tidal Carbon dioxide (EtCo2) monitoring on Capnostream ...
Source: Sleep Science - December 13, 2016 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Per3 expression in different tissues of Cebus apella
We present a study of Per3 expression in six different tissues of the non-human primate Cebus apella (capuchin monkey). The aim of this study was to verify whether the expression of the Per3 gene in different tissues of capuchin monkey occurs in a circadian pattern, its phase and the phase relationships between these different tissues during the 24h of a day. We observed that gene expression oscillated in all of the tissues studied during this time period, although only the liver and muscle presented a robust circadian pattern. This preliminary study highlights the possibility of using Cebus apella as a model to study circ...
Source: Sleep Science - December 13, 2016 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Chronobiology in Latin America: XIII Latin American Symposium on Chronobiology
Publication date: Available online 11 December 2016 Source:Sleep Science Author(s): Luiz Menna-Barreto (Source: Sleep Science)
Source: Sleep Science - December 11, 2016 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Effectiveness of Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgery in sleep apnea treatment: Case report
Publication date: Available online 29 November 2016 Source:Sleep Science Author(s): Otávio Ferraz, Thais M. Guimarães, Rowdley R. Rossi, Paulo A. Cunali, Cibele Dal Fabbro, Cauby M. Chaves, Milton Maluly, Lia Bittencourt, Sérgio Tufik Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by episodes of pharyngeal collapse during sleep. Craniofacial alterations such as retrognathia are often found in OSA patients. Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeries increase the pharyngeal space and are a treatment option for OSA. The aim of this study was to present a successful case of MMA surgery in the treatment of OSA....
Source: Sleep Science - November 30, 2016 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Does abstinence resolve poor sleep quality in former methamphetamine dependents?
Conclusions This study showed that the patients' quality of sleep improved significantly four weeks after abstinence and its variation was independent from variations in anxiety and depressive symptoms. (Source: Sleep Science)
Source: Sleep Science - November 30, 2016 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
