A 30-Minute, but Not a 10-Minute Nighttime Nap is Associated with Sleep Inertia
Napping is an important fatigue management strategy for shift workers, especially for nightshift workers as...
29 April, 2016
April 2016
Maxillomandibular Volume Influences the Relationship between Weight Loss and Improvement in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The effectiveness of weight loss as a treatment for OSA is variable and identification of...
29 April, 2016
Recent study finds that older men (mean age 76 years) are at a 1.8 fold increased risk of stroke due to overnight hypoxemia (, where SpO2 oximetry drops below 90%)
Journal of Thoracic Disease (2015) has estimated that 22% of men were found to have...
29 April, 2016
Patient Education Combined in a Music and Habit-Forming Intervention for Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway (CPAP) Prescribed for Sleep Apnea
The most common, medically-prescribed treatment for OSA is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP). The effectiveness...
29 April, 2016
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) may be linked to sleep problems a year and a half after the injury
Newsweek (4/27, Firger) reports that research suggests individuals "who suffer" a traumatic brain injury (TBI)...
28 April, 2016
Immunotherapy tablets for dust mite allergy may reduce risk of an attack in people with moderate to severe asthma
The NPR (4/26, Shute) “Shots” blog reports that research published in JAMA indicated “immunotherapy tablets...
27 April, 2016
Women may be more affected by shiftwork than men
Women are more likely to be affected by jobs involving night shiftwork than men, according...
21 April, 2016
Helping People with Parkinson’s Get Better Sleep
A study at The University of Western Australia (UWA) may offer hope in alleviating some...
18 April, 2016
Funding shortage leaves Australia’s lung health research in crisis
Australia’s peak lung health organisations have issued an urgent call to overcome a funding crisis...
18 April, 2016
Nurses publish colourful book to help alleviate children’s fears about having sleep apnoea
NURSES Maree DeSylva and Jane Gauci have hit upon a colourful idea to get the...
18 April, 2016
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