Poor Sleep Quality Linked to Greater Food Intake, Worse Diet
Poorer sleep quality linked to lower unsaturated fat intake and higher food weight, added sugar intake.
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Greater Emphasis is Needed on Sleep Medicine for Child Neurology Trainees
Researchers report the need for more child neurology trainees to enter a sleep medicine fellowship in an effort to improve the outcomes of children with neurologic disorders that may be linked to sleep disruption.
Fatigue, Anemia, Pain, Sleep Disorders Found to Be Part of MS Prodrome
Fatigue, anemia, pain, and sleep disorders form part of the prodrome in MS.
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: Distinguishing Sleep Apnea From Narcolepsy
One of the most common symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea is excessive daytime sleepiness, which is why it is often confused with narcolepsy.
Ultradian Sleep Cycles Correlate With REM Alterations in Major Depression
Overall, in all patients with MDD, sleep ultradian cycle number was positively associated with REMS percentage, REMS duration, and REMS/NREMS ratio and negatively associated with REM latency.
Recommendations Issued for Sleep Disturbance in Pediatric Autism
Behavioral strategies recommended as first-line treatment approach for children, teens with ASD.
Impaired Sleep Observed in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The researchers found that adults with ASD showed significant impairments in both objective (10 of 17 total outcomes) and subjective (6 of 11 total outcomes) measures of sleep compared with controls.
Atypical Sleep Tied to Language Skills in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Nighttime sleep duration predicted receptive vocabulary size in Down syndrome, Williams syndrome.
Visual Test Accurately Predicts Risk for Neurobehavioral Impairment in Patients With Sleep Deprivation
Individuals most at risk for neurobehavioral performance impairment during sleep deprivation can be accurately identified by a visual psychomotor vigilance task.
New Findings on Timing of Migraines After Poor Sleep
Researchers found that a poor night’s sleep may increase risk for migraine the following day, rather than the next morning.
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